Holograph memorandum deprecating a new alloy of silver and zinc in unknown proportions

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Danger of a clamour. A power in the King or Regency to stop the coinage That the Comptro{illeg}ller see ym melted down again as often as it is without the Remedy.

The Composition not yet discovered. It makes a hard brittle metal not coinage or& must be altered to make it malleable. The quantity of silver in it unknown. T{illeg}he Zink evaporates fast & by evaporating orthe colour will change, amp; therefore the composition is unfit for other uses. A mixture of silver & copper of more value.