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OK all you Coke collectors,I need your expertise!I found this bottle opener in a bunch of stuff I bought at an auction this weekend.It has a little bit of red paint that may or may not be original(I would say it is original),you tell me ,is it even old?if so how old ,and are they common?
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I'm not a Coke collector, but I am a opener collector. This is a B-2 style opener from between 1914 and 1930. The red enamel is standard on the Coke opener. I have the same opener for Blatz Beer, (with black enamel), valued at $50 to $100, due to condition. These openers are not "common" today, but were given away by the hundreds in the day. It's a good find and worth keeping.
Check out some of my opener posts;
http://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/51587-a-few-more-flat-figural-openers?in=user
http://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/43292-flat-figural-bottle-openers?in=user
Hope this helps, Lumpy
Thank you very much lumpy,I would keep it if it was worth $1!
Lumpy nailed it, a quick check in the Coke bible says 1910-1920, $100 minty. If you get bored with it let me know, I'd happily give ya 2 whole dollars fer it!!! lol
LOL do I here $3(just kidding CW!!!!!!!)
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