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Excerpt from Catalogue of a Portion of the Library of the Late Stanesby Alchorne, Esq., Of the Tower, Comprising Numerous Manuscripts on Mint Affairs, Royal and Other Autographs, Croker's Register Book of Designs for Medals, Forty-Seven Autographs of Sir Isaac Newton: Numismatical Works by the Most Approved Authors, Coins and Medals, in the Finest Condition, Many Being Patterns and Proofs, Hydrostatic Balance, by Bird, Made Expressly for the Adjustment of the Standard in 1758 Bullion Question, 1810 - Blake on the present depreciated State of the Currency and other Tracts, by various writers on this important era 4 vols. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.