✅ SOLVED Possible coin weights???

[Zodiacdiverdave]

Foundin NC and I need a little help IDing some possible coin weights. These were found some 1000 miles apart put are almost identical. Mine has 3 smal square marks in it that are space out evenly across the top and his has 3 longer marks grouped together. His was posted in the todays finds fourm here is a link.
http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/t...eel-plate-heart-also-little-bit-old-gold.html

And here is what mine looks like;


ZDD

 

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[Batch]

Hello,

Just a point of possible interest...5 grams is pretty close to 3 pennyweight. Your item has three marks on it and your friend states it weighs 5 grams so maybe there is something to it. Pennyweight (dwt) scale is used for measuring precious metals among other things. See if you can get a more accurate weight of your items...4.66 grams would be 3 dwt.

Then again, I could be waaaaay off base.

Happy hunting,

Batch

 

[FoundInNC]

I have a possible solution.....three "drachms" or drams are equal to 5.33 grams. My weight weighed 5.0 grams. Subtract the weight lost from oxidation and it makes sense. A drachm equals 1.77 grams. ZDD, will you weigh your weight? Drachms were used as apothecary scale weights in the US in the 1800s. Hopefully we are close.

 

[CRUSADER]

Nope its a typing block, if there is no letter on the ends, then its a 'space'. Those grooves line it up in the primting machine.

 

[Zodiacdiverdave]

Nope its a typing block, if there is no letter on the ends, then its a 'space'. Those grooves line it up in the primting machine.

Thanks Cru, that was my second thought. I shall mark this as solved.
ZDD

 

[Zodiacdiverdave]

I have a possible solution.....three "drachms" or drams are equal to 5.33 grams. My weight weighed 5.0 grams. Subtract the weight lost from oxidation and it makes sense. A drachm equals 1.77 grams. ZDD, will you weigh your weight? Drachms were used as apothecary scale weights in the US in the 1800s. Hopefully we are close.

Yea mine weighs 6 grams but I think Cru. has it solved.
ZDD