Coin and Paper Money Collecting/South Africa coin

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I have a coin with a picture of a king on it, that says georgivs V Rex imperator on the front, and on the back are some ornate designs. The back also says that the coin is from south africa, and it was 2 1/2 shillings. I was wondering how much this would be worth in US dollars

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Hi Brian, what is the date on it?
King George V reigned 1910-36.
World coin pictures and some values may be found here: http://worldcoingallery.com/index.htm ,
http://www.coinarchives.com/ , http://omnicoin.com/search/ , http://allnumis.com/ , and http://www.numismaster.com/ta/numis.jsp .
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Brad Swain

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I have been a World Coin and Paper Money collector since about 1965. I will be glad to answer any questions you may have on World coins or currency, tokens, unusual or unknown pieces and attempt to give you estimates of value and historical information about them in a polite and prompt manner.

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45 years collecting coins and paper money.

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BA History, BA Geography - Virginia Tech

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