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Catalogue Entry: MINT00318

Proposal of 'L.W.' for decimalising the coinage by dividing sixpence into 25 farthings [effectively, what did eventually happen at decimalisation, as this makes ten farthings equal to one modern penny]

Author: Newton, Isaac

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In the margin, in another hand: Treasury note dated 31 May 1714 to refer the proposal to Newton.

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