JB/071/165/003

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Pt. III 23 C Frauds relative to the Coin.

Coin the more difficult it will be to succeed in imitating them
all.

2. Multiplying Instruments. Also the greater number of instruments it may require to
mark the Coin in a certain manner the more will the difficulty
be encreased.

3. Prohibiting similar metallic Compositions. With regard to the Composition. If any particular composition
could be found out, in which the metals used in Coin are
ingredients and which has any particular properties which
would be discoverable by tests so obvious as not to require
the piece to be defaced; that composition and that alone might
be appropriated to the Coinage, and it might be made penal
to have it in one's possession or to apply it to any other purpose.(a)

Freshness of the Coin. Let the coin be constantly kept fresh ; and for this purpose 1. Let the
coinage be periodically renewed.(b)+ 2. Let such Compositions be preferr'd

Note

(a) Metals prohibited should be acurately described. If any Legislator should think proper to pursue this idea and
prohibit any metallic composition in order to guard against its being
thus abused it is to be hoped he will be a little more careful in the description
of it than the English Legislator was who in the Statute of Will.III.
[8 and 9 Will. 3. C.'26 S. 6 and 9] took upon him to prohibit under
pain of death the use of certain metallic substances. These substances he

(b)+ See p. 17.

Identifier: | JB/071/165/003"JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 71.
Date_1		Marginal Summary Numbering	5-6
Box	071	Main Headings	penal code
Folio number	165	Info in main headings field	frauds relative to the coin
Image	003	Titles
Category	copy/fair copy sheet	Number of Pages	4
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	f21 / f22 / f23 / f24
Penner		Watermarks	[[watermarks::myears [lion with crown motif]]]
Marginals		Paper Producer	caroline fox
Corrections	jeremy bentham	Paper Produced in Year
Notes public		ID Number	23568
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