hi
i was going through my coin collection and saw this coin . anyone who knows what this is ?
i will appreciate your help :)
justify coin
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Re: justify coin
Hello and welcome!
Any chance you could post another image with a known coin (US dime or cent) next to it, for size reference.
And I couldn't enlarge the image to clearly see the writing.
It looks hugeeyes like it says 30 grains. No date, nation or motto's so my guess would be a token or bullion "square". Have you tested it for metal type?
Any chance you could post another image with a known coin (US dime or cent) next to it, for size reference.
And I couldn't enlarge the image to clearly see the writing.
It looks hugeeyes like it says 30 grains. No date, nation or motto's so my guess would be a token or bullion "square". Have you tested it for metal type?
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Re: justify coin
Most jewelers or even a pawn shop would probably have a kit but it might cost you something.abdullah khalid wrote:how can I do the metal test type ?
haven't done that !!
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Re: justify coin
:welcome:
"3fs" is associated with Apothecary Weights and 1/2 Drachm
"30 grains" is equal to 1/16th of modern Troy Ounce.
The weight chart below shows the more modern Troy scales where there are 12 Troy ounces in a Troy pound. These weights use letters to denote their weight.
3ij = 2 Drachm
3i = 1 Drachm
3fs = 1/2 Drachm
The 3 is actually the symbol for the Drachm.
The fs is an abbreviation for the latin word "semis" or "half". Latin was used because it was universally understood by pharmicists and doctors.
The letters are usually in script.
These are usually made of brass. Sometimes out of aluminum.
So, this is an Apothecary Weight equal to 1/16 of an Apothecary Ounce or 1/2 Drachm. These were the weights that pharmacists used to measure doses of medicine (powders) up until the 1960s. System was abolished in US in 1971.
"3fs" is associated with Apothecary Weights and 1/2 Drachm
"30 grains" is equal to 1/16th of modern Troy Ounce.
The weight chart below shows the more modern Troy scales where there are 12 Troy ounces in a Troy pound. These weights use letters to denote their weight.
3ij = 2 Drachm
3i = 1 Drachm
3fs = 1/2 Drachm
The 3 is actually the symbol for the Drachm.
The fs is an abbreviation for the latin word "semis" or "half". Latin was used because it was universally understood by pharmicists and doctors.
The letters are usually in script.
These are usually made of brass. Sometimes out of aluminum.
So, this is an Apothecary Weight equal to 1/16 of an Apothecary Ounce or 1/2 Drachm. These were the weights that pharmacists used to measure doses of medicine (powders) up until the 1960s. System was abolished in US in 1971.
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Re: justify coin
Good call,M!! The weights would occasionally get checked for accuracy. I had pharmacist relatives. N.J. weights and measures would come into a drug store and make sure they were accurate. I had kind of forgot that druggists and doc.s would use Latin. They still do for dosage. ( TID three times a day, QID four times a day, ETC)
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