Coin value south African 3d 1943?

Answer 1

You are asking about a 3 Pence coin (KM#26) from South Africa dated 1943. 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. 14,827,000 of these coins were produced for circulation in 1943, with another 104 produced in Proof..

With silver currently (as of April 30, 2010) at $18.72 per troy ounce, the "melt value" of this coin is about 68 US cents. Numismatically (according to the Standard Catalog of World Coins), an example is probably worth about US$1.00 in Very Fine condition, US$2.50 in Extremely Fine condition, and US$6.00 in Uncirculated condition. Proof examples are valued at about US$70.00.