An account of the medals coined for the last coronation [Anne's] and the time needed to coin medals for the forthcoming one [George I's]: Newton estimates six weeks to two months Isaac Newton c. 403 words The Newton Project Oxford 2017 Newton Project, University of Oxford

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 4 September 1714, c. 403 words. Coronation Committee

Draft of Mint 1/8.101-2, MINT01186 (dated 6 September and printed in NC, 6: 177-8).

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To the RtRight HonbleHonourable the Lords of the Committee of Councill appointed to consider of his MatsMajestys Coronation.

May it please yoryour LordpsLordships

In obedience to yoryour LordpsLordships Order that I should lay before yoryour LordpsLordships an account of the Medalls made upon her late MatsMajestys Coronation & of the time requisite to make Medalls upon the present occasion, I most humbly represent that twelve hundred Medalls of silver & twohree hundred of gold were then made by Order of Council & delivered to the Lord Bradford Treasurer of the Houshold to be distributed at the Coronation; & that 515 medals of gold were made afterwards by Order of the Lds Commrs of the Treasuryher MatsMajestys order signified by& my LdLord Treasurers WarrtWarrant, & delivered to their speaker for the House of Commons then sitting & delivered to their speaker & 3040 more for ForreingForreign mMinisters were delivered to my LdLord Iersey whereof those for the Agents & Consuls were single medals & the rest were double one in value. A pound weight of fine gold was then cut into twenty single medalls & a pound weight of fine silver into twenty & two medalls.

After the form of the Medalls & of his MatsMajestys Effigies is setled, it will take up about a Calendar month to make the Puncheons & three or four days more to make the Dyes & coyn the medalls by the Mill & Press. If the Impression is to rise high like that of the late Medals made upon the peace, they must be coyned in a Ring & it will take a week or or tenn days more to finish the Puncheons & coyn 1500 more to coyn 1500 medalls of this sort, every two hundred medalls taking up about a day to coyn them in this manner, & the Medalls must be weightier that there may be substance to make the Impression rise high. Sixteen Medalls of this sort will require a pound weight of fine gold & twenty a pound weight of silver. If either of the Puncheons should break (as sometimes happens) a fortnight more will be requisite for repairing the loss. And money should be advanced by my LdLord Treasurer for buying Gold & Silver.

All wchwhich is most humbly submitted to yoryour LordpsLordships great wisdome

Is. Newton

Mint Office 4 Sept. 1714

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