The weight and fineness of the coins specified in this Schedule are according to what is provided by the Act fifty-six George the Third, chapter sixty-eight, that the gold coin of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland should hold such weight and fineness as were prescribed in the then existing Mint indenture (that is to say), that there should be nine hundred and thirty-four sovereigns and one ten shilling piece contained in twenty pounds weight troy of standard gold, of the fineness at the trial of the same of twenty-two carats fine gold and two carats of alloy in the pound weight troy; and further, as regards silver coin, that there should be sixty-six shillings in every pound troy of standard silver of the fineness of eleven ounces two pennyweights of fine silver and eighteen pennyweights of alloy in every pound weight troy.

18 & 19 Cha. 2. c. 5* An Act for encouraging of coinage.

Year and Chapter.

15 Geo. 3. c. 30

39 Geo. 3. c. 94

52 Geo. 3. c. 138

52 Geo. 3. c. 157

54 Geo. 3. c. 4

56 Geo. 3. c. 68

Title.

An Act for allowing the officer appointed to mark or stamp the weights to be made use of in weighing the gold and silver coin of this kingdom, in pursuance of an Act made in the last session of Parliament, to take certain fees in the execution of his office.

An Act to ascertain the salary of the master and worker of His Majesty's Mint.

An Act for the further prevention of the counterfeiting of silver tokens issued by the Governor and Company of the Bank of England called dollars, and of silver pieces issued and circulated by the said Governor and Company called tokens, and for the further prevention of frauds practised by the imitation of the notes or bills of the said Governor and Company.

An Act to prevent the issuing and circulating of pieces of gold and silver or other metal, usually called tokens, except such as are issued by the Banks of England and Ireland respectively.

An Act to continue until six weeks after the commencement of the next session of Parliament an Act passed in the last session of Parliament, intituled "An "Act to continue and amend an Act of "the present session, to prevent the "issuing and circulating of pieces of "gold and silver or other metal, usually "called tokens, except such as are "issued by the Banks of England and "Ireland respectively."

An Act to provide for a new silver coinage, and to regulate the currency of the gold and silver coin of this realm.

An Act to prevent the issuing and circulating of pieces of copper or other metal usually called tokens.