'Trial of the Pix', 1897. Men taking part in the Trial of the Pyx at the headquarters of the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths in the City of London. The Trial ensures that newly minted coins conform to the required standards, and has been held every year since the 12th century. From Old and New London, Volume I, by Walter Thornbury. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, 1897]