Holograph memorandum deprecating a new alloy of silver and zinc in unknown proportions Isaac Newton c. 89 words The Newton Project Oxford 2017 Newton Project, University of Oxford

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 c. 1713-1714, c. 89 words. MINT 19/2/463, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK UKSurreyKew, RichmondNational Archives MINT 19/2/463 c. 1713-1714 England English Holograph MintGold and Silver 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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Danger of a clamour. A power in the King or Regency to stop the coinage That the Comptroller see ymthem melted down again as often as it is without the Remedy.

The Composition not yet discovered. It makes a hard brittle metal not coinage or& must be altered to make it malleable. The quantity of silver in it unknown. The Zink evaporates fast & by evaporating orthe colour will change, amp; therefore the composition is unfit for other uses. A mixture of silver & copper of more value.