Reply to an order for an account of gold and silver coined since Christmas 1702

Author: Isaac Newton

Source: MINT 19/2/245, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

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To the R^t Hon^ble the Lords Comm^rs of his Maj^ts Mint

May it please yo^r Lord^ps

In obedience to your Lord^ps Order of Reference of the 19^th Instant that an Account be laid before yo^r Lord^ps of all the Gold & Silver coyned the last fifteen years & how much thereof has been coined out of plate upon publick encouragements, & what copper money hath been newly coyned: it is humbly represented that since Christmas 170 $\frac{1}{2}$ {illeg}|to| \the 19^th of/ this instant November there hath been coined in Gold 6630544 $\frac{1}{2}$ Guineas recconing 44 $\frac{1}{2}$ Guineas to a pound weight Troy & in silver 223380 pounds sterling recconning 3^li 2^s to a pound weight Troy. And that part of this silver amounting to 143086 pound sterling was coyned out of English Plate imported by Acts of Parliament in the years 1709 & 1711, & another part amounting to 13342^li was coyned out of Vigo Plate in the years 1703 & 1704, & another part amounting to 45732^li was coined out of silver extracted from our own Lead Ore, & the rest amounting to 21220^li was coyned chiefly out of {illeg}old Plate melted down & some of it out of Pieces of Eight.

The Graver of the Mint hath been hard at work ever since the last session of Parliament in making the Em{illeg}|boss|m{illeg}|e|nts & Puncheons for the half pence & farthings & taking off a few Dyes from them. The making of an Embossment & Puncheon for an half penny takes up the time of about six weeks & there have been two embossments & two Puncheons made for the half pence & one for the farthings. And now these are finished & some Dyes are made from the Puncheons, it will take up a little time to examin the copper & settle the best method of preparing sizing nealing & cleaning it, & making it fit for the Mint: this being a manufacture different from that of coarse copper, & more difficult, & not yet practised in England. And as soon as this method is fixed, w{illeg}|e| shall begin to coine in quantity.

All w^ch is most humbly submitted to yo^r Lord^ps great wisdome.

Mint Office. 23 Novem. 1717.