Rich SantaColoma and his Forgery Theory

[davidjackson]

In support of Rich's ideas, I have noticed the appearance of what look like coins with milled edges on f34v.

This practice did not start until Sir Isaac Newton took over leadership of the British Mint in the latter part of the Seventeenth Century.

Coins with hatching existed before Newton, the French were milling coins by 1550.
Newton allowed the words DECUS ET TUTAMEN to be engraved on the edges of coins (a motto which still appears on the pound coin) although I seem to remember the actual idea was that of a Frenchman.