From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
the London Times
Date:
[1869-9 to 1870-2]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0129; Reel 1054
Summary:
Encloses letter regarding coinage under discussion in Parliament.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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Encloses letter regarding coinage under discussion in Parliament.
Discusses in detail the then currently debated issue of a 'mintcharge or seigniorage' on gold coinage. Also discusses the idea of an international coinage.
Calls attention to sunspots then visible. [Written by JH under the pseudonym 'Helioscopus']
Corrects a misstatement JH made in his 1869-8-30 letter to the Times.