770 THE HOME, FARM AND BUSINESS CYCLOPAEDIA. 



A sheet folded in 8 leaves is called an octavo, or 8vo. 



A sheet folded in 12 leaves is called a 12 mo. 



A sheet folded in 16 leaves is called a 16 mo. 



A sheet folded in 18 leaves is called an 18 mo. 



A sheet folded in 24 leaves is called a 24 mo. 



A sheet folded in 32 leaves is called a 32 mo. 



FOEEIGN MONEY. 



884. Value of foreign money on a gold basis. 



Pounds Sterling, of England $4.84 



Guinea, " 5.05 



Crown, " 1.21 



Shilling, " 22 



Napoleon, of France 3.84 



Five Francs, " 93 



Franc, " 18J 



Thaler, of Saxony 68 



Guilder, of Netherland 40 



Ducat, of Austria 2.28 



Florin " 48J 



Doubloon of Spain (1800) 16.64 



Real, " 05 



Five Rubles, of Russia 3.95 



Ruble " 75 



Franc, of Belgium , 18 



Ducat of Bavaria 2.27 



Franc, of Switzerland 18 



Crown, of Tuscany 1.05 



VALUE OF UNITED STATES MONEY, 



885. GOLD COIN U. S. STANDARD. 



Double Eagle $20.00 516 grains 



Eagle 10.00 258 " 



Half Eagle 5.00 129 " 



Three Dollar Piece 3.00 77.4 " 



Quarter Eagle 2.50 64.5 " 



Dollar 1.00 25.8 " 



Value pergrain 0.038759G 1 " 



Value per ounce 18.6046 480 " 



