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Isaac Newton and the Royal Mint
- rsj_hn 5y agoI posted this because I find Newton's time at the mint fascinating: * He made innovations in minting that resulted in more accurate, precise coins whose quality gained fame. - this blog * New innovations in making coins harder to clip by adding milled edges - https://blog.perthmint.com.au/2015/09/29/how-isaac-newton-helped-shape-our-coins/ https://blog.perthmint.com.au/2015/09/29/how-isaac-newton-he... * He set up a spy ring - networks of informers - and he even went undercover himself to hunt down counterfeiters. - https://www.theguardian.com/books/2009/sep/05/newton-detective-thomas-levenson-review https://www.theguardian.com/books/2009/sep/05/newton-detecti... * Invented the modern gold standard: - https://medium.com/ralph-benkos-the-lure-and-lore-of-gold/where-isaac-newton-accidentally-invented-the-modern-gold-standard-fc8ec3081b6f https://medium.com/ralph-benkos-the-lure-and-lore-of-gold/wh... Really great stuff!