1 pistol coin weight found in kent England.

[dtc241079]

I found this 1 pistol coin weight yesterday. I don't really know much else about this coin weight other than what it says on it.
The pictures that I have taken are showing the obverse and the reverse in alignment of how it was struck/hammed.

 

[doc holiday]

Very nice--hope someone will give you some info---and please post what you find out.

 

[dtc241079]

From what I understand from my internet research that this is a coin weight that was used to tell if gold pistols were genuine. I believe the bust is of Louie 4th of France and it's circa 1600s. If anyone knows diffrent please tell me.

 

[bootyhoundpa]

Cool find...

 

[Dig This]

The research is half the fun...

 

[senda]

Nice find!!
This piece is a pattern for gold coin. This coin and gold coin had to weigh the same.
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[PSS1963]

Nice find!!
This piece is a pattern for gold coin. This coin and gold coin had to weigh the same.
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senda

The gold coin had to be smaller - right?

-pete

 

[senda]

Nice find!!
This piece is a pattern for gold coin. This coin and gold coin had to weigh the same.
more
senda

The gold coin had to be smaller - right?

-pete

Yes, because of the different densities of gold and bronze guess that would not be of equal size, but of equal weight

 

[mudpuppy]

Wow! I had no idea! This must be pretty rare right? A sort of calibrating instrument than a true spending coin? Probably used by a merchant or banker?

Never heard of such a thing, but it makes sense when you think about it... Makes a guy think about where you found it, and why/who/how it was lost to begin with? circa 1600's?...might be a big bag of gold coins nearby?
Mud

 

[dtc241079]

Trust me that's why I'm at the same place right now. But no big bag of gold coins just yet.

 

[dtc241079]

It's weight comes up at 6.4 grams on my digital scales and it's diameter is approx 20 mm.