'An Account of the weight & fineness of several pieces of Scotch money': holograph notes for <ref target="/catalogue/record/MINT00152">MINT00152</ref> (Mint 19/3/2-3) Isaac Newton c. 334 words The Newton Project Oxford 2017 Newton Project, University of Oxford

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 1697, c. 334 words. MINT 19/3/4-5, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK UKSurreyKew, RichmondNational Archives MINT 19/3/4-5 1697 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 Correction made by Will Scott
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An Account of the weight & fineness of several piece of Scotch money.

Intrinsic Value 54d18132 A sixty shillings piece of Charles II 1682 weighing 425gr, wors iijdwt 5478 A sixty shillings piece of William & Mary 1691, weighing 425gr, standard 36d A forty shillings piece of K.King William 1695 weighing 283gr, work ijijdwt 2178 A twenty five shillings piecesix shillings & 8 pence piece (Hattons two mark piece) of Charles II 1673 weight 175gr, wors vijdwt 1814 A twenty shillings piece of K.King William 1695 wieghing 141gr, standard. 123116 A fifteen shillings thirteen shillings & four pence piece of Charles II 1675 weight 102gr wors ijdwt 1034 A twelves shllings1313 shhillings piece (Hattons Mark) piece of Charles II weighing 86gr wors vijdwt 34916 A tenn shillings piece of K.King IJames II weighing 71gr, standard 514116 A six shillings & 8d piece of Charles II, (Hattons Half mark) weighing 42gr, worse iiij12dwt 412−132 A five shillings piece of K.King William weighing 35gr worse 112dwt.
Whence I observe that in taking Scotch shillings for English pence there ought to be a discount of 10 per cent: And particularly a Scotch 5} 10 15 20 shillings piece is worth in England 412d} 9 1312 1718 intrinsic value And a Scotch Noblehalf mark} Mark Pound is worth in England 6d. 12. 18 Hatton (Lauderdale's brother) coyned base money of two base allay for wchwhich he was accused by D. Hamilton & went out about yethe time of Lauderdales disgrace neare yethe end of Cha: II's reign. All his money was ordered to be recoyned & now goe is not current in Scotland. Sixty two shill.shillings scotch make a scotch ounce Troy as 62d English make english ounce Troy except that the Scotch money is made lighter by 4s Scotch in yethe Scotch english three peicepiece, or in yethe proportion of 145 to 154 to prevent the melting down of their money. The most current money in Scotland at prresent are 40 20 10 & 5s picespieces