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William III. 
The last occasion of money being coined at York was in the 
reign of William III. The debased condition of the silver coins 
had become so grievous that a new coinage became necessary. 
In 1696, provincial mints were established at York, Bristol, Chester, 
Exeter, and Norwich. The old hammered money was called in. 
The ‘ Manor ’ at York was offered for the purposes of the mint, 
and Captain Barton, subsequently comptroller for York, reported on 
it as “ fit.’' The implements for coining were sent from the Tower 
mint, consisting of one mill, two presses (one for half-crowns and 
the other for shillings and sixpences), 146 dies for half-crowns, 190 
for shillings, and 107 for sixpences. A capital or small Y under 
the bust of William III. denotes the York coins. The deputy 
warden received a salary of ^"120 ; the assistant engraver, Samuel 
Smith, ^40 ; and the deputy porter, £2.0. In December, Clement 
Hyde and John Smith (from London) came to York. With the 
one mill it was estimated that ^10,000 could be coined weekly. 
Francis Wyvill was the local mint master. Coining at York 
continued from September 1696, to April 1698. 1 
The quantity of dipt money received at the York mint from 
July 2nd, 1696, to November 9th, was 212,41002. iodwts., and 
of plate 36.475 oz. 2 dwts. ; the coin into which it was converted 
amounted to ^*70,520 8s. 4d. 
Imported and Coined at the York Mint in 1697. 
Gross Weight. Standard Weight. New Money. 
By private importers 
A 
lbs. 
oz. dwt. grs. 
lbs. 
oz 
dwt. 
grs. 
£ s - 
d. 
of hammered money 
at 5s. 4d. per ounce 
5 
19,439 
10 15 0 
19,105 
10 
12 
8 
59,546 13 
5 
By the King’s receivers 
of hammered money 
at 5s. 8d. per ounce 
\ 
56.776 
050 
55,8oo 
6 
2 
12 
173,911 11 
10 
By the undertakers, 
i 
J 
for wrought plate 
• • 
• Q • • 
L 539 
10 
14 
0 
4-799 6 
7 
By private importers ) 
of bullion .. .. ) 
• • 
• • • • 
1,785 
6 
6 
3 
5,564 17 
9 
78,231 
9 
14 
23 
243-822 9 
7 
According to these statements, the whole of the money minted 
at York in 1696 and 1697 amounted to ^314,342 17s. nd. 
1 B.N.J., Miss Helen Farquhar. 
