1. Begins work at the Royal Mint

    · Royal Mint, Tower of London, London, England

    Begins work at the Royal Mint
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    Newton moved into national administration as Warden of the Royal Mint. He became an unusually active officeholder during the Great Recoinage and later served as Master. The Mint then occupied buildings between the inner and outer defenses of the Tower of London.

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