no but I'll look it up. Mark Steel (warning SWP member) touches on Isaac Newton's career as a counterfeiter-catcher in his lecture on the subject
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/comedy/marksteel_newton.shtml dd -----Original Message----- From: PEN-L list [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of michael perelman Sent: 03 January 2005 02:13 To: PEN-L@SUS.CSUCHICO.EDU Subject: actual sado-monetarism Has anybody looked at Wennerlind, Carl. 2004. 2004. "The Death Penalty as Monetary Policy: The Practice and Punishment of Monetary Crime, 1690-1830." History of Political Economy, 36: 1 (Spring): pp. 131-61? It is a fascinating discussion of the death penalty for counterfeiters. Newton was the head honcho. I have not had a chance to look at one of the references. Craig, John. 1958. "Isaac Newton -- Crime Investigator." Nature, 182: 4629, 149-52. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University michael at ecst.csuchico.edu Chico, CA 95929 530-898-5321 fax 530-898-5901
