FREE: 1902 First Year Mint/EDWARD VII/Large ONE CENT/CANADA

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King Edward VII (1902-1910) - Large Cents~
Total Mintage: 30,321,332
Composition: 95% copper, 4% tin and 1% zinc
Diameter: 25.4 mm (slightly larger than a U.S. Quarter Dollar)
Weight: 5.67 grams

In 1901, Queen Victoria passed away of old age, and her eldest son, Edward, took the throne. He was the son of Prince Albert of Germany, and thus the royal house changed during his reign (from the House of Hanover to the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha). The reverse of the penny continued the Victorian design, and the obverse now sported a portrait of the new King. Edward died on May 6, 1910 after a series of heart attacks.
Canada produced large size cents from 1858 to 1920: Nearly all of the Edward cents were coined at London from 1902 through 1907, though a few were struck by the Heaton Mint in that final year. The Heaton Mint is the only coin to actually carry a mint mark which can be found on the reverse just below the date with the letter "H". Beginning with the coinage of 1908, all Canadian cents were coined at the new mint in Ottawa, Ontario.
"EDWARDVS VII DEI GRATIA REX IMPERATOR CANADA" on the Obverse side translates to : EDWARD VII, KING AND EMPEROR BY THE GRACE OF GOD ~
The Reverse carried on with the Victorian Maple Leaf Wreath.

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