New Guinea 3 Pence and 6 Pence 1935 to 1944

Minted in New Guinea, these coins are almost identical except for size and the number of points of the star on the back: 3 pence has 4 points, 6 pence has 8 points. Catalog values for all dates of 3 and 6 pence are virtually identical as well:

worn: $2 US dollars approximate catalog value
average circulated: $4
well preserved: $12
fully uncirculated: $25

The 1945 6 pence is slightly more valuable than the other coins. It catalogs near $15 in well preserved condition.
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Coin: 18577, Genre: Colonizers and Colonies, Timeline: World
Created (yyyymm): 201500, Last review: 201500
Appearance: Round hole at center Metallic gray Letters: Latin
Years: sort: 1935, filter: 1935 to 1944
Image: new_guinea_3_pence_1944.jpg
Tags: tiera scripts letter guinea monograms fourpence tiarra lettering initials tiara crown sixpence new crowning caligraphy inscription 6th threepence pence crowns guine guineas crowned monogram initals letters twopence guniea scrip inscriptions 3rd lettered script calligraphy initial