Holograph notes on eighteen foreign coins 1617-1700 (with two drawings showing the design of a Swedish Rixdollar and an unspecified Danish coin) and the English crown of 1553

Author: Isaac Newton

Source: MINT 19/2/20, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

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A new Swedish piece called a Rix Dollar of 8 Marks of silver with the Kings head & this inscription Carolus XI D. G. Rex Sue. on one side & this Reverse Symbol (a crowned crest in a circle with three crowns upon it, surrounded by the initials 8 M A S) in text & about it Dominus Protector meus 1683 & edged with this inscription Manibus ne laedar aravis. The weight 20^dwt 4^gr. The assay.

Another of the same weighing 20^dwt 1 $\frac{1}{2}$ ^gr.

Another Swedish piece little worn called a Caroline with this inscription Carolus Gustavus Rex about the Kings head, & on the back side three crowns without any inscription & under the crowns II X M The weight 6^{dw^t} 12 $\frac{3}{5}$ ^gr, & perhaps before wearing 6^{dw^t} 14^gr or 16. The assay

Another piece with this inscription about the Kings head Gustavus Adolphus D. G. designat. Rex. Sueciæ Princeps Hær. Gloria Altissimo suorum refugio. And on the back side about three escutcheons with this inscription III Suenske Markr. 1617, The weight 12^{dw^t} 6 $\frac{1}{8}$ grains. Before wearing it might be $\frac{1}{2}$ a grain or one grain heavier. The assay

It seems to have been a medall:

A Danish piece with this inscription about the Kings head Christ V Dei Gra. & on the reverse Dan. Nor. Van. Got. Rex. 1695 about this stamp Symbol (a crown, surrounded by the initials 8 S P & I) in text . The weight 2^dwt 1 $\frac{4}{5}$ ^gr.

Two French Lewis's current only in the new conquests coyned 1687 with this inscription about the head Lud XIIII D. G. Fr. et Naver. Rex & on the revers about the French arms quarteded with a crown on the scutcheon sit nomen Dom. benedictum 1687 & edged with Domine salvum fac regem christianissimum. The weight of one 12 + $\frac{1}{6}$ ^gr of the other 12^{dw^t} − $\frac{1}{4}$ ^gr. The assays

The last was the more worn

Another with this inscription about the head Henricus D. Gr. Dux Bruns. et Lunsbur. & on either side the head 6... 0. for 1660. The weight 18^{dw^t} 10 $\frac{1}{4}$ ^gr.

Another with this inscription about the head Max. Hen. D. G. ARC. Col. Prin. El. & on the Revers Ep. et Princ. Leod. Dux Bul. Mar. Fr. Colo. Ho. 1666. The weight 17^{dw^t} 14^gr.

Another, a Crown piece of Edw VI coyned 1553 weighing 19^{dw^t} 12 $\frac{1}{3}$ ^gr, & 11^oz 1^{dw^t} fine & 19^{dw^t} allay, that in wors 1^{dw^t}. Coynd at 5^s per ounce, or 12 crowns to that pound weight.

Another of Phil IIII King of Spain & that Indies Archduke & Duke of Burgund. & Brabant 1636 weight 10^dwt 10^gr

Eight three Guilder pieces of Holland stampt with a Minerva leaning on an Altar & holding a hat on a spere with this motto Hae nitimur hanc tuemur. On the reverse the Belgic Lyon & sometimes (viz^t 1686 & 1687) the Lyon & erect Cross quartered. Assayed in that Tower & weighed by me in Septemb 1700

Thy are

date

1682,

1686

1687

1691

1695

1696

1697

1698

weigh

1^oz

4^gr

1^oz

\frac{1}{2}

^gr

1^oz

5^gr

1^oz

6^gr

1^oz

11^gr

1^oz

\frac{3}{4}

1^oz

\frac{1}{4}

^gr

1^oz

\frac{1}{4}

^gr

are worse

\frac{1}{2}

^{dw^t}

1^dwt

1^{dw^t}

\frac{1}{2}

^{dw^t}

2^{dw^t}

1^dwt

1^{dw^t}

Whence I reccon that they should be wors 1^dwt & weigh 1^oz 8^gr & so be worth 62 $\frac{3}{4}$ pence) when new coyned out are one with another worse 1 $\frac{1}{4}$ ^dwt & weight more or less 1^oz 6 $\frac{7}{8}$ ^gr & if they be more worn they are still lighter so as one with another to weigh but 1^oz & 5 or 6^gr. M^r Floyer reccons them 20^dwt 6^gr wors 4^dwt, & in another paper 20^{dw^t} 8^gr wors 3^dwt.

Two German silver Ducats one inscribed Maximil Henry Archbishop of Coloyne 1671 the other John Lewis Archbishop of Coloyne 1689 each weighing 1^oz 15^gr & being better iij^{dw^t}. They were assayed & weighed in the Mint in Novemb 1700.

<20v>

A Portugal Moeda di Ouro stampt for 2000 Res but going for 24000 Res weighs 82^gr exactly & is curiously coyned. Its

An Hungary Ducat is better 1^car 2^gr, & weighs 2^dwt 5 $\frac{1}{2}$ ^gr & when new 2^dwt 6^gr.