13 Shillings And 6 Pence (Id: Coin Weight)

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Markroyal New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 08/09/2020 01:05 am Found this with a group of old coins. My father used to deal in coins 30 years ago and the coins were in and old box of his. This was the only one that that I can't identify. I have searched online but nothing matching this. It looks like some of the old coins from the UK. However, I believe other European countries used shillings. Can anyone assist in identifying this? Thank you! Report this Post to the Staff

Anaximander Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 709 Posts	Posted 08/09/2020 04:50 am Welcome to the forum. It looks like a coin weight. In Britain there used to be a number of foreign gold coins circulating. They often had odd values when converted into £sd. People would clip gold coins or used acid to remove some of the gold, so you would use a standard weight to ensure that you weren't being cheated. In the 18th century the Portuguese moidore circulated at about 27 shillings, so my guess is that your object is a half-moidore weight. Perhaps somebody more experienced in weights from this forum could comment better. Report this Post to the Staff
coaster Pillar of the Community Australia 1364 Posts	Posted 08/09/2020 05:15 am Quote: so my guess is that your object is a half-moidore weight ... it should weigh 5.3 grams Report this Post to the Staff
Markroyal New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 08/09/2020 10:01 am Thank you for the insight and history! That makes sense. Pretty cool historical item. Keep up the helpful site! Report this Post to the Staff
oriole Pillar of the Community Canada 5238 Posts	Posted 08/09/2020 12:01 pm Those old coin weights are a collectible item, especially if you can identify the manufacturer. Edited by oriole 08/09/2020 12:01 pm Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187702 Posts	Posted 08/10/2020 09:58 am to the Community! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
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