Ten Cent
Victoria 1865 - 1896
Ten Cent 1872H*
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Reverse Designer, modeller and engraver - Leonard C. Wyon
Composition
.925 silver
.075 copper
Diameter -
17.98
mm
Weight - 2.36 grams
Edge - Reeded
Die Axis
Up, Down
Heaton Mint issues
"H" mint mark
under the bust 1872-1876 (obverse)
under the date 1882 (reverse)
London Mint strikings
no letter
| TEN CENTS - Victoria 1865 - 1896 | |
| Date & Mint Mark | Qty Minted |
| 1865 | 80,000 |
| 1870 | 30,000 |
| 1871H Mule | 40,000 |
| 1872H | Incl. above |
| 1873 | 20,000 |
| 1876H | 10,000 |
| 1880 | 10,000 |
| 1882H | 20,000 |
| 1885 | 8,000 |
| 1888 | 30,000 |
| 1890 | 100,000 |
| 1894 | 100,000 |
| 1896 | 230,000 |
Edward VII 1903 - 1904
Ten Cent 1904H*
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Designer and Modeller
Portrait - George W. DeSaulles
DES below bust
Reverse Engraver - W. H. J. Blakemore
modifying existing coinage tools
Composition
.925 silver
.075 copper
Diameter -
17.96
mm
Weight - 2.36 grams
Edge - Reeded
Die Axis
Up, Down
The Mint - Birmingham issue 1904
"H" mint mark
bottom of the reverse below the oval
Royal Mint striking 1903
no letter
| TEN CENTS - Edward VII 1903 - 1904 | |
| Date & Mint Mark | Qty Minted |
| 1903 | 100,000 |
| 1904H | 100,000 |
George V 1912 - 1929
Ten Cent 1912*
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Designer and Modeller
Portrait - Sir E.B. MacKennal
B.M. on the truncation
Composition
.925 silver
.075 copper
Diameter
1912 -
17.96
mm
1917 - 1919 -
18.03
mm
Weight
1912 - 1917 -
2.36
grams
1919 -
2.33
grams
Edge - Reeded
Die Axis
Up, Up
Ottawa Mint issues 1917, 1919
"C" mint mark
bottom of reverse below the oval
Royal Mint issues 1912
no letter
| TEN CENTS - George V 1912 - 1919 | |
| Date & Mint Mark | Qty Minted |
| 1912 | 150,000 |
| 1917C | 250,805 |
| 1919C | 54,342 |
George VI 1938 - 1947
Ten Cent 1938*
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Designer and Modeller
Portrait - Percy Metcalfe
P.M. below bust
Composition 1938 - 1944
.925 silver
.075 copper
Composition 1945 - 1947
.800 silver
.200 copper
Weight
2.33
grams
Diameter
18.03
mm
Edge - Reeded
Die Axis
Up, Down
Royal Mint issue 1940
no letter
Ottawa Mint issue 1941 - 1947
"C" mint mark
bottom of reverse below the oval
| TEN CENTS - George VI 1938 - 1947 | |
| Date & Mint Mark | Qty Minted |
| 1938 | 100,000 |
| 1940 | 100,000 |
| 1941C | 483,630 |
| 1942C | 292,736 |
| 1943C | 104,706 |
| 1944C | 151,471 |
| 1945C | 175,833 |
| 1946C | 38,400 |
| 1947C | 61,988 |