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    Jefferson’s Notes on Coinage

    From: Jefferson Papers | Main Series | Volume 7 | Jefferson’s Notes on Coinage

    1VII. Propositions Respecting the Coinage of Gold, Silver, and Copper, [13 May 1785] (Jefferson Papers)
    First. The value of silver compared with gold. Second. The weight or size of the several pieces of money that are to be made. Third. The money arithmetic, or the mode in which it is to be counted; and fourth, The charges of coinage are to be considered. 1. In France, 1 grain of pure gold is counted worth 15 grains of silver. In Spain, 16 grains of silver are exchanged for 1 of gold, and in...