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tmockait Posts: 963 |
posted 04-07-2005 06:13 PM
  
Every source I have seen dates English hallmarking to the 14th century, but I just found an interesting reference in a document I assign my British history students. Richard Nigel's, "The Course of the Exchequer (ca 1177)" refers to an official whom he calls "the knight silversmith, since his duty is to preside over the assay." Apparently he certified the coinage brought to the court of the Exchequer by Sheriffs who collected royal taxes and fines. I am not sure what relation this process had to later hallmarking laws, but I thought it worth sharing. Tom IP: Logged |
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Silver Lyon Posts: 363 |
posted 04-08-2005 08:28 AM
What fun! I have never met this reference before. From early times it was essential to be able to assay coinage paid for taxation as the coins would have come from far and wide and therefore be of widely differing standards of purity. IP: Logged |
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