Principles, on which it appears that a more perfect system of currency may be formed either in the precious or non-intrinsic metals : so as to produce a representative coin or token, the genuineness of which may be instantly determined by a seperate gauge, or an intrinsic self-gauging coin, any counterfeit of which must be immediatly detected, however accurate the resemblance or exact the weight
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Type of record: Book
Title: Principles, on which it appears that a more perfect system of currency may be formed either in the precious or non-intrinsic metals : so as to produce a representative coin or token, the genuineness of which may be instantly determined by a seperate gauge, or an intrinsic self-gauging coin, any counterfeit of which must be immediatly detected, however accurate the resemblance or exact the weight
Classmark: Economics F-3/CON
Creator(s): Congreve, Sir William (1772-1828)
Additional creator(s): Whiting, James (Printer); Egerton, Thomas (fl. 1784-1830) (Bookseller)
Related people: Whiting, James; Egerton, Thomas
Publisher: Printed by J. Whiting,... Published by T. Egerton, ... and sold by all booksellers
Publication city: London
Date(s): 1819
Language: English
Size and medium: 26 p., 3 leaves of plates
Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/328669
Printed items catalogue: https://leeds.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=44LEE_INST:VU1&docid=alma991002290679705181
Description
Cover title reads "Principles, on which it appears that a more perfect system of currency may be founded either in the precious or non-intrinsic metals..."
Additional description
Cover signed: J. Whatman, esq
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