April 15, 2026
The Matthew Boulton Papers

The Jersey Silver Token
Proposal of 1812–1813

Correspondence from 10 November 1812 to 7 January 1813

Several manuscript letters tracing the States of Jersey's bid to mint silver tokens during a Channel Islands currency crisis — from the Privy Council's conditional approval in London to the Greffier's detailed commission to M. R. Boulton at the Soho Mint, and the unresolved question of whether the Royal Mint restriction would prevent the plan proceeding.

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States of Jersey
Privy Council / Home Office
Boulton — Soho Mint
Royal Mint


Source: 1.  MS 3782/13/11/89 Letter. Francis Godfray Greffier (Jersey) to Matthew Robinson Boulton (-).
2.  MS 3782/13/11/157 Copy letter. Matthew Robinson Boulton (Soho) to Francis Godfray Greffier (-).

home, tokens, 1/13th of a shilling, 1/12th of a shilling, decimal, pounds, or commemoratives, or gold coins