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Collection Bronze Penny

BP1903b

Bronze Penny, 1903

Type
BP Bronze Penny
Year
1903
Mint
Royal Mint, ordinary issue
Variety
b
Mintage
21,415,296 struck
In the collection
1 example, best at F Fine
Monarch
Edward VII
Diameter
31 mm
Weight
9.4 g
Metal
Bronze (Copper 95%, Tin 4%, Zinc 1%)
Reverse
Medal (↑↑)

The mintage is the striking's, not this variety's — the varieties were never counted separately. An issue may also have been struck more than once, so another variety of BP1903b may belong to a different striking from this one.

Obverse inscription
EDWARDVS VII DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX FID: DEF: IND: IMP:
Reverse inscription
ONE PENNY, Date
CC2000
E71D-015 1 2
Freeman
F158A 1 B

Condition & value

Held at Fine. Figures above are catalogue values for a better example.

  1. VG Very Good Below the best grade held
  2. F Fine Held £50.00
  3. F+ Fine+ not catalogued
  4. VF Very Fine £1,700.00
  5. VF+ Very Fine+ not catalogued
  6. EF Extremely Fine not catalogued
  7. EF+ Extremely Fine+ not catalogued
  8. UNC Uncirculated not catalogued
  9. BU Brilliant Uncirculated not catalogued
  10. FDC Fleur de Coin not catalogued

Catalogue figures from CC2000.

The example held

F Fine

No obverse photograph yet

Obverse

No description recorded.

No reverse photograph yet

Reverse

Open 3 bottom serif points to O