Posted 11/28/2018 12:25 pm
I see from my Krause that Guyana only issued 1 and 10 cents in 1973. Mintages were 4 and 1.5 million respectively, and my 2005 krause lists them as 25 and 35 cents respectively in UNC.
So I think that you have your answer there. To expand on the comment of @Finn235, is is not worth anyone's time to sell these individually. There is simply no profit in it. Guyana is one of the the many countries where there is little collector interest, which explains the low value.
Despite the millions being struck, compared to the billions of other coins, the Guyanese coins would be heavily diluted in any lot, so the odds are low. Your best bet might be to get lots that originated in an area with a large Guyanese immigrant population-they would have been more likely to have sent their souvenirs into the the collectible market.
My guess is that you would have to search 1000s of pounds before you found one. That is not as hard as you think for an experienced eye. I could search 1000 pounds in a day. But of course you would not want to buy 1000 pounds for a low-value coin!
So I think that you have your answer there. To expand on the comment of @Finn235, is is not worth anyone's time to sell these individually. There is simply no profit in it. Guyana is one of the the many countries where there is little collector interest, which explains the low value.
Despite the millions being struck, compared to the billions of other coins, the Guyanese coins would be heavily diluted in any lot, so the odds are low. Your best bet might be to get lots that originated in an area with a large Guyanese immigrant population-they would have been more likely to have sent their souvenirs into the the collectible market.
My guess is that you would have to search 1000s of pounds before you found one. That is not as hard as you think for an experienced eye. I could search 1000 pounds in a day. But of course you would not want to buy 1000 pounds for a low-value coin!
