| RefNo | MM/23/7 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Exhibition card for samples from the Soho Mint |
| Date | 11 November 1799 |
| Description | Headed 'SOHO MINT' a trade card or exhibition label describing a variety of coin specimens (guineas, louis d'ors, halfpennies and farthings) made by Matthew Boulton's coinmaking machinery at the Soho Foundry. Their standardised features are emphasised: perfect circularity, concavity, smooth surfaces and milled edges. The text concludes by stating that the adoption of this currency would hinder counterfeiting and invites careful handling: 'In examining the specimens, please to touch the edges only'.
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| Extent | 1p |
| Format | Printed |
| PhysicalDescription | On pasteboard |
| AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8135 | Boulton; Matthew (1728 - 1809) | 1728 - 1809 |