Chris Perkins Posted December 14, 2005 Posted December 14, 2005 Ok, I'll delete the other 2 topics that you started on this Dave! Quote
guyincog Posted December 14, 2005 Posted December 14, 2005 It's a brass guinea weight.21 = 21 ShillingsMost likely 18th century. Quote
Guest Guest Posted January 11, 2006 Posted January 11, 2006 It is indeed a coin weight for a guinea. Expanding what it says on the piece: 21s = 21 shillings [i.e. a guinea] 5*9 = 5 pennyweight 9 grains For a guinea to be legal tender, it was required to weigh at least this amount. Any less and it would have to be treated as scrap gold, with a loss of at least sixpence (a significant sum in those days).There were also weights for halves, thirds and quarters, as well as for foreign gold (and even a 5 pennyweight and 6 grans weight for coins of "George III up to 1st January 1772" for them to be used at a value of 20s 6d, i.e. twenty shillings and six pence).From the style I'd suggest late 18th century (probably about 1770 to 1800).Ron H-W Quote
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