Picture No | 10219582 |
Date | 1845 |
Description | Weighing Office at the Bank of England 1845 |
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There was a crisis at the Bank of England in the early nineteenth century when it was discovered that a large proportion of the 8,000,000 gold sovereigns in circulation were light. Enormous efforts were made to ascertain the exact weight of coins and many ingenious balances were invented.
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Source | Engraving in 'The Illustrated London News', 22 March 1845, page 189 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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