Table of the current and intrinsic values of French coins

Author: Isaac Newton

Source: MINT 19/2/136, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

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A State of the Gold & Silver coyned Species as they now pass in France compared with the

Standard Gold & Silver Species of England

The Gold Species of France are Lo{illeg}|u|is D'ors of the Old or New Fabrick

	dw	gr		Livers	Sols
The Old Louis D'or weighs	4:	8	& passes for	15	10	}	The standard is of 11 deniers or 11^oz Fine Gold or fine Silver to Every 12^oz Troy
New do do	5:	6		20	—
The Louis blank of silver	19:	12		5	—

From whence it follows, That the Species of Gold & Silver of France Weigh & pass Viz^t.

Livers

Sols

Livers

322

\frac{1}{2}

Louis D'or & {illeg}|25| Sols

of the Old Species

15.

5000.

4^dw:

8^gr

Weigh

69:

17:

250

of the New

—

5000

65:

12:

1000

Louis blank

—

5000

19:

975:

—

Livers	Sols			oz	dw	gr					£	s	d
322 $\frac{1}{2}$	& {illeg}\|25\|	Old Lewis d'ors	weigh	69:	17:	22	}	deniers		{	279:	11:	08
250	—	new do		65	12	12		11	or stand^d is worth, coyned into Guineas at 5^dw: 9^gr		262:	10	—
1000	Lewis Blank			975	—	–		11	or stand^d of 11^oz: 2^dw–: 966^oz: 4^dw coyn^d into Crowns 19: 8		£250	—

				Livers
The Inference is That y^e	322 $\frac{1}{2}$	& 32 Sols	Old Louis d'or is	5000	}	So that the Difference between the
	250		new d^o	5000		Old Gold Species & Silver /{ꝑ Cent}\ is	£	11.	16
	1000		Louis blank	5000		& the New		5	—