Volume 01: Production and resources of the northern and western districts of New South Wales, 1854 [ca. 1850-1857] - Page 564

The mint price for gold in England in [three?} pounds seventeen shillings & ten pence half penny per ounce.
The standard for gold coin is 2.2 carats of fine gold & 2 carats of gold and copper melted together.
VICTORIAN GOLD prices 6 ¾ to 7 ¼ grams better than standard or equal to 23 ¾ carat gold
BRAIDWOOD GOLD “ 1 gram worse than standard “ “ 22 ½ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “
WENTWORTH GOLD 7 ¼ grams worse than standard “ “ 21 ¾ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “
OPHIR GOLD 2 grams better than standard                                 “ 22 ½ “ “ “ “ “
HANGING ROCK GOLD 0 ¾ to 1 ¼ better than standard or equal to 22 ¼ carat gold
Balarat GOLD                                                                                 equal to 22 ½ carat gold
?? GOLD                                                                              equal to 22 ¾ carat gold

ROCKY River GOLD equal to 22 ¾ carat gold

Between the Wentworth and the Victorian gold, there is a difference in quality amounting to 17 per cent.

In an account of sales 2238 ounces of gold from the colony of Victoria when reduced to standard
[fineugh?} it yielded eighty-five ounces more than invoice weight which at Pound 3, 17 9 per ounce gives a profit in quality alone, which was not calculated upon by the colonial purchaser, of about 300 pounds.
PRICES OBTAINED FOR GOLD IN SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, MAITLAND, HANGING ROCK, BINDERA, SOFALA & MENDO DURING THE YEARS 1851 AND 1852

1851           1852
SYDNEY                                        Pound 3.9.0
MELBOURNE                                  3.10.0
MAITLAND                                       3.5.0

1852 1853 1856
HANGING ROCK 3.3.0 per ounce SOFALA POUND 3.5.0 PER OUNCE ROCKY RIVER POUND 3.11.0

BINGERA 3.2.0 per ounce BRAIDWOOD pound 3.3.6 per ounce

TURON 3.6.0 "" per ounce LOUISA CREEK pound 3.5.6 per ounce

PRICES OBTAINED FOR GOLD IN SYDNEY.

VICTORIAN

YEAR
1852

1853

1854

1855

1856

NEW SOUTH WALES

1851

1852

1853

1855

1856

Mount Alexander

3.11.0

3.12.0

4.0.6

Ophir

3.9.0

3.8.0

3.16.0

Balarat

3.10.6

3.12.0

4.0.6

Turon

3.0.6

3.9.0

3.10.11

3.15.6

3.16.0

Owens?

3.8.6

3.10.0

3.19.0

4.0/0

4.0.6

Moros

3.8.0

3.11.3

3.17.3

3.18.0

Port Phillip

3.9.0

3.12

3.19.6

3.16.6

3.19.6

Tamberocca

3.8.6

3.12.0

3.17.0

3.17.6

Buckland River

3.10.6

3.18.0

3.19.6

Hanging Rock

3,9.1.

3.8.0

3.15.0

3.15.6

Omes

3.6.0

3.9.0

3..6.0

Pearl River

3.8.6

3.9

3.16

Nuggety Gold

3.10.6

3.11.0

3.10.0

3..18.0

Bingora

3.8.6

3.9.6

3.15.6

3.16.0

Adelong

3.16.1

3.17.3

3..18.0

Rocky River

3.10.0

3.16.0

Goulburn

3.8.6

3.16.0

Braidwood

3.8.7

3.10.6

3.16.6

3.16.0

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