specific Gravity , and comparative Wear of Gold. 1 35 
Extract from Messrs. Garbetts’ Report. 
“ We had reason to believe that our gold coin was not esti- 
“ mated, at foreign Mints, of the same fineness which our 
“ standard declares it at, viz. 22 parts fine gold, and 2 parts 
“ alloy ; and, upon intimating this circumstance to the King’s 
“ and Master’s Assayers, we were informed that a plan had been 
“ settled, prior to the recoinage, for ascertaining the actual 
“ fineness of the coin ; and that guineas of every separate reign 
“ had been melted into ingots of 15 pounds each, without in- 
“ termixing the different reigns ; that, from the contrary ends 
“ of each ingot, they had made assays, which so nearly accorded, 
“ as not to leave a doubt but the coins were worse than stand- 
“ ard. The King’s Assayers record of them was as follows, 
“ Viz. 
s. d. 
“ Charles II. 26 Tr. grs. in a lb. worse than standard = 9 10 ±p r c‘ 
“James II. 30 — — 
< e W ITT MM TIT 
- — — Ditto - 
Ditto — 
=11 4i 
A 11 
Ditto 
— jb 1 1 
— D Q >7_L 
« Gfofgf T 6 
— ^ V 2 
= 3 Si 
— 1 1 JL 
Oforgf IT a 
Ditto — — 
“George III. standard - 
- standard ~ - 
standard. 
“ The accuracy of these assays was farther confirmed, by 
“ nearly the same average of worseness being found upon more 
“ than 170000 guineas, taken promiscuously from those reigns. 
“ In this place it should be observed, that if a pound of gold 
“ coin does not vary more than 40 Troy grains in fineness, and 
“ in weight, or in both together, it is allowed by the Mint in- 
“ denture to pass as standard. 
“ During Lord Cadogan’s mastership, the average of weight 
“ hath been only 2 grains 156 decimals lack per lb. which was 
