MINT00376: As the English recoinage was 'troublesome expensive and liable to abuse & gross abuses were actually committed in it', recommends various procedures to avoid a recurrence in Scotland. Possibly in reply to MINT00374 (Mint 19/3/110)
Author: Newton, Isaac
Metadata: August? 1707, c. 1,130 words.
Source: MINT 19/3/160, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK
MINT00377: On equipment still needed by the Edinburgh Mint, especially crown and half-crown puncheons, which are to be sent overland as this is the quickest way
Author: Newton, Isaac
Metadata: August 1707, c. 614 words.
Source: MINT 19/3/78, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK
MINT00374: Encloses a list [MINT00375 (Mint 19/3/111)] of items needed to begin work at the Edinburgh Mint, especially puncheons for crowns and half-crowns, which are to be coined first
Author: Gregory, David
Metadata: 12 August 1707, c. 299 words.
Source: MINT 19/3/110, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK
MINT00382: An increase in fineness of silver in the course of melting has been detected: sends samples to demonstrate and requests advice on what to do about it. Some puncheons and other equipment ordered from London have still not arrived
Author: Gregory, David
Metadata: 9 October 1707, c. 330 words.
Source: MINT 19/1/190-91, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK
MINT00385: Minutes of a meeting of the Edinburgh Mint officers to discuss the increase in fineness of silver during melting and arrangements to remedy this by periodical addition of copper
Author: Newton, Isaac
Metadata: 5 November 1707, c. 379 words.
Source: MINT 19/1/186, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK
MINT00388: In response to Allardes' proposal, recommends that for the duration of the recoinage the Scots be allowed to revert to their old practice [adding copper during melting] as this seems to be the only practicable method of producing standard coin there
Author: Newton, Isaac
Metadata: 14 November 1707, c. 271 words.
Source: MINT 19/1/187, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK