Old Banker's Scale With Weights For Doubloon And Other Denominations

That's very cool!

Wish I knew more to help, but all I can say is how amazing this item is! Old scales, brass weights, and a wooden chest...can't beat it!

That is very interesting!

Heritage Auction sells these occasionally. In searching most seem to sell in the $150-225 range. This one looks quite complete and very nice.

The most interesting part is the weights which look complete. Is there any type of makers name anywhere? Stamped on the scale itself or the weights perhaps?

Did find this site that has hand balance scales:
https://www.gilai.com/cat_66/Equal-Arm-Scales

This site has many much older coin weights but a few might fit the same era as this set:
http://www.colchestertreasurehuntin...nweights.htm

And an interesting British Numismatic Journal on Coin Weights (PDF):
https://www.britnumsoc.org/publicat...BNJ_6_14.pdf

The GR stamped in the square weights is for a standard English weight I believe not "Grams" it is always with the crown.

Another PDF paper on counterstamps on coin weights This one might have what you are looking for, lots of illustrations of each marking on the weights and mapping to where they are from and who made them:
http://www.herberthistory.co.uk/use...sh_isles.pdf

Many such scales and weight sets were made, but it is the coin weights that give this set special value. I guess it dates to the early 1800s after "Eagles" were minted yet back when foreign coins circulated as legal tender. Does it have any paperwork with it?

It's a much more valuable scale due to the compete coin weights, they make the set's value. I'm guessing mid to late 1700's on the date of the set. Obviously the ropes are newer, and not original, they also look too thick, I'm betting the original used chains, and that boxed aluminum weight set was added long after it was originally made.

Hold on. Some weights are stamped GR, Georgius Rex. We had quite a few kings called George but considering the history of Canada, those weights are from either the reign of George II or III.
Considering that there are,inter alia, Moidore weights in the set, Georgie 2 looks like the better bet.
Ignore the Aluminum weights, they don't belong with the rest of the kit. The balance itself may well be later, but there are collectors out there who will bid heavily for such a complete set of weights.

When I typed the GR was not for Grams, I didn't mean to imply it was another weight measurement, I meant to type it was generally marked after a particular ruler, of course Georgius Rex (the II I think as well).

Thanks for pulling that out of what I was trying to convey alganbagerap that is what I was implying but my words were really jumbled and incoherent. That's why I was thinking the date is late 1700's of course, only if it's found to be real and not counterfeit that is.

I also agree the scale is not quite right for that weight set, though the plates look okay the handle part doesn't fit, nor do the boxed weights and the newish hook in the box along with that blue cord.

I wonder what's under the green carpet? Is there a hole for a center post (originally not a hand held) balance scale? That would be more period correct as well I believe. The box interior is somewhat crudely made yet the little squared off areas seem newer, cut with a fine miter at exactly a 45 degree angle and added in with glue not dovetailed as would have been done in the 1700's or even early to mid 1800's. The bottom fabric layer would have been more likely velveteen instead of what there is now, or just left as plain wood.