Mintage:5,015,000 Size:28.8mmWeight:9.33gComposition:97% Copper 2.5% Zinc 0.5% Tin
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In January 1901 King Edward VII acceded to the British throne with the first business strike
one cent pieces struck in 1903 at the Calcutta mint in India. The reverse
design features a partitioned ring design with 1 in the inner circle with the legend, STRAITS
SETTLEMENTS. ONE CENT with the date following. The obverse features a crowned bust of King
Edward VII with the legend, EDWARD VII KING & EMPEROR by Royal Mint engraver, George W.
De Saules.The key date of the series is the 1906 with the remainder of the series being readily
available in all but the most supreme grades. The 1906 is available in mint state though it would
certain take some patience and capital to acquire.
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