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JOURNEY-WEIGHT

Journey-weight was formerly the weight of certain parcels of gold in the mint. A journey of gold was fifteen pounds Troy, which was minted into 701 sovereigns of 1402 half-sovereigns. A journey of silver was sixty pounds Troy, and was at one time minted into 3960 shillings, 7920 sixpences, or 1980 florins.
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