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
Metadata: Before 31 May 1714, c. 615 words.
Source: MINT 19/2/390, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK