CanSmart Beer Cans & Breweriana (2024)

FAQs

Are beer cans from the 70s worth anything? ›

Largely because of the fact that there are fewer collectors now, there is an over-supply of many cans from this time period. As a result, cans from the 1970's and newer generally have little or no value.

"The older cans are the better cans so what you're looking for is the older steel type of can, so they're not aluminum. Some aluminum cans have some value but very, very few of them do," said Older. "If it's got a cone shaped spout on it that's also a good indicator," said Morean.

The Perone Beer quart cone top can, described by the auctioneers at Morean Auctions as “the only known example”, leapt in the bids from a US$25 start and reached US$51,500 (US$62,830 with buyer's premium). Antiques reports detailed how Perone was a brand of Otto Erlanger Brewing Co.

Steel beverage cans, then tinned steel, were initially used in 1933. Aluminum cans started showing up around 1958 and had completely overtaken steel cans by 1980.

Pull tab cans typically have little value but ones produced prior to 1969 can be worth from $5 to several hundreds of dollars.

If you make $1 per lb, you need 2200 cans to make $100. From a scrapyard, you likely need double that, with 4400 cans. And if you make $2 per lb in a bottle bill state, you'll only need half, which is still 1100 cans.

Old beer cans have values, just like any antique collectible item. We are buyers and sellers of rare beer cans and soda cans from around the world.

Recycling aluminum cans can earn you between . 25 to . 50 cents a pound which means if you have a 100 pounds you could earn around $50. I would collect cans from the trash and even walk side ditches to pick them up because most people wouldn't take the time so recycle them.

According to NIQ, the current top-selling beers in the U.S. are: Modelo Especial. Bud Light. Michelob Ultra.

What's the oldest beer still made? ›

The Weihenstephan Brewery can trace its roots at the abbey to 768, as a document from that year refers to a hop garden in the area paying a tithe to the monastery. A brewery was licensed by the City of Freising in 1040, and that is the founding date claimed by the modern brewery.

The term “#10 can” refers to its volume rather than its physical dimensions.

So, in 1935 Krueger's Cream Ale and Krueger's Finest Beer were the first beers sold to the public in cans. Canned beer was an immediate success. The public loved it, giving it a 91 percent approval rating. Compared to glass, the cans were lightweight, cheap, and easy to stack and ship.

Back when they were made of steel, beer cans were a lot harder than they are now. Then (in about the early 1970s) the canneries switched to aluminum cans, which were softer and easier to crush.

How Much is a 12-ounce Aluminum Can Worth? A single 12-ounce can is worth about 1.8 cents on average in the U.S. but could be as much as 15 cents in a state with container deposit laws. How Many Aluminum Cans Make a Pound? It takes about 32 aluminum cans to make one pound on average.

For cans, the pull date is located on the bottom of the can. Location of the pull date code on secondary packaging is determined by package artwork and is generally printed in the upper left-hand corner of the packaging. It can be on the long or short side of the package.