Note 89 — Chapter XIV
Reading edition
The following table, from The Monetary Systems of the Principal Countries of the World, compiled in the office of the Director of the Mint, Washington, 1912, gives the weight, fineness, etc., of the coins of Great Britain:
Gold
Denominations.Weight.Fineness.Fine weight.Weight.Pure gold or silver.Value in United States money.
Grams.Thousandths.Grams.Grains.Grains.
5 pounds39.9410916-2/336.6125616.3720565.0080$24.3325
2 pounds15.9764916-2/314.6450246.5488226.00329.7330
Sovereign7.9881916-2/37.3225123.2744113.00164.8665
Half sovereign3.9941916-2/33.661261.637256.50082.4332
Silver
Half crown14.137992513.0775218.1760201.8119$0.6083
Florin11.310392510.4620174.5405161.4495.4866
Shilling5.65519255.230987.269580.7232.2433
Sixpence2.82759252.615443.633940.3008.1216
Fourpence (groat)1.88509251.743629.089326.9071.0811
Threepence1.41379251.307621.816220.1788.0608
Twopence.9425925.871814.544613.4536.0405
Penny.4712925.43587.27156.7252.0202