So here is a look at what vintage Coca-Cola bottles you should be trying to collect:
Dallas Cowboys Coke Bottle, $5,000.Hutchinson Bottles, $4,000.Thailand Coca-Cola ACL Bottles, $3,000. Seoul Olympic Games Commemorative Bottle, $2,500. 1900s Coke Bottle, $2,375.Chinese Coca-Cola Bottle, $1,500.
What is the most valuable Coca Cola collectible?
10 Most Expensive Coca Cola Collectibles
1893 Soda Fountain.Untitled Coca Cola, Danh Vó Cardboard.1915 Coca Cola Contour Prototype Bottle.Early Glass Globe.c.1896 Cameo Paper Sign.c. 1915 Globe Soda Dispenser.1897 Victorian Girl Tray.c.1913 Girl on Hammock Festoon.
What is the rarest Coke?
The rarest Coke Bottle is this Root Glass Co. Modified Prototype Bottle. In 1915, Coco-Cola’s parent bottling company in Atlanta proposed designs for a standardized glass Coca-Cola bottle. Submissions were required to include a prototype.
How do you date old Coke bottles?
If a bottle is from one of the first three time periods listed above (1938-1965) there will likely be a small embossed date code found on the waist left or right of a letter or symbol. For instance, the number “42” on a bottle marked either “87 L 42” or “42 L 87” would denote a bottle made in 1942 during WWII.
Are old Coke bottles worth any money?
Coke Bottle Values
Regular, vintage Coke bottles start at around $10, and anniversary models or special editions can sell for about $30, reports Country Living. Despite their age, many bottles are not especially valuable because there were so many made, according to the Coca-Cola Company.
Are Coke bottle caps worth anything?
Individual caps from sets are plentiful, usually selling for between 50 cents and a few dollars. Beware of skewed values. Collectors often will pay between $15 to $25 for final caps they need to complete a series. Assuming your friend’s bottle-cap set includes caps for 50 states, it probably dates from the 1960s.
How can you tell if a soda bottle is vintage?
Most Coke bottles (although not all) bear a glass manufacturer’s mark (logo, emblem, trademark, or initials) somewhere on the bottle, that may help to identify what glass company made it. In general, glass manufacturers’ marks are usually seen on the base, but sometimes appear on the side or lower heel of the bottle.
What is the oldest unopened bottle of Coke?
Incredibly rare 130-year-old Cola bottle is discovered after being bought for $5 at flea market. An empty glass bottle bought for just $5 at a flea market turned out to be an incredibly rare 130-year-old forerunner to Coca-Cola.
What kind of old glass bottles are worth money?
Colored glass is typically more valuable than clear glass; in fact, a colored glass bottle can easily be worth $1,000 or more than the same bottle featuring clear glass.
What old bottles are worth the most?
1. National Bridge White Beer Brewery Bottles – $2,700. The literal top of the heap belongs to these bottles which were described as being “extremely rare bottles” by Morphy Auctions.
What do the numbers on the bottom of old bottles mean?
In most cases, one- or two-digit numbers are actually mold numbers that indicate the specific bottle mold or section in an automatic bottle machine. If numerous molds were identical, each one received its own number. Base numbers also indicate bottle styles or shapes, manufacturing dates, or factory location codes.
What names are on the Coke bottles?
The beverage giant is bringing back a popular advertising campaign that involves printing first names on 20-ounce bottles of Coke, Diet Coke and Coke Zero. This year Coke (KO) is increasing the number of names by four times to 1,000. They will also include nicknames such as “bro,” “better half” and “sidekick.”
Why are old Coke bottles Green?
The green color
Today, the “Coca-Cola bottle green” color is nearly as synonymous with the drink as the bottle shape itself. This color was a natural result of the copper and minerals found in the sand that Root used to make his bottles (including the Coca-Cola bottle that his company patented).
Are old Pepsi and Coke bottles worth anything?
Logo color and the condition of the paper label play an important role in identifying the year of manufacture of a Pepsi bottle. Bottles with a red and white logo were made after 1948. However, bottles with a red, white, and blue logo were made during World War II and can be worth around $25.
