Tate's counting-house guide to the higher branches of commercial calculations and valuations with pro-formâ invoices and account-sales, and useful business tables Volume 1-2

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1895 Excerpt: ...the New Monetary System had much to do with this depreciation of Silver Value. In the Supplement to Part L, page 150, are given the valuations of the Coins chiefly used in commerce by Foreign countries, and their value in English. We now give a Table of all the British Coins, with their approximate German, French and American values. The German value is expressed in Eeichsmarks or Marks (M.) and Pfennige (pf.); the French value, inclusive of course of Belgian and Swiss, is in Francs (F.) and Centimes (c); the Dutch in Guilders or Florins (Fl.) and Cents (c.); the Austrian in Florins (Fl.) and Kreuzers (kr.); and the American United States value in Dollars (D.) and Cents (c). The money of Italy, Lire and Centesimi, and the money of Greece, Drachmai and Leptai, being fairly equivalent to the Francs and Cents of France, the Table will give the comparative values of British money for those Kingdoms also:--APPROXIMATE VALUE OF BRITISH COINS, In German, French, Belgian, Swiss, Italian, Greek, Dutch, Austrian, And United States Money. THE STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS FOR MANUFACTURES OF GOLD AND SILVER. The Standards which have been established by Acts of Parliament for the purities, in this Kingdom, of Manufactures of Gold and Silver, are two for each metal. The first enactment for the purities of wrought Gold and Silver, was in the 2d year of the reign of Henry VI.; but it is usual to refer to the Act of the 18th of Elizabeth for the establishment of the Standards of 22 carats for Gold and 11 oz. 2 dwts. for Silver. The purity of 18 carats for Gold was allowed to be used by an Act of the 38th of George III., and that of 11 oz. 10 dwts. for Silver was ordered to be employed, as the lowest fineness for Silver Ware, by an Act of the 8th of William in., in order to pre...