Weighing Office at the Bank of England 1845

In June 1842 a proclamation was issued announcing that a large prportion of the gold coinage in Britain had become worn and devalued and was below its prescribed weight of five penny weights, 2 and a half grains. Exact balances were devised by John Bate and others to rectify the situation and all light sovereigns were cut and melted down

1842 Announcing Balances Bate Coinage Devised Grains Issued Melted Prescribed Proclamation Scales Situation Sovereigns Weighing Weights

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