Holograph note on the trial of gold coin from London and silver coin from various mints on 3 August 1699. Isaac Newton c. 132 words The Newton Project Oxford 2017 Newton Project, University of Oxford

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 MINT 19/1/239, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK UKSurreyKew, RichmondNational Archives MINT 19/1/239 After 3 August 1699 England English Holograph MintPyx Trials and Analyses of British Coinage Catalogue information compiled by Rob Iliffe, Peter Spargo & John Young Catalogue exported to teiHeader by Michael Hawkins Transcribed by Will Scott
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Tower Gold in the Pix Aug. 3. 1699.

Guineas in yethe Pix 488212. The whole weight 236oz. 18dwt. 5gr, making in yethe pound weight 441215 or 44℔. 14s. 0d. Told out to the fire 1 five pound piece, 35 Guineas & 9 half Guineas amounting to 4412 Guineas. Weight to yethe fire 11oz. 18dwt. 23gr from the fire 11oz. 18dwt 15gr. wast 8gr. Vpon yethe assay it proved standard.

Tower silver in the Pix. The tale thereof 348l. 2s. 8d The weight 111lwt. 10oz. 3dwt. making by the pound weight 3℔. 2s. 3d. Better obwt Bristoll made 3℔ 2s 2d Exeter 3. 2. 3. Chester 3: 2. 3 York 3. 2. 3 Norwich 3℔. 2s. 6d yethe in yethe pound weight. All of them standard except Bristoll wchwhich was obwt worse.