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Automatic Weighing at the Royal Mint, 



Tabular View of Weights anil Dimensions of British Coins. 



GOLD COINS. 



Denomination of Coin. 



Standard | Legal max. 

 weight. weight. 



Legal min. 

 weight. 



Legal 

 ' remedy.' 



Diam. of 

 coin. 



Thickness 

 of coin. 



Sovereign 



grs. pts. 



123274 



61637 



grs. pts. 



123-531 



61-765 



grs. pts. 



123017 



61-508 



grs. pts. 

 0256 

 0-128 



inches. 

 0-875 

 755 



inches. 

 00476 



Half-soyereign 



00312 







SILVER COINS.* 









Denomination of Coin. 



Standard 

 weight. 



Legal max. 

 weight. 



Legal min. 

 weight. 



Legal 

 ' remedy.' 



Diam. of 

 coin. 



Thickness 

 of coin. 





grs. pts. 



174-545 

 87-272 

 43636 

 21-818 

 14-545 

 7-272 



grs. pta. 



175-272 

 87636 

 43-818 

 21-909 

 14-606 

 7-303 



grs. pta. 



173-818 

 86-909 

 43-454 

 21-727 

 14-484 

 7-242 



grs. pta. 

 0-727 

 0-363 

 0181 

 090 

 060 

 0-030 



inches. 

 1-166 

 0-916 

 0-755 

 0-666 

 546 

 0-422 



inches. 

 0-0625 



Shilling 



00500 



Sixpence 



00370 



Threepence 



0-0270 



Twopence (Maundy) 

 Penny ( „ ) 



00230 

 00202 







BRONZE 



COINS. 









Denomination of Coin. 



Standard 

 weight. 



Legal max. 

 weight. 



Legal min. 

 weight. 



Legal 

 ' remedy.' 



Diam. of 

 coin. 



Thickness 

 of coin. 



Penny 



grs. pts. 



145-833 

 87-500 

 43-750 



prs. pts. 



148-749 

 89-250 

 44-626 



gra. pts. 



142-916 

 85750 

 42675 



grs. pts. 

 2916 

 1-750 

 0075 



inches. 

 1-200 

 1-000 

 0-800 



inches. 

 0555 



Halfpenny 



0-0512 





00384 







To the foregoing tables, which deal with the whole of the 

 coinage of Great Britain as at present issued from the Mint, it 

 may not be improper to append similar particulars in reference 

 to the copper coins, which arc fast disappearing from circulation. 

 A comparison between the new bronze and the old copper 

 pieces of money, of which such a course permits, the institution 

 will exhibit palpably the economy of metal in the constitution 

 of I he former : — 





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) COPPEE 



coinm;;: 









Denomination of Coin. 



Standard 



weight. 



Legal max. 

 weight, 



Legal min. 

 weight. 



• remedy.' 



Diam. of 

 coin. 



Thickness 

 of coin. 





grs. pts. 



§91*606 



1 I.V0 3 

 72-916 



(rti. pta, 

 298*958 



l i:m7'.i 

 74739 



grs. pts. 



284375 



142*187 



71-093 



grs, pts. 

 7291 

 8*645 

 1-822 



inches. 

 1-333 

 1-104 

 0-875 



inches. 

 0-0937 



lliilfix'nnv 



00731 





00555 







* Crowns, half-crowns, and groats, «'« omitted from this list, becauso none 

 have been struck at the Mint for many years past, and they may therefore be 

 deemed obsolete. 



