Weight for it.

PaulR · Post by **PaulR** » Mon Sep 27, 2010 8:29 pm

Does any body have any ideas of the stamps on these weights or a site i can trawl to try and find out.
Isnt it wierd how you can never find something on your finds list then two turn up in a space of a week
I like these find them fascinating.
They are 1 oz and 2 oz in weight.

Mick · Post by **Mick** » Mon Sep 27, 2010 8:46 pm

What is it mate ?

Mick · Post by **Mick** » Mon Sep 27, 2010 9:03 pm

A weight for what ? I mean.

topcat · Post by **topcat** » Mon Sep 27, 2010 9:05 pm

PaulR wrote:Does any body have any ideas of the stamps on these weights or a site i can trawl to try and find out.
Isnt it wierd how you can never find something on your finds list then two turn up in a space of a week
I like these find them fascinating.
They are 1 oz and 2 oz in weight.

Paul just ask google for marks on weights and it comes up with a lot of answers

Tomcat-uk · Post by **Tomcat-uk** » Mon Sep 27, 2010 9:05 pm

Hi, the one on the left looks like a George III trade weight the other one Victorian modern.
http://www.colchestertreasurehunting.co.uk/weights.htm

Cheers
Hope this link helps.
TC

PaulR · Post by **PaulR** » Mon Sep 27, 2010 9:20 pm

Mmmm wondering if the A under the crown is queen Anne ?

Jayreef · Post by **Jayreef** » Mon Sep 27, 2010 9:21 pm

here you go Paul

start at this page, and click the weights on the next pages, good explainations

http://www.ukdfd.co.uk/ukdfddata/showca ... &mcats=all

Mick · Post by **Mick** » Mon Sep 27, 2010 9:26 pm

PaulR wrote:Mmmm wondering if the A under the crown is queen Anne ?

It looks a bit like the Queen Anne one on that web link, and its rare.

PaulR · Post by **PaulR** » Mon Sep 27, 2010 9:40 pm

Cheers people

PaulR · Post by **PaulR** » Mon Sep 27, 2010 10:39 pm

For anyone interested i had an id on it
An 18th century copper-alloy one-ounce trade weight of Queen Anne, showing the following verification marks:

1. A ewer - The London Founders' Company mark (6 o'clock)
2. The sword of St Paul - the City of London Guildhall mark (1 o'clock)
3. Crown over ’A’ - the royal cypher (11 o'clock)
4. 'A' for Averdepois - the trade weight system (4 o'clock)

Date range 1702 - 1714

Chuffed me.

The bigger one is more modern.

Jayreef · Post by **Jayreef** » Mon Sep 27, 2010 10:41 pm

good info, cheers

Blackadder43 · Post by **Blackadder43** » Mon Sep 27, 2010 10:53 pm

Nice finds and as usual great ID's.......Glad to see others joing in with their ID's to....

Begs the question though finding those 2 weights......was your site an oldish trading site?....Market site etc....

PaulR · Post by **PaulR** » Mon Sep 27, 2010 11:06 pm

Ah ha never thought of that mate where i live was one of the oldest sheep fayres in the country, it is still called to this day the sheep fayre, never crossed my mind.
Explains a lot of the finds crotal bells etc

rustynail · Post by **rustynail** » Mon Sep 27, 2010 11:07 pm

Coin weights are fascinating, Paul, and you have two fine examples. Well done.

Blackadder43 · Post by **Blackadder43** » Mon Sep 27, 2010 11:10 pm

Ooooh now imagine all those gold soveriegns they farmers lost

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