What is value of a South African 1932 George V Rex 2.5 shilling coin?

Answer 1

For an accurate valuation you'd really need to take it to a dealer (preferably one specializing in South African Coins), but you might be able to find a rough estimate of the value range online if you know what coin you actually have (hint: it's not a "half dollar" because in 1942 South Africa was using British currency denominations in which there are no dollars). Is it labelled "1/2 D"? That's a half pence, and would probably be worth 20 cents up to maybe a dollar if in extremely good condition. An mint condition example could be worth a couple of bucks.

"Georgius VI Rex Imperator" is not especially helpful; all it really does is tell us the coin was minted during the reign of George VI (roughly 1937-1951), and since you've got a specific date (1942) we already knew that.

Answer 2

You are asking about a Shilling coin from South Africa (KM#17.3). The coin weighs 5.66 grams and is 80.0% silver, giving it an ASW (Actual Silver Weight) of 0.1456 troy ounces. With silver at US$17.32 per troy ounce (as of March 8, 2010), the "melt value" of this coin is about US$2.52.

The obverse of the coin has a portrait of King George the Fifth and the words "GEORGIVS V REX IMPERATOR" (Latin for "George the Fifth, King and Emperor"). The reverse has an image of a standing female figure leaning on an anchor, with the words "SOUTH AFRICA", the date, and "ZUID AFRIKA" (Afrikaans for "South Africa") above and the denomination ("SHILLING") below.

821,000 of these coins were produced in 1934. According to the 2010 Standard Catalog of World Coins, an example is worth about US$3.50 in Fine condition, US$7.00 in Very Fine condition, US$35.00 in Extremely Fine condition, and US$80.00 in Uncirculated condition.

Another 24 were produced in Proof condition - these are valued at about US$1,400.00 each.

Answer 3

To give the numismatic value I would need to know the year the shilling was minted and the condition. They minted shillings with King George on them from 1923-1936. The bullion value, however, was $3.16 in June of 2013.

Answer 4

That would be a George VI South African threepence coin I believe (except I don't think that on the George VI coins it says Sextvs anywhere on it... but rather uses traditional Roman numerals...) but if it is a South African threepence it would be worth not that much but around $1.50 or so USD/CAD.

Answer 5

You are asking about a 5 Shilling coin (also called a "Crown") from South Africa (KM#41). The coin weighs 28.28 grams and is 50.0% silver, giving it an ASW (Actual Silver Weight) of 0.4546 troy ounces. With silver at US$36.85 per troy ounce (as of June 8, 2011), the "melt value" of this coin is about US$16.75.

The coin was produced in honor of the 300th Anniversary of the Founding of Capetown. The obverse of the coin has a portrait of King George the Sixth and the words "GEORGIVS SEXTUS REX" (Latin for "George the Sixth, King"). The reverse has an image of a a schooner ship under sail in a harbor), with the words "SUID-AFRIKA" (Afrikaans for "South Africa") to the left, the dates "1652-1952" above, "SOUTH AFRICA" to the right, and the denomination ("5s", an abbreviation for "5 Shillings") below.

1,698,000 of these coins were produced in 1952. According to the 2010 Standard Catalog of World Coins, an example is worth about US$9.00 in Extremely Fine condition and US$12.00 in Uncirculated condition. Given the current price of silver, however, the actual numismatic value of these coins is probably somewhat higher.

Another 12,000 were produced in Proof-like condition - these are valued at about US$13.50 each; and 16,000 were produced in Proof condition - these are valued at about US$16.50 each.

Answer 6

Between $17 and $102. In the future please add the condition of the coin so I can value it more precisely for you.