Holograph notes on Cologne dollars 1666-83 and ducatoons 1668-75

Author: Isaac Newton

Source: MINT 19/2/176, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

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Monies of Cologne.

Four Collen Dollars. One one side the Bishop of Collens head well graved with his inscription Maximilian Henry D. G. A. C. P. E. Ep. et Princ. Lead. On the other sid{e} the Bishops arms.

Their	date	1666.	1668.	1671.	1683.
	Weight	17^{dw^t} 21^gr.	17^{d^t}. 18^g.	17^{d^t}. 18 $\frac{1}{2}$ ^g.	18^{d^t}. 00
	Assay worse.	14^dwt.	13^dwt.	13^{dw^t}.	12^dwt.

The two first much worn, the third worn 3 or 4 grains, & the fourth worn a grain or two. They seem to have been unequally sized, & when new to have weighed 18^{dw^t} one with another, tho now after wearing they weight be 17^dwt 20 $\frac{3}{8}$ ^gr. They seem to be tenn ounces fine by law but by default of the Minters are one with another 13^dwt worse

Three Collen Ducatons with the same stamp & inscription

Their date		1668.	1674.	1675.
	weight	20^{dw^t} 9^gr.	20^{dw^t} 12 $\frac{1}{2}$ ^gr.	20^{dw^t} 16^gr
	Assay better	3^dwt	4^{dw^t} scant.	3^wt scant

The first much worn the 2^d worn pretty much the third worn 2 or 3 grains. They seem when new to have weighed one with another 20^dwt & 17 {or} 18 grains.

Professor Rob Iliffe
Director, AHRC Newton Papers Project

Scott Mandelbrote,
Fellow & Perne librarian, Peterhouse, Cambridge

Faculty of History, George Street, Oxford, OX1 2RL - newtonproject@history.ox.ac.uk

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