Notes on German coins

Author: Isaac Newton, Unknown

Source: MINT 19/2/184, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

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<184r>

Eighteen pieces of Hanover silver money of fine silver marked $\frac{2}{3}$ were in English Troy weight 7^oz 11^dwt 16^gr And therefore this is the weight of an Hanover Mark.

Four of these pieces being doubly assayed three of them proved 11^oz 19^dwt fine & the fourth was 11^oz 18 $\frac{1}{2}$ ^dwt fine. All of them scant

A pound weight Troy of fine Gold, (accordig to the englisg standard {)}, is equal in value to 15 pounds weight 2 ounces, ten penny weight & 7 $\frac{8}{25}$ grains Troy of fine silver. And an hundred pounds weight Troy of fine silver is equall in value to Six pounds weight seven ounces, five penny weight fourteen grains & $\frac{5}{8}$ ^th of a grain of fine Gold.

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The four Mark piece of Swedeland	W. 58	13. 5 $\frac{1}{4}$	9. 18. 10	30∟29

The Croisat of Genoa or piece {of} 7 lires	B. 7	24. 15	25. 9. 11	78∟74
The Ducat of Florence & Legorn or piece of 7 $\frac{1}{2}$ lires	B. 8	20. 3	20. 20. 8	64∟63
The Ducat of Naples or piece of 10 Carlins	W. 3	14. 0 $\frac{1}{4}$	13. 1. 0	40∟43
An Ecu of Rome or piece of 10 Julios 1684		20. 14
The Teston of Rome or piece of 3 Julio's	W. 1	5. 21 $\frac{1}{2}$	5. 10. 19	18∟2
An Philip of Millain 20^dwt 21^gr		20. 20
A Crown of Millain 17^dwt 21^gr		17. 21
A Ducat of Venice with the inscription Ducatus Venetus	W. 23 $\frac{1}{2}$	14. 14	13. 0. 19	40∟42
Another Ducat of Venice with the number 124 upon it		18. 2

A Crusado or S^t Mark of Venice with the number 140 upon it.		20. 6
The double Gulden of the Elector of Hannover or piece of 32 Gute Grosh or 48 Marien Grosh	W. 7	18. 18	18. 3. 16	56∟29
The Gulden of the Elector of Hannover or piece of $\frac{2}{3}$ .	B 17 $\frac{1}{2}$	8. 10	9. 1. 18	28,14
The half Gulden of the Duke of Hannover or piece of $\frac{1}{3}$	B 17 $\frac{1}{2}$	4. 5	4. 12. 19	14,07
The Gulden of the Elector of Saxony or piece of { $\frac{2}{3}$ }	W. 41	11. 3	9. 1. 14	28∟12

Four Mark