What is the value of a South African 1945 Ticky coin?

Answer 1

R10000.00

Answer 2

You are asking about a "tickey", or 3 Pence coin (KM#26), from South Africa dated 1938. The coin is 16.5mm in diameter, weighs 1.41 grams and is 80% silver, giving it an ASW (Actual Silver Weight) of 0.0363 troy ounces. The obverse (front) of the coin has an image of King George VI of Great Britain and the words "GEORGIVS VI REX IMPERATOR" (Latin for "George the Sixth, King and Emperor"). The reverse (back) of the coin has a protea flower in the center of three bars shaped as an inverted triangle, with the words "SOUTH Africa", the date, and "SUID-AFRIKA" (Afrikaans for "South Africa") above the flower and the denomination, "3D" ("D" being the abbreviation for penny) below it. 2,394,000 of these coins were produced for circulation in 1938, with another 44 produced in Proof.

With silver currently (as of January 31, 2011) at $28.17 per troy ounce, the "melt value" of this coin is about US$1.02. Numismatically (according to the Standard Catalog of World Coins), an example is probably worth about US$1.50 in Very Fine condition, US$7.00 in Extremely Fine condition, and US$20.00 in Uncirculated condition. Proof examples are valued at about US$100.00.

Answer 3

You are asking about a 3 Pence coin (KM#26), sometimes known as a "Ticky" or "Tickey," from South Africa dated 1945. The coin is 16.5mm in diameter, weighs 1.41 grams and is 80% silver, giving it an ASW (Actual Silver Weight) of 0.0363 troy ounces. The obverse (front) of the coin has an image of King George VI of Great Britain and the words "GEORGIVS VI REX IMPERATOR" (Latin for "George the Sixth, King and Emperor"). The reverse (back) of the coin has a protea flower in the center of three bars shaped as an inverted triangle, with the words "SOUTH AFRICA", the date, and "SUID-AFRIKA" (Afrikaans for "South Africa") above the flower and the denomination, "3D" ("D" being the abbreviation for pence) below it. 4,094,000 of these coins were produced in 1945.

With silver currently (as of October 4, 2011) at $29.40 per troy ounce, the "melt value" of this coin is about US$1.07. Numismatically (according to the Standard Catalog of World Coins), an example is probably worth about US$1 in Very Fine condition, US$3 in Extremely Fine condition, and US$9 in Uncirculated condition. There is also a variant where the "5" in the date is struck over a "3" - such a coin would be valued at about US$1 in Fine condition, US$3 in Very Fine condition, US$10 in Extremely Fine condition, and US$20 in Uncirculated condition.

Answer 4

I presume that you are asking about a 3 Pence coin from South Africa (KM#15.1). The coin is 16.5mm in diameter, weighs 1.4100 grams, and is 80% silver, giving it an ASW (Actual Silver Weight) of 0.0363 troy ounces, and thus a "melt value" of about US$1.28 (as of March 2, 2012, with silver selling at about $35.25 per troy ounce). The obverse (front) bears an image of the crowned bust King George V of Great Britain, facing left, with the words "GEORGIVS V REX IMPERATOR" (Latin for "George the Fifth, King [and] Emperor") around the edge. The reverse (back) has a protea flower in the center, surrounded by three fasces (bundles of sticks), with "1926" above, "3 PENCE" below, "SOUTH AFRICA" to the left, and "ZUID AFRIKA" ("Afrikaans for "South Africa") to the right. 1,572,000 of such coins were produced for circulation in 1926, as well as another 16 in proof condition for collectors.

According to the Standard Catalog of World Coins, and example would numismatically be valued at US$1.00 in Fine condition, US$3.50 in Very Fine condition, US$20.00 in Extremely Fine condition, and US$50.00 in Uncirculated condition. A proof example would be valued at US$2,000.00.

Answer 5

A very good condition used example is worth $175, rising to $500 in mint uncirculated condition.

Answer 6

R10000.00