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Author: Isaac Newton

Source: MINT 19/2/330, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

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  'An Estimate of the charges in coyning of copper money by the pound weight Averdupois' [MINT 19/2/327]

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Charges in coyning Copper money.

To the Importer for copper imported in barrs over & above the scissel returned, 18 or 19^d per pound weight

To the Moneyers 1 $\frac{1}{2}$ , Graver $\frac{1}{4}$ , Smith $\frac{1}{4}$ , two Clerks $\frac{1}{4}$ , in all 2^d $\frac{1}{4}$ per pound weight

To the Master & Worker for his trouble & hazzards in overseeing the whole & being accountable, & for his charges in maintaining a Deputy & an Assayer, & for incidents in assaying & weighing & putting off the moneys

For repairing the buildings & coining Tools, & for providing new coyning Tools at the first setting up of the Mint

An Estimate of Charges in coining Copper money.		Per pound weight
To the Importer for copper imported over & above the scissel returned	}	18^d or 19^d
To the Moneyers 1 $\frac{1}{2}$ ^d, Graver $\frac{1}{4}$ ^d, Smith $\frac{1}{4}$ ^d, 2 Clerks $\frac{1}{4}$ ^d		4 $\frac{1}{4}$
To the Master & Worker for his trouble & hazzards in overseeing the whole & being accountable, & for his charges in maintaining a Deputy & an Assayer, & for incidents in assaying weighing & putting off the moneys	}
For repairing the buildings & coining Tools, & for providing new coining Tools at the first setting up of this coinage
If the Importer doth not blanch the Copper, he may allow the Moneyer a farthing per pound weight for blanching it.
The coynage not to exceed 40 Tunns per annum nor 150 Tunns in the whole 7ap; then to stop till further order

An Estimate of Charges in coyning of Copper money by the pound weight averdupois

To be paid by the Mint-master to the Importer for the excess of Copper imported above the Scissel delivered back, about	}	18^d or 19^d
To be paid by the Mint-master to the Moneyer 1 $\frac{1}{2}$ ^d, Engraver $\frac{1}{4}$ ^d Smith $\frac{1}{4}$ ^d, two Clerks $\frac{1}{4}$ ^d, & to his Deputy & Assayer & for incidents in Assaying & weighing about $\frac{1}{4}$ ^d	}	2 $\frac{1}{2}$ ^d
To be allowed to the Mint Master tfor his own trouble & hazzards in taking care of the whole & being answerable for the same & accountable as Treasurer for this coynage	}
The incident charges in setting up this coynage are to be born out of the profits of the coinage above the aforesaid charges & may amount to four or five or perhaps six hundred pounds.
This coinage not to exceed the demands of the people nor 40 Tunns per annum, & after four or five years to stop till further order.