Coin weight?

[bigkid4]

Found by a friend at an old home site. Slightly bigger than a penny and slightly thicker than two pennies and it appears to have some kind of counter stamp on it but I can’t make out what it might be. If it is a counter stamp what does it represent? Thanks for any help.

 

[Montana Jim]

It's a George the III Guinea... which posts it's own weight and value I belive. (no idea on authenticity)

http://www.ukdfd.co.uk/ceejays_site/pages/Coinweight2.htm

The counter stamp might be an official weight/measures thing... I dunno?  It's called a Ewer (coffee pot)countermark - Ewer: London Founders Company Mark

http://www.onlinecoins.co.uk/viewcoin.php?itemid=49611&keepsession=1

 

[Montana Jim]

BTW - after all that - yes, i think is IS a trade weight.

 

[Angelo]

HEY YOU FROM MONTANA!

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Tony

 

[Montana Jim]

HEY YOU FROM MONTANA!

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Tony

Hurry Tony! Cut and paste my response and I'll delete my posts!

 

[CRUSADER]

http://www.simmonsgallery.co.uk/2001site/weights/MB45/imagepages/coin-weights/229.htm

Guinea Coin Weight

The Ewer, as stated is an official countermark of London.

It was to weigh (check for fakes) gold coins like this:

http://wpcontent.answers.com/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4b/GeorgeIIIGuinea.jpg/180px-GeorgeIIIGuinea.jpg

 

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[bigkid4]

Thanks for everyones help.
Gary