This involved determining the characteristics such as weight, measure, or quality of the coinage, and Jevons was offered the post because of his already impressive abilities at chemistry.
Pagtukoy na ito na kasangkot ang mga katangian tulad ng timbang, panukat, o ang kalidad ng paggawa ng sinsilyo, at Jevons ay inaalok ang mga post dahil sa kanyang kakayahan na puso at kimika.