5378. MONEY, Foreign.—
The quantity
of fine silver which shall constitute the Unit
being settled, and the proportion of the value
of gold to that of silver; a table should be
formed * * * classing the several foreign
coins according to their fineness, declaring
the worth of a pennyweight or grain in each
class, and that they shall be lawful tenders at
those rates, if not clipped or otherwise
diminished; and, where diminished, offering
their value for them at the mint, deducting
the expense of recoinage.—
Notes on a Money Unit. Washington ed. i, 169.
Ford ed., iii, 453.
(1784)
See Gold and Silver.
