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a very few months have coined 1800 Tons
The State of the Circulation of Tokens in England will then Stand as Follows
| Tons | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| of mint Tokens of all dates according to the opinion of the mint officers - calculated at their original value 46 to the lb | 1200 | 257,598 |
| of Counterfeit Mint Tokens their weight uncertain but their amount by Tale Equal in the opinion of the Mint officers to the true ones | - | 257,598 |
| of the heavier Tokens coind at Soho in Mr. Boultons first contracts | 1819 | 282,075 |
| of the Lighter Tokens the last contract for which will soon be compleated | 1800 | 403,200 |
| making a Total of the Old Copper Tokens True & Counterfeit of | - | 515,196 |
| of Boultons new Copper Tokens | - | 685,275 |
| Total of all Tokens supposd to be now in circulation | - | 1,200,413 |
under the apparently heavy immence pressure of Copper Tokens, the following circumstances are observable
in the Northern Counties & some of the South western ones the new Tokens are universaly current, in the vicinity of London for a considerable circuit & in most of the Southern Counties the old & new Tokens circulate together the old however both true & counterfeit much exceeding the new in value.
in London & its immediate Environs the old both good & bad occupy about half of the common circulation the other half being the new & it is in London only where any complaints have been made of the over abundance of Copper Tokens