DAVID RITTENHOUSE, Director of the Mint.
Thomas Jefferson, Secretary of State.
B.
| Date | In 24 grains. | Specific gravity. | ||||
| Fine gold. | Alloy. | |||||
| grs. | 32 pts. | grs. | 32 pts. | |||
| French guineas, | {1726 | 21 | 16 | 2 | 16 | 17.48 |
| {1734 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 13 | 17.38 | |
| {1742 | 21 | 26 | 2 | 06 | 17.58 | |
| {1753 | 21 | 03 | 2 | 29 | 17.23 | |
| {1775 | 21 | 22 | 2 | 10 | 17.57 | |
| Double do. | {1786 | 21 | 22 | 2 | 10 | 17.51 |
| {1789 | 21 | 22 | 2 | 10 | 17.50 | |
| {1790 | 21 | 25 | 2 | 07 | 17.57 | |
| Spanish pistoles, | {1776 | 21 | 21 | 2 | 11 | 17.53 |
| {1780 | 21 | 00 | 3 | 00 | 17.57 | |
| {1786 | 21 | 18 | 2 | 14 | 17.63 | |
| {1788 | 21 | 02 | 2 | 30 | 17.00 | |
| English guineas, | {1755 | 21 | 28 | 2 | 04 | 17.78 |
| {1777 | 21 | 31 | 2 | 01 | 17.75 | |
| {1785 | 21 | 30 | 2 | 02 | 17.78 | |
| {1788 | 21 | 31 | 2 | 01 | 17.79 | |
| {1789 | 22 | 03 | 1 | 29 | 17.78 | |
| {1791 | 22 | 01 | 1 | 31 | 17.74 | |
| Half johannes of Portugal, | {1739 | 21 | 31 | 2 | 01 | 17.63 |
| {1770 | 22 | 05 | 1 | 27 | 17.78 | |
| {1776 | 22 | 05 | 1 | 27 | 17.87 | |
| {1785 | 21 | 30 | 2 | 02 | 17.68 | |
| {1788 | 21 | 31 | 2 | 01 | 17.78 | |
Silver coins.
| Date | In 12 ounces. | ||||||
| Fine silver. | Alloy. | ||||||
| oz. | dwts. | grs. | oz. | dwts. | grs. | ||
| English half-crown of William III. | 10 | 19 | 09½ | 1 | 00 | 14½ | |
| English shilling, | 1787 | 11 | 00 | 02½ | 0 | 19 | 21½ |
| French crown, | 1791 | 10 | 16 | 00 | 1 | 04 | 00 |
| French half-crown, | 1739 | 10 | 17 | 00 | 1 | 03 | 00 |
| French half-crown, | 1792 | 10 | 16 | 19 | 1 | 03 | 05 |
| Spanish dollar of | {1772 | 10 | 15 | 05 | 1 | 04 | 19 |
| {1782 | 10 | 14 | 02½ | 1 | 05 | 21½ | |
| {1790 | 10 | 14 | 00 | 1 | 06 | 00 | |
| {1791 | 10 | 14 | 21½ | 1 | 05 | 02½ | |
Mint, January 7, 1793.
Assayed by Mr. David Ott, under my inspection, at the mint, in pursuance of a resolution of Congress of November 29, 1792. I have added the specific gravity of each piece of gold coin.
DAVID RITTENHOUSE, Director of the Mint.