Valuation of another three two-real pieces and new estimate of the total amount to be produced by the reminting as 4,189,000 two-real pieces

Author: Isaac Newton

Source: MINT 19/2/209, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

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  Copy of note accompanying three pieces of Spanish money [T 27/20.14]

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The three \spanish/ pieces of Spanis two Ryals of {st silver} w^ch I received\w^ch were sent to me/ by yo^r Lord^ps order |{to} be examined| are very unequally coined. One of them \weighd/ 3^{dw^t} 6 $\frac{1}{4}$ grains & is 4 $\frac{1}{2}$ ^{dw^t} worse then our standard. Another weighs|d| 3^{dw^t} 13^grains & is standard wanting only a {qu}{illeg} scant. A third weighs 3 ^{dw^t} 10 $\frac{2}{3}$ ^gr & is 4 $\frac{1}{2}$ ^{dw^t} worse. These three & that w^ch by your lord^ps order I caused to be assayed some months\weeks/ agoe & w^ch was in weight assay 3 $\frac{1}{2}$ ^{dw^t} worse then standard, & weighed {illeg} 3^dwt 6^gr, are one w^th another at a medium \in weight/ 3^{dw^t} 9^gr &\&/ in weight &\Assay/ 3 $\frac{3}{16}$ ^{dw^t} worse than sta & in value 10^d $\frac{{?}}{{?}}$ $\frac{5}{16}$ .\+^[1]/ And if a Mexico pice {sic} of eight be worth 4^s 6^d then 800000 pieces of eight will make [418909{4}] about 4189000 two Ryall pieces of K. Charles.

5 Carolu's & $\frac{2}{9}$ of a Carolus equal a Mexico piece of 8. 47 Caroluses equal 9 pieces of 8 & 8000000 pieces of 8 should make 4180000 Carolusses.

If a piece of 8 be recconed at 54^d, 800000 pieces of 8 will make 4189100 Carolusses. But $\frac{1}{3}$ per {illeg}|1|00 abated brings it to 4175000

^[1] And [five of these two Ryall pieces are almost 5 per cent better\worse/ then a Mexico piece of eight] a Mexico piece of eight \worth 5|4|-7|6|/ is almost 5 per cent better \in value/ then 5 of these two Ryal pieces. And if 800000 {illeg} such Mexico pieces of 8 will make 4{illeg}|18|9000 \such/ two Ryal pieces