1904 Sixpence – Edward VII

1904 Sixpence Reverse

The 1904 Sixpence - Edward VII

Silver (0.925) sixpence of King Edward VII. Diameter 19.3mm, weight 2.83g. SCBC: 3983. The design was used 1902-1910.

The Reverse, by Jean Baptiste Merlen, shows the words SIX PENCE, crowned, enclosed in a wreath. Date below.


The 1904 Sixpence obverse Obverse shows shows the head of King Edward VII, designed by George William de Saulles.

Image credit: M J Hughes Coins


Mintage: Not known
Minted at The Royal Mint.
Remember 1904 ?
Monarch is Edward VII, Prime Minister is Arthur Balfour (Conservative) and Theodore Roosevelt is US President. Number plates are introduced for cars, which must adhere to a speed limit of 20 miles per hour. Frederick Henry Royce meets Charles Stewart Rolls to discuss Rolls-Royce. 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis, Missouri. Peter Pan is on the stage. 1904 is a leap year.
Edward VII (1901-1910)
Edward VII was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 22 January 1901 until his death in 1910. Edward was the eldest son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Edward married Princess Alexandra of Denmark in 1863.

Five Pound, Two Pound and Crowns were only released in 1902. The 1902 Proof set for the Coronation is unusual in that it had a Matt finish. Gold Sovereign mintages were high during the reign of Edward VII, averaging more than 10 million per year which makes them fairly common even today.
Category: Sixpences

The Sixpence (half a shilling) was a British silver coin that was first minted 1551 and virtually continuously until decimalisation in 1971. They were often known as 'tanners'. They are small coins, the last minted had a diameter of about 19.4 mm.

Specifications:

  • Year Minted: 1551-1970
  • Diameter: 19.41 mm
  • Weight: 2.83g (1816-1970)
  • Edge: Milled
  • Metal: 
    • 1551–1816: Silver
    • 1816–1920: 92.5% Silver
    • 1920–1946: 50% Silver
    • 1947–1970 Cupronickel. Zero Silver

In today's money they are 2½p. It doesn't sound much but at the time it was a weeks pocket money! It was a popular coin when in circulation and is now popular with collectors as it has a long history and many nice specimens can be obtained at affordable prices.

Which Mint: The Royal Mint
The Royal Mint is the designated place for the UK to mint coins. It dates back well over 1000 years and is a Government-owned company. 

Formed in the reign of Alfred the Great about the year 886, during the period 1279-1812 it was generally referred to as The Tower Mint as it was housed at the Tower of London. The Master of The Royal Mint has included famous figures such as Sir Isaac Newton.

Since 2010 it has operated as Royal Mint Ltd, a company owned by HM Treasury, under an exclusive contract to supply all coinage for the UK although it also produces medals and coins for other countries. It is currently located at Llantrisant, Wales.
Country of Origin: United Kingdom
The United Kingdom (UK) is the Union of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. It is often refered to as Great Britain (GBR). It has a long, rich history.

The orignal coinage was Pounds, Shillings and Pence but since decimalisation on 15 February 1971, it is £1 = 100p, that is One Pound = 100 pence. The coinage of the UK is also a long history, the Royal Mint being established as long ago as 886AD when coins were hammered. Today there is perhaps 30 billion coins in circulation, and many (numismatic) collectors coins and sets are issued frequently in gold, silver and other metals.
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1904 Edward VII Silver Sixpence, Rare, GF
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1904 Sixpence 6d Six Pence Collectable Coin Silver
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1904-1918-1945 TWENTY GENUINE ASSORTED 92.5 & 50 % SILVER SIXPENCES (CN-430)
1904-1918-1945 TWENTY GENUINE ASSORTED 92.5 & 50 % SILVER SIXPENCES (CN-430)
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Edward VII Sixpence 1902-1910 Choose Your Date
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