Warden of the Mint Master of the Mint whose jobs was act as a contractor to the crown many wardens advanced later on to become Master of the Mint with some wardens holding both offices at the same time. The most illustrious holder of the office of Warden of the Mint was Isaac Newton, who was warranted to this position on the recommendation of his friend, Montagu, Chancellor of the Exchequer in 1698. In 1699 however, Newton undertook the office of Master of the Mint, which was far more lucrative, as well as potentially more technically challenging. After the death of the final warden
Mint Act 1817 with the Warden's duties becoming those of Master and Worker and Scottish mint responsibilities held by the English Master of the Mint. Mint Act 1817 The Mint Act 1817 (67 George III, c 57) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which changed the organisational structure of the mints in England and Scotland which today make up the Royal Mint. The act's full title was ""An Act to regulate certain offices in, and abolish others in his majesty's mints in England and Scotland respectively."" The act stipulated that after the termination of the last Warden of the