narper Posted April 9, 2007 Report Share Posted April 9, 2007 Hi! I beg you help to identify what I think is an english (could be coin) weight. It have: weight - 4,00g Ø - 19,5 mm thick - 2 mm Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
De Orc Posted April 9, 2007 Report Share Posted April 9, 2007 Have a peek at this lot http://www.simmonsgallery.co.uk/2001site/w...ary-weights.htm De Orc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heraldstar Posted November 13, 2007 Report Share Posted November 13, 2007 On the apothecaries' scale (used for medicines, chemicals, etc) there were 480 grains to the ounce, exactly as with the Troy scale for precious metals, but instead of 24 grains = 1 pennyweight (dwt) and 20 pennyweights = 1 ounce (31.103 grams not 28.35 grams) we have 24 grains = 1 scruple, 3 scruples = 1 dram or drachm, 8 drams/drachms = 1 ounce. The abbreviation for dram os a sort of flat-topped "3" or handwritten "Z". An archaic form of Roman numerals has a final "I" done as a "J" to make it clear that the number is finishing, e.g. iij, vij and even just j (for "1", of course). So what you have is a 1-dram weight as indicated above. and the theoretical weight should be 3.888 grams (rather than 4,00g). [Date probably 1845 to 1865.] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottishmoney Posted November 13, 2007 Report Share Posted November 13, 2007 Just FYI, yes indeed this is an apothecary weight as noted above, whilst it was made in Great Britain, these also were shipped to and used in the USA and the Dominion of Canada during that time, and are found here in the USA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narper Posted November 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2007 Thanks for the help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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