'The Price of Engines for Coyning Copper'

Author: Unknown

Source: MINT 19/2/399, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

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The Price of Engines for Coyning Copper.

		£
Imprimis, for 2 Mills With 3 pair of Rollers. Hoops Gudgons. Brasses Spindles Socketts, & Indexes	}	295. 19. –
for 2. half Crown Cutters, for $\frac{1}{2}$ pence		20. –. –
for 2 shilling Cutters. for farthings		16. –. –
for 1. half Crown flatting Press for $\frac{1}{2}$ pence.		25. –. –
for 1. shilling flatting Press for farthings		20. –. –
for 2. Engins for Edging $\frac{1}{2}$ pence		32. –. –
for 2. Engins for farthings		32. –. –
for 2. half Crown Preses for. for Coyning $\frac{1}{2}$ pence		140. –. –
for 2. Shillings Presses for Farthings		120. –. –
	£	700. 19. –

An Estimate of What the Above said Tools may Coyn

			cwt
2. half penny presses will Coyn per Diem			4. –
2. farthings Presses			2. –
		cwt	6 —
One Day with another. Severall Accidents continually happening.	}	cwt
		5	—
per Week		30 –
per Annum		78. Tonns.

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