Home› World & Ancient Coins Forum

Is this some worthless 1933 Guine coin? Nice color though!

guitarwesguitarwes Posts: 9,270 ✭✭✭
in World & Ancient Coins Forum
Picked it up at a local dealer's shop. I wanted it for the color on the Obv. Very shimmery Rose, Green, Violet colors not represented well in the photos.

It's a KM-3. The book value says it's somewhere in the neighborhood of $65. I'm hardpressed to believe that's even remotely close to being correct.

Thoughts?

image
image
@ Elite CNC Routing & Woodworks on Facebook. Check out my work.
Too many positive BST transactions with too many members to list.

Comments

  • coinkatcoinkat Posts: 23,443 ✭✭✭✭✭
    you just might be surprised....

    Experience the World through Numismatics...it's more than you can imagine.

  • tbirde56tbirde56 Posts: 2,161
    Those are very popular and usually go for over catalog value on Ebay.
    Brad Swain

    World Coin & PM Collector
    My Coin Info Pages <> My All Experts Profile
    image
  • newsmannewsman Posts: 2,658 ✭✭✭


    << <i>It's a KM-3. The book value says it's somewhere in the neighborhood of $65. I'm hardpressed to believe that's even remotely close to being correct. >>



    If anything, that might be too low. I'd buy all I can find in red Unc. for $65.
  • guitarwesguitarwes Posts: 9,270 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Those are very popular and usually go for over catalog value on Ebay. >>




    Really no joke?

    @ Elite CNC Routing & Woodworks on Facebook. Check out my work.
    Too many positive BST transactions with too many members to list.
  • tbirde56tbirde56 Posts: 2,161
    A more scarce coin (below) but much lower grade that went for about catalog value. A high grade example like yours would command a premium.
    1933-Portguese-Guine-10-Centavos ended on Ebay:

    Ebay link
    Brad Swain

    World Coin & PM Collector
    My Coin Info Pages <> My All Experts Profile
    image
  • guitarwesguitarwes Posts: 9,270 ✭✭✭

    Keep talking.....I'm smiling more and more.

    Thanks for everyone's input.
    @ Elite CNC Routing & Woodworks on Facebook. Check out my work.
    Too many positive BST transactions with too many members to list.
  • MacCrimmonMacCrimmon Posts: 7,058 ✭✭✭
    I bought a 10 & 20 C. pair at the 2007 CICF for about $150. Both are 64RB, maybe better.
  • spoonspoon Posts: 2,798 ✭✭✭
    Krause is way off on these.

    That said, you can still get lucky sometimes. The 1930 coppers from Cabo Verde are similarly popular for type collectors. I got a pair of 20c from there a few years ago... for $5, shipping included! (Dimitri has one of them image )

    image

    (Can't seem to find pics of mine, so that one's Dimitri's, pics by Phil--it was still online image )

    My wantlist & references

  • DentuckDentuck Posts: 3,819 ✭✭✭
    The Portuguese numismatic market [in Portugal; the U.S. market's "mileage may vary"] has experienced a downturn in the past 12 months. But quality coins will always carry a premium.

  • SYRACUSIANSYRACUSIAN Posts: 6,461 ✭✭✭✭
    Eric, I finally decided to submit it, just out of curiosity, but it was a bad day at NGC and the coin graded 63RB. image Regardless, it's still in my box of favourites and no grade will ever change that. image



    PS: For newer members, I was the lucky winner of an earlier spoon giveaway, where the prize was this beautiful 1930 Cabo Verde 20 centavos.

    PS2: After 3 years of procrastination, I'm almost ready to liberate Phil's webspace.... imageimage
    Dimitri



    myEbay



    DPOTD 3
Sign In or Register to comment.