LONDON (AP) — In a nation where money is counted in pounds, the measure of coins is given great weight — and ... back to the 12th century to certify Britain's coinage for circulation.

Presently from the cavernous beehive wig to the trembling spinster issued a stern judgment: “I sentence you to 18 months in gaol for demanding money with menaces from the Rt. Hon. Philip Snowden.” ...