The E-Sylum:  Volume 8, Number 2, January 9, 2005, Article 12

NEWTON'S COINS AND MEDALS

Charles Culleiton gave a talk at a local coin club meeting a
few months ago about Isaac Newton. He lent me his copy
of "Isaac Newton" by James Gleick (2003). It's a quick
and interesting read which, like most books on Newton,
says little about his time at the Mint. But the last paragraph
describes the contents of his estate, which included "thirty-
nine silver medals and copies in plaster of Paris" and "gold
bars and coins."

Does "Newton at the Mint" or any other book describe
these numismatic items in more detail? Are any known to
exist in collections today?

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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