Holograph calculations of Irish coinage values

Author: Isaac Newton

Source: MINT 19/2/469, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

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110^gr 438 x 16.	1752	(63 $\frac{78}{110}$ )
	7005\|8\|
	40
	78

438.^gr .3066

7 - 48

3018

32)3020(91

\frac{3}{11}

^gr.

288

140

110

Thirty & two old Irish half pence weighed seven ounces wanted two penny weight, that is 3020 grains

480 x 12.

2880

576{illeg}|0|

43{illeg}|8|, 16

1752

7008

5760

480) 1248 (2

\frac{1}{2}

& 48^gr

960

14^oz 12^dwt 288

1{illeg}^oz

\frac{1}{2}

5^dwt.

60 halfpence weigh 14 oz & [15]\13/^dwt

480^gr. 12

287|8|0

5760^gr in £W^t Troy.

438^g. 16. 7040^gr

3504 234. 209. 117^gr

\frac{1}{3}

700{illeg}|8|

5760

120) 1248 (10

\frac{48}{120}

. 10

\frac{16}{40}

= 10

\frac{2}{5}

q^ters = 2

\frac{1}{2}

\frac{1}{10}

60 half pence weighed 14 oz, 17{illeg}|80|^{illeg}|d|wt. 30 old half pence weighed 6 ounces 8^dwt. 30 farthings weighed 3 oz. 3 q^ters 1^dwt 22^gr.

112, 20 = 2240^lwt in a Tunn
67200d in a Tunn
336000
3360000
16800
16{illeg}\|8\|0
{illeg}\|8\|40
2\|3\|715320(392943^s $\frac{1}{3}$
309610^s 194647{illeg}\|1\|3. 4
15480.910.

480,14

960

6720

432

7152

7014

138

438

\frac{3}{8}

3507

7014

438

1752

700{illeg}|8|

2880

432

32)3312(103

\frac{1}{2}

112

16^dwt 6^gr

123, 839. (55. 5. 2. 23

1120 {illeg} 5. 12

1183 3 0. 12

1120

639 480

560 2880 480

79 192 2880

23)3072(102

\frac{2}{5}

0 4||192

32)3312({illeg}|828|(103

\frac{1}{2}

3072

the whole coinage amounting to 58|9| Tuns, 3^D, 1^Q: 11^£. 4^oz

440. 1320

3280

1760

7040

3020

- 233

2787

4800

2400

7200

- 48

7152^gr = 6|3|0^d.

55. 5. 3. 0. 12

3. 17. 2. 10. 8

5{illeg}|8|. 22. 5. 11. 0