Trade weight

Alan Payne · Jul 8, 2021

I?m looking for help identifying the makers mark on this trade weight I found a few days ago. I found an Iron boading ball and a Chinese Cash coin that dates between 1753 and 1783.

ANTIQUARIAN · Jul 9, 2021

Difficult to say exactly what the touchmark is Alan, to me it looks like a castle with three towers. :icon_scratch:

Hopefully, either Cru or Red-Coat might be able to offer some assistance here.

Nice find,
Dave

pepperj · Jul 9, 2021

Georgian coin weight-Portcullis type-Westminster mark?

Alan Payne · Jul 9, 2021

PepperJ, I think you are correct as indicated here. http://www.herberthistory.co.uk/use...weights_and_measures_of_the_british_isles.pdf
Page 77 shows the marks. Pre Imperial and after 1826. I believe the mark to be pre Imperial which would date the trade weight to between 1756 and 1826. Thanks for the suggestion. I can’t hardly believe I could find something that old in Florida. Other than in St. Augustine.