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 Isaac Newton c. 649 words The Newton Project Oxford 2017 Newton Project, University of Oxford

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 ca. 1702, c. 649 words. MINT 19/2/20, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK UKSurreyKew, RichmondNational Archives MINT 19/2/20 ca. 1702 England English Latin Holograph MintAnalyses of Foreign Coin and Exchange Rates 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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A new Swedish piece called a Rix Dollar of 8 Marks of silver wthwith yethe Kings head & this inscription Carolus XI D. G. Rex Sue. & on one side & this Reverse viz& about it Dominus Protector meus 1683 & edged wthwith this inscription Manibus ne laedar aravis. The weight 20dwt 4gr. The assay.

Another of yethe same weighing 20dwt 112gr. Another Swedish piece little worn called a Caroline with this inscription Carolus Gustavus Rex about yethe Kings head, & on yethe back side three crowns wthwithout any inscription & under the crowns II X M The weight 6dwt 1235gr, & perhaps before wearing 6dwt 154gr .or 16. The assay Another piece with this inscription about yethe Kings head Gustavus Adolphus D. G. designat. Rex. Sueciæ Princeps Hær. Gloria Altissimo suorum refugio. And on yethe back side about three escutcheons with this inscription III Suenske Markr. 1617, The weight 12dwt 618 grgrains. Before wearing it might be 12 a grain or one grain heavier. The assay It seems to have been a medall: A Danish piece wthwith this inscription about the Kings head Christ V Dei Gra. & on the reverse Dan. Nor. Van. Got. Rex. 1695 about this stamp . The weight 2dwt 145gr. Two French Lewis's current only in the new conquests coyned 1687 wthwith this inscription about the head Lud XIIII D. G. Fr. et Naver. Rex & on yethe revers about yethe French arms quarteded wthwith a crown on yethe scutcheon sit nomen Dom. benedictum 1687 & edged with Domine salvum fac regem christianissimum. The weight of one 12 + 16gr of yethe other 12dwt − 14gr. 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 yethe head 6... 0. for 1660. The weight 18dwt 1014gr. Another wthwith this inscription about yethe 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 17dwt 14gr. Another, a Crown piece of Edw VI coyned 1553 weighing 19dwt 1213gr, & 11oz 1dwt fine & 19dwt allay, ytthat in wors 1dwt. Coynd at 5s 1d12 prper ozounce., or 12 crowns & to ytthat pound weight. Another of Phil IIII King of Spain & ytthat Indies 1636 Archduke & Duke of Burgund. & Brabant 1636 weight 10dwt 10gr Eight three Guilder pieces of Holland stampt with a Minerva holding leaning on an Altar & holding a hat on a spere with this motto Hae nitimur hanc tuemur. On the reverse the Belgic Lyon & sometimes (vizt 1686 & 1687) the Lyon & erect Cross quartered. Assayed in ytthat Tower & weighed by me in Septemb 1700 Thy are dated 1682, 16 1686 1687 1691 1695 1696 1697 1698 weighd 1oz4gr 1oz712gr 1oz5gr 1oz6gr 1oz11gr 1oz534 1oz914gr 1oz614gr are worse 112dwt 1dwt 1dwt 112dwt 2dwt 1dwt 1dwt 1dwt Whence I reccon that they should be wors 1dwt & weigh 1oz 8gr or 10gr & so be worth 6234 pence) or 62 pence when new coyned out are one with another worse 114dwt & weight more or less 1oz 678gr & if they be more worn they are still lighter so as one wthwith another to weigh but 1oz & 45 or 56gr. Mr Floyer reccons them 20dwt 6gr wors 4dwt., & in another paper 20dwt 8gr wors 3dwt. Two German silver Ducats one inscribed Maximil Henry Archbbishop of Coloyne 1671 the other IJohn Lewis Archbbishop of Coloyne 1689 each weighing 1oz 15gr & being better iijdwt. They were assayed & weighed in yethe Mint in Novemb 1700. A Portugal Moeda di Ouro of stampt for 2000 Res but going for 24000 Res weighs 82gr exactly & is curiously coyned. Its An Hungary Ducat is better 1car 2gr, & weighs 32dwt 512gr & when new 2dwt 6gr.