Part 4 / Book 5 — A TABLE of COINS,
Reading edition
Shewing the Quantity of Fine Metal contained in them.
The number of grains of fine metal in every coin is sought for in the regulations of the mint of the country where it is coined, and is expressed in the grains in use in that mint: from that weight it is converted into those of other countries, according to the following proportions:
3840 Troy-grains, 4676.35 Paris-grains, 5192.8 Holland-aces or grains, and 4649.06 Colonia-grains, are supposed to be equal weights; and the coins in the table are converted according to those proportions.
Table of Coins, reduced to Grains of fine Metal, according to the Troy, Paris, Colonia, and Holland-weights.
Gold Coins Silver Coins.
Troy. Paris. Colonia. Holland. Troy. Paris. Colonia. Holland.
English Coins.
1 A Guinea by statute 118.651 144.46 143.65 160.45
2 A Crown by statute 429.68 523.2 520.2 581.
3 A Shilling by statute 85.935 104.65 104. 116.2
4 A Silver Pound sterling by statute 1601 1718.7 2093. 2080.8 2324.1
5 A Gold Pound sterling by statute 1728 113. 137.61 136.8 152.8
6 A Silver Pound sterling in currency = 20⁄65 lib. troy 1639.38 1996.4 1984.7 2216.
7 A Silver Pound sterl. at the proportion of gold to silver as 1 to 14½ 113. 137.61 136.8 152.8 1638.5 1995.3 1983.7 2215.7
8 A Gold Pound sterling at the same proportion of 1 to 14½ 118.4 144.18 143.34 160.11 1718.7 2093. 2080.8 2324.1
9 A Pound sterling at the mean proportion in gold and in silver 115.769 140.98 140.16 156.55 1678.6 2041.2 2032.2 2269.9
10 A Shilling current = 1⁄65 of a pound troy 81.961 97.8 99. 110.82
11 A Guinea in silver, or 21 shillings standard weight 1804.6 2197.6 2184.8 2440.3
12 A Guinea at the proportion of 1 to 14½, worth in silver 1720.4 2095.1 2082.8 2326.4
13 A Pound troy, or 12 ounces English weight 5760. 7019.2 6973.5 7789.2
French Coins.
1 A Louis d’or 113.27 137.94 137.13 153.17
2 A Crown of six livres 409.94 499.22 496.3 554.3
3 A Crown of three ditto 204.97 249.61 248.15 277.1
4 A Livre 68.34 83.23 82.74 92.42
5 A Louis d’or, or 24 livres in silver 1639.7 1996.9 1985.2 2217.4
6 A Marc of Paris weight, fine gold or silver 3783.87 4608. 4581.1 5116.9 3783.87 4608. 4581.1 5116.9
7 A Marc of gold coin effective weight, in fine 3398.3 4138.5 4114.3 4593.4
8 A Marc of silver coin effective weight, in fine 3402.3 4143.4 4119.2 4600.9
German Coins.
1 A Carolin legal weight 115.45 140.6 139.78 156.12
2 A Ducat of the Empire ditto 52.8 64.37 64. 71.48
3 A Florin of Convention 179.73 218.87 217.6 243.
4 A Dollar of Convention 269.59 328.31 326.4 364.5
5 A Dollar of Exchange, the Carolin = 9 flor. 42 kreutzers 17.85 21.74 21.615 24.14
6 A Florin current = 1⁄11 of a Carolin 10.54 12.84 12.77 14.26
7 A Carolin in silver at the proportion of 1 to 14½ 1674. 2038.6 2026.8 2263.8
Dutch Coins.
1 A Dutch Ducat 51.76 63. 62.67 70.
2 A Florin in silver 148. 180.3 179.2 200.21
[The Binder is desired to place this TABLE before the Index in Vol. II. and not to cut off the Margin, but to fold it.]
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