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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;andyscouse, post: 1259771, member: 27100&quot;]Silver content is Sterling (92½%).&nbsp; Those are the values listed on Tony Clayton&#039;s site ... I specialise mainly in C20th UK, so these are out of my range of expertise.&nbsp; But the silver weight can be deduced from your observed weights.&nbsp; Sterling was used in the UK until and including 1919, then 50% 1920 - 1946.</p><p><br /></p><p>1/- means 1 shilling and no (-) pence (denarii).&nbsp; In full, the pounds-shilling-pence (LSD) system was written like:</p><p><br /></p><p>£1/2/3 = £1 2 shillings and 3 pence ... = £1 2s 3d = £1.11 and a bit in today&#039;s UK currency.</p><p><br /></p><p>Notice the proce tag on the Mad Hatter&#039;s hat from Alice in Wonderland ... it states 10/6, which is 10 shillings and sixpence (52½p in today&#039;s money!).</p><p><br /></p><p>4 farthings = 1 penny (1d)</p><p>12d = 1 shilling (1/-)</p><p>20/- = £1</p><p>21/- = 1 guinea</p><p><br /></p><p>Other denominations:</p><p><br /></p><p>3d = threepence</p><p>6d = sixpence</p><p>2/- = florin</p><p>2/6 = halfcrown</p><p>5/- = crown[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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