Early 19th Century German Coin Scale by Johann Caspar Mittelstenscheid

The maker's label on the underside of the lid, this one dated 1803; within is a balance scale with steel beam and brass pans plus eighteen (18) weights stamped
for such popular European coins as the Spanish pistole, the French Louis d'Or, and the Dutch guilder; set housed in a maple case (1 x 7-1/4 x 3-1/2 in.).

Private Collection of an Antiquarian, Charlotte, North Carolina

Case with wear and lacking one brass hasp; interior hand-painted weight labels are nearly worn away; overall good estate condition.