Top 13 Most Expensive and Weirdest Coca-Cola Bottles And Cans In History

Top 13 Most Expensive and Weirdest Coca-Cola Bottles And Cans In History. Photo KnowInsiders

Drinking off a Coke bottle, don’t throw it away. The bottle you own might become an antique dozens of years later. In the world history, there are a number of Coke bottles produced in different countries. Thanks to their high values, they have become the most expensive bottles in the world.

Top 13 Most Expensive and Weirdest Coca-Cola Bottles And Cans In History

1. Coca Cola 1997 Prototype Cans From TV Commercial

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Value: $750

Year: 1997

They are ones of the most expensive sodas in the world, and also one of a kind.

These cute prototypes from a TV commercial back in the 1990s were on sale on eBay for $750 for a package. Although we are familiar with the intentional dent in the middle, from water bottles, it’s doubtful you’ve ever had the chance to drink Coca-Cola from a can designed like this.

2. 1993 Mexico Acapulco McDonald's Coca Cola Bottle

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Value: $1,000

Year: 1993

This Coke bottle was released to celebrate the opening of the 13,000th McDonalds restaurant in Acapulco Mexico in 1993 (13,000th in the world not in Acapulco!!!!!).

Bottle features unique foil label. Bottle also comes with a silver (the real thing) Sombrero on its cap. GOOD SOLID BOTTLE!! A great chance to pick up a double collectible - Coke and McDonalds!!

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3. Indian Sachin Tendulkar Coca Cola

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Value: $1,399

Year: 2011

Indian Coca-Cola looks so colorful, you might just want to spend $139 per can. With the seller offering free shipping worldwide, buying these can truly be a great investment for the future; they can be used for pretty decorations in the house or can be kept for long-term value increase.

As colorful as these cans look I’m guessing there aren’t many people who would spend $1,399 for them.

It was marketed on eBay and came with special offer- free shipping.

There is no reason why you shouldn’t buy these, because it can truly be a great investment for the future.

Their value can grow over the years. But until then, they are the perfect decorations in the house.

What Did The First Coke Bottle Look Like? The Coca-Cola Company produced its first Coca-Cola soda drink in 1891, but it wasn’t available until March of 1894. It utilized the Biedenharn Hutchinson bottle, which was already popular at the time; however, it wasn’t the first. Coca-Cola was originally a combination of wine, cocaine and ethanol that was marketed as Wine Coca in the early 1880s. The original creator was a retired Civil War soldier turned Pharmacist Dr. Pemberton. Wine Coca was first presented to the public as a nerve tonic for headaches, constipation, and other minor illnesses by Pemberton. This drink looked like a contemporary red wine bottle, with a cylindrical bottle with an extended neck. The image below shows what you may expect. The government’s alcohol control in 1886 had an impact on Wine Coca, despite the fact that it became a consumer favorite; Pemberton rebuilt it into a non-alcoholic drink. Coca (Cocaine) + Cola (Kola nut) = Coca-Cola was formed when he replaced the wine with Kola nut. As a result, this information leads us back to the starting point, when the first Coca-Cola beverage was served from a Hutchinson bottle. By 1929, Coca-Cola had become a genuine soda drink when the firm removed cocaine from its ingredients.

4. Chinese Coca-Cola Bottle

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Value: $1,500

Year: 1992

Sold: 2020

This 1992 Coke bottle in near-mint condition was sold in 2020 for just over $1,500. It wasn’t because it was unopened, but this particular bottle was part of a commemorative series in China to celebrate the opening of the first McDonald’s restaurant in the country. The bottle was purchased from a Coke executive who had kept it in storage and placed on eBay in 2020.

Do you know...? In 1915, owner Candler set up a competition to create a bottle design that would distinguish Coca-Cola from its competitors. The winner was The Root Glass Company based in Terre Haute, Indiana. The bottle’s bulbous design was modelled on a cocoa bean – an ingredient incorrectly believed to be in Coca-Cola. This image shows how the bottle's design has changed from 1899 to 2007.

5. 1900s Coke Bottle

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Value: $2,375

Year: Early 1900s

Sold: 2019

This bottle could have been produced during most of the early 1900’s by a bottling facility with an old style embossed logo on the glass. After all, it must be post 1915 because the sides are curved, not straight.

It’s rare to find an antique bottle without this label. This bottle is made from a bottling facility in Jellico, Tennessee, and sold on eBay in 2019 for $2,375 which makes it one of the most expensive coke bottles in the world.

6. Seoul Olympic Games Commemorative Bottle

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Value: $2,500

Year: 1988

Sold: 2021

Summer Olympics 1988 were held in Seoul, South Korea. Coke had sponsored the games, and amongst the sponsorship was a commemorative Coke bottle that was sold in a tall cardboard box. This bottle is ideal for you if you are an Olympic enthusiast and Coca-cola collector.

The bottle has Olympic art on all the reverse sides. While most of these bottles were bought, opened, and drunk from, one of the bottles appeared on eBay recently in 2021 itself and sold for $2,500 at an auction.

Coca-Cola was among the first brands to vary bottle size. Although Pepsi was nowhere near as popular, it was growing and in the 1950s, Coca-Cola decided to diversify to remain relevant. In 1955, it adopted king-size and family-size bottles alongside the original 185ml (6.5oz) drink. It was a scary idea for the business at the time, with one Coca-Cola executive saying "Bringing out another bottle was like being unfaithful to your wife".

7. Thailand Coca-Cola ACL Bottles

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Year: 1973

Price: $3,350

Sold: 2020

Coca-Cola used ACL or applied color label bottles as far back as 1941. This was used instead of paper labels or custom-molded bottles, which had the labels built directly into the glass. The reason ACL became popular was that washing and shipping the soda bottles made the paper labels peel, which cost a lot to bottlers who had to reapply them.

ACL labels were limited to two colors, but the process definitely made the entire production process easier. A bottle from Thailand was sold in 2020 for $3,000. The ACL process got its first major advancement in the 50s when the ‘lehr’ was invented. It was an oven that could reach 1200 degrees, which was enough to fuse the paint of the ACL label to the bottle’s glass.

8. Hutchinson Bottles

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Value: $4,000

Year: 1889

Sold: 2021

The Hutchinson Bottles were the first bottles to be commissioned by the Coca-Cola Company after it was taken over from the original owner. The bottles had straight sides with a logo embossed in the center of the bottle and a metal stopper. These bottles were only used for seven years. By 1906, the company switched over to its more familiar-looking model. The original Hutchinson bottles are now in very short supply and can cost over $4,000.

The original owner, Dr. John Pemberton, died in 1988. Before dying, Pemberton sold the Coke syrup to local soda shops to mix with carbonated water so that it could be served as a fountain drink. By 1906, Coca-Cola switched over to their more popular-looking model, which was the amber-colored bottle with a triangular logo in the center.

It would take you 11 years to try every product. The Coca-Cola Company doesn't only sell Coke, it has around 4,000 different drinks across 500 brands. In fact, Coca-Cola makes so many products, if you tried one product from its portfolio every day, it would take you just under 11 years to try them all.

9. Dallas Cowboys Coke Bottle

Value: $5,000

Year: 1984

Sold: 2019

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To celebrate the Dallas Cowboys’ 25th Anniversary in the NFL, Coca-Cola released these limited-edition Coke bottles. On the label, it listed the team’s yearly game record as well as their greatest achievement from that year, from 1960 to 1983. These achievements include being Division Champions in 1969, 1970, 1973, 1976, 1979, and 1981.

This Dallas Cowboys Commemorative Coke Bottle sold at auction in 2019 for $5,000. It was unopened and in great condition.

This Coke bottle was released in 1984, which was the Dallas Cowboy’s 25th season. This year is known not only for a 9-7 season, where they missed the postseason for the first time in over ten years, but also for the team’s ownership change. Cline Murchison lost so much money due to sagging oil prices that he had to sell the Cowboys in May of ’84 to H.R. “Bum” Bright.

10. 100th Anniversary Laredo Coca Cola Bottling Co

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Value: $11,000

Six identical, unopened bottles of Laredo Coca Cola Bottling Co. are currently selling for $11,000 on Ebay. They've never been opened or altered, and the value lies in their rarity. At $1,833 per bottle, these are more expensive than your average fine vintage wine - we wonder if Coca Cola ages as well as liquor, though?

11. Unopened Coca-Cola Bottle

Value: $29,900

Year: 1974

Sold: 2020

This is the first five-figure Coca-Cola bottle on this list. And much of its value is down to three factors, condition and because this 1974 Coca-Cola bottle still has Coke in it, and the claim is that there is a syringe inside the bottle.

In 1993, Pepsi was embroiled in a scandal that there were syringes packed in its soda cans. However, this was ultimately dismissed as a hoax. This unopened bottle was sold for $29,900 on eBay in 2020.

12. Coca-Cola Root Glass Company Modified Prototype Bottle

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Value: $108,000

Year: 1915

Sold: 2011

The Root Glass Co. Coke Bottle is the rarest. Prototype Bottle with Changes. In 1915, a design for a standard glass Coca-Cola bottle was suggested by Coco-Cola’s parent bottling business in Atlanta.

A prototype was essential for submissions. A octagonal holy grail of Coca-Cola bottle collections has now been formed from the eight bottles included.

Birmingham and other bottling firms in dumps and landfills have uncovered a number of test bottles, but none that are even close to full or intact.

13. Coca Cola Can Factory Error

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Value: $281,000

Coca Cola takes the first place with a $281,000 factory error can. This unopened and untouched error can from Coca Cola is currently for sale on Ebay for $281,000. The can is also one of the most recent on our list, as the Brasil Fifa World Cup logo is visible on the side. Why buy a house when you could buy a mistake? Who knows how much it will be worth in the future though, especially if people start drinking healthier alternatives.

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