Antique Brass Sovereign & Half Sovereign Gold Coin Scale NICE

The English sovereign rocker was the popular counterfeit coin detector of the 19th century. It was attractive in design, easy to use and truly pocket-seized: the construction was rugged, and there was little to go wrong. Balance rockers were used in Europe and the Middle-East for many centuries. The earliest documented reference to a rocker balance in England is in 1778.

Most varieties of the sovereign balance have been catalogued in "SOVEREIGN BALANCES; 1 - Standard Rockers" by Michael A. (1983) The last photo in the listing is an example of a balance scale variety taken from this rare reference. Due to the age of this scale there is no guarantee it will weigh correctly.