Russian money how much. The most expensive modern coins

Personally, I was sure that everyone had long known that there are modern coins that cost tens and thousands of times more than the face value, but as practice has shown, I was mistaken. A few days ago, a bank (I don’t remember the name, I just know, people who work there not from this world) announced that he would buy coins in denominations of 1, 2 and 5 rubles, moreover, minted at the St. Petersburg Mint. I read the news and laughed until I lost my pulse. The next day I saw a video on this subject in the news and the presenter said that the bank was not ready to buy everything in succession 1, 2, and 5 rubles in 2003, but, specifically, the St. Petersburg Mint. The yard sign is small enough and you have to look for it with a magnifying glass, etc. etc. and other heresy. The essence of my hysterical laughter is that I did not see a single coin of these denominations and this year with the emblem of the Moscow Mint. What if I suddenly find, say, 2 rubles of 2003 with the MMD monogram, the bank will not buy it from me? I would like to look at that imbitsil who will not buy such a rarity (well, provided, of course, that the coin is genuine). Further along the video, they are interviewed by some Moscow numismatist. An elderly uncle talks about the fact that there are still rare coins other than 2003, for example, 1 ruble in 2001 and it costs 2 thousand rubles. Again precipitate! Where??? Where can I find someone who will sell 1 ruble of 2001 for 2 thousand rubles. Call, write buy without fail. This is generally horror !!! Such dibilism is possible only in Russia! Carry a frank heresy on TV! Well, okay ... I hope they read this article, blush with shame for the nonsense that they told the whole country and draw the appropriate conclusions.

Let's talk about rare coins better. Are they in our pockets and is it worth looking for them? Yes!!! THERE IS AND SEARCH IS WORTH !!!
Among modern circulation coins, there are at least 50-100 coins that are very much more expensive than the face value. These are the so-called varieties. Somewhere the leaf is edged, somewhere the cloak of George the Victorious with transverse folds, somewhere the letters under the hoof of a horse are turned differently, etc., etc. There are a lot of such coins, just to recognize the spool you need to have a lot of experience behind in terms of packing these coins. In a word, not everyone is given such things (someone doesn’t allow his vision, someone’s time, someone’s patience). If you still want to know more about this, then write to the forum, I will talk about these nuances.

In the same article, I want to make out coins that everyone can recognize without any magnifying glass.

We start in order.

That's what she looks like. In my price list, it costs 150,000 rubles. This price is rather conditional. In principle, I can write 200,000, nothing will change from this. NO this coin and that's it. They showed on TV that someone had found her, but this is an isolated case, if not the only one. In a word, meeting this coin in circulation is no easier than a dinosaur in a bakery.

It looks like this. The price in the price tag is 100,000 rubles. The story is almost the same as with the coin above, that is, there is a price, but no coins. It’s been a long time since I read that a certain comrade found this (a nickname in my memory has Basilio ... anyone who is interested can search on numismatic forums ...)

It should look like this

that is, like an ordinary ruble, only with the date 2001. Personally, I did not come across my friends either. The coin is rare.
  If we see the date 2001 and here is a picture,

then we don’t write to me and other administrators of numismatic sites with an offer to sell a rarity, but just throw this coin out.

4. 2 rubles in 2001.

It looks like an ordinary kopeck piece, only with the date 2001. That is, on the one hand the face value is 2 rubles, and with the reverse eagle. I can’t even find a picture right away. You see, yes ... a rare coin!
  Again, a huge request, not to confuse it with Gagarin. It was also released in 2001. Who does not know, it looks like this;)

5. By the way, about Gagarin. Under the fifth number of my list, let it be, or rather, the coin is dedicated to the 40th anniversary of Yu.A. Gagarin's space flight.

So, among these coins there are also valuable ones, and recognizing them will not be the slightest difficulty. It is necessary to pay attention to the presence of the mint mark.
  If we see such a picture,

then a coin into the furnace, but if this one,

without designating the mint (without the goat right under the leaf), then we sing and dance. Such coins are sold on average at 6 thousand rubles. In circulation come across. I dug up a couple of these and I know a lot of people who found them. If we talk more deeply about these coins, then there are options for the location of the mint mark, but to identify such varieties we need experience, so we will skip them in the framework of this article.

6. At number 6, we will immediately talk about a few coins - this 1, 2 and 5 rubles in 2002.

They look like always, only the date is 2002. Somehow I missed the topic ... like heresy not to say ... But in my memory these coins were not in circulation, but they were in Sberbank sets. Such sets were printed unmeasured, and it is quite possible that part of the coins leaked into circulation. In stalls for surrender I did not come across such, but if you suddenly meet, put off. In any case, a coin is more expensive than face value at times.

Everything is very simple here, we look under the hoof of a horse. If we see such a picture,

then the coin is ordinary, if the picture is like this,

then we sing and dance. You got rich for 4-5 rubles.

I will not paint. The exact same topic, like the coin above, only costs less ... the estimated price is 500 - 1000 rubles, depending on the degree of preservation.

Everyone already knows about him in view of the current hype. Estimated price of 10-15 thousand rubles. I come across in circulation and I know who found this, and on the forums there are those who also found, and there are already offers for sale.

The price is about 10-12 thousand rubles. Also, people find and also flooded offers for sale.

Actually, this is the cheapest coin in this series and its price, approximately, is about 5 thousand rubles.

In view of the noise and din around the coins of 1, 2, and 5 rubles in 2003, people began to actively search for them and found a lot. So, the offers for sale have already increased and, quite possibly, for some period of time, these coins will become a little cheaper.

That's all. Everyone can recognize these coins, and for this you do not need any loops or any impossible abilities and knowledge.

It was actually possible to put an end to this, but this is not our method;) Should I warm up the interest in numismatics!

Let's talk about another rare coin that can be found at a glance.

12. . Yes, yes ... exactly ... I did not seal. These coins are constantly found.

She looks like this.

And what is so special you ask? There is nothing in this coin! This is the most common coin and it costs exactly 1 ruble.

We need another. Rare coin (rim around the perimeter of the coin).

An ordinary coin looks like this

the one that we need here is such

it can be seen with the naked eye that the edging is about 2 times wider and even covers part of the image. It’s simply impossible not to notice such a coin, but if you get one, know that you’ve become richer by at least 5,000, or even more.

Actually the same story and 1 ruble 1998 MMD

Here, too, the edging is wider, but it does not climb onto the leaf, but adjoins it closely. It's easy enough to see this. Such a coin will be even more expensive. Estimated price of about 8000 rubles

All. I will stop there. I hope after reading this article among the collectors will increase. Maybe one of the adults will add children to this business. Children have little money, so collect coins, stamps, etc. they normally cannot. But sorting out a trifle is easy. There are a lot of coins in a modern walker that are expensive. It is simply impossible to describe in 1 article. To collect a sufficiently complete collection, and far from cheap, a lot of costs are not required. A little patience, a little time and a few hundred rubles, which are constantly exchanged for a trifle and vice versa, that's all! Good luck in your search. In my next articles I will try to talk about other varieties, so follow the news on our website, subscribe to us on Twitter (black button at the bottom of the website), tell your friends about this article (if you don’t find any valuable coins, at least they can find ;)).

The most expensive coins of the times of the USSR can bring fabulous profits to their holder. The figures are impressive: at the auction for numismatists, the proceeds from the sale of 50 kopecks of the twenties exceeded several million rubles.

During the existence of the Soviet Union, a lot of cash circulation came into circulation, but only some samples of cents and rubles have survived to this day. The price for many of them reaches several million rubles. Which of these expensive coins of the USSR can be found today in the collections of numismatists?

Coin Selection Criteria

Before you start a discussion about the value of Soviet coins, it will be useful to find out what criteria will affect the determination of their value:

• material of manufacture;
• safety;
• circulation in which money was issued;
• the number surviving to this day;
• authenticity.

Numismatists pay attention primarily to the rarity of the sample. It turns out that some copper and nickel coins can cost more than gold.

When selling the "wealth" found, you need to be careful: collectors can specifically name a lower price, convincing of the low value of the item. It is best to auction a sample. Sometimes it makes sense to wait - the value will only grow with time. This rule will not work when finding similar copies - the circulation will increase, and the cost, on the contrary, will fall.

All those coins that fit the definition of valuable can be divided into three main types:

• expensive annual copies;
• coins of certain historical periods;
• anniversary copies;
• "Errors" of manufacture.

Annual issues

During the formation and heyday of Soviet power, many monetary reforms took place. New samples of various denominations of coins were minted almost every two to three years. Each of these "annual" samples put into circulation has its own story. Fans of numismatics will be interested to get acquainted with the varieties of early Soviet coins.

Table 1. Interesting “annual” Soviet coins for the period from 1921 to 1958.

Valuable manufacturing errors

Mistakes happen even when minting money. They can be explained: from 1924 to 1957, 4 emblems of the USSR were replaced. The difference was in the number of ribbons that marked the republics that joined the communist power. How much is each of the mistakes that history has saved for us?

Table 2. Samples of Soviet coins from circulations with errors and typos from 1947-1992.

Trial instances

Samples of trial coins can be seen in museums (available in the St. Petersburg Hermitage) or, if authorized, in the archives of the State Bank. An interesting fact: they did not develop a separate denomination, but the entire coin line. Thanks to such experiments, the coin culture, familiar to most of us, was “born”.

These coins include:

Table 3. Samples of trial printed Soviet coins of 1925-1961.

How much is the money of the period 60-90s

In the beginning of the 60s, very cheap pennies were very rarely minted. This circumstance made them very valuable among collectors. How much money are from the period of 60-90s

Table 4. Top-3 expensive penny coins of the 1960-1990s.

Anniversary copies

Expensive and unusual Soviet coins are easiest to find among the jubilee specimens. There were a number of special issues dedicated to certain dates and holidays. There were options dedicated to cultural and scientific figures. The circulation reached several million copies.

Among the total number of commemorative coins were those that were distinguished by improved quality. Samples were minted from cupronickel (a copper-nickel alloy). Production was different from other coins:

1. New work stamps and polished coin mugs were used.
2. After the machine, they did not fall into the general pile (so as not to scratch about other coins).
3. After minting, each was wrapped in a special paper bag.

A small portion of some coins was issued in a special quality (Proof category). From what year did this technology begin to be used? The coinage began during the preparation of the Olympic issue in 1980, as an additional party.

The main feature is the contrast of the relief matte image with a smooth mirror field. Issues were used for gift sets of the USSR State Bank.

A total of 76 types of coins were issued. Popular ruble denominations are given below:

Table 5. Top 3 copies of ruble coins from special anniversary issues.

You can download the full catalog with prices for anniversary Soviet coins .

It will be interesting to watch such a video review.

Many have heard that among the modern coins of Russia there are rare and valuable specimens that keen numismatists hunt for. Surprisingly, for some base metal money, collectors are willing to give away hundreds of thousands. If you are still in doubt, then take a look at the table at the end of the article, which provides a list of such expensive rubles and cents. The value in the list is not taken from the ceiling, these are the average prices at which they were sold at past auctions.

But before moving on to, let's figure out why some banknotes are valued higher than the rest, and also find out whether it is possible to become a millionaire by sorting out a trifle?

What are the most valuable coins of modern Russia?

It is not difficult to guess that in the world of collectors the most desirable find is a unique thing. Also, people enthusiastically collecting mint products are willing to pay any amount for rarity.

Coins minted in a small print run

A striking example is the 2003 banknotes. According to the assumptions of some numismatists, coins in denominations of 1, 2 and 5 rubles were minted by the St. Petersburg Mint in the amount of a little more than 10 thousand copies. each kind. Once in circulation, they quickly disappeared among the money issued in other years, becoming a collector's rarity. But even today, especially successful people continue to find them, getting rich with each coin sold for 15 thousand, or even more.

Money is even more expensive, about the minting of which a mass circulation is not known. Experienced numismatists believe that such single copies were made by fraudsters for the purpose of profit. They secretly mint and take out products from mints whose release was not planned by the Bank of Russia. Others believe that by mistake trial copies fell into circulation. One way or another, but periodically at numismatic auctions there appear lots with products of mints that, it would seem, should not exist. For example, one of the most valuable coins of modern Russia is widely known - 5 rubles in 1999. So far, only two copies of this rarest coin have been found. One was sold for 250 thousand rubles., The other - for 270 thousand.

Infrequent Varieties

You should be aware that the products of the mints differ in face value, year of issue and the stigma of the mint. But besides this, they also have small differences associated with the technology of coinage. For example, some banknotes of one year may differ in barely expressed details in the figure. Others will vary in the metal from which they are made. There are experts who systematize these options for performance, not noticeable to ordinary people.

Coins united by common signs belong to one variety. There are different types of coins of regular minting, which are so rare that their value soared to several thousand rubles. For example, for the ruble of 1997, in which the edging (the protruding edge on the coin field) is slightly wider than usual, you can try to gain up to 4 thousand rubles.

Anniversary rubles

In addition to standard money, for example, with change they can give you commemorative and jubilee coins in denominations of 1, 2, 5 or 10 rubles. The collection value of commemorative banknotes almost always exceeds their face value. But there are several issues whose price can pleasantly surprise people who find them in their wallet.

These are three dozen: "Chechen Republic", "Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug", "Perm Territory". To purchase these pieces of gold, you will have to pay at least 4 thousand rubles.

No less valuable is the anniversary couple of 2001 with the image of Yuri Gagarin, on which there is no sign of the mint. Its value in recent years has skyrocketed. Currently, this kopeck piece can be sold for an amount close to 16 thousand rubles.

Coin Marriages

Unique copies are also found among the money issued in millions of copies. In this case, we are talking about marriages and mistakes in coin production, which make banknotes unique. Among numismatists there are those who collect such money with defects. And the more pronounced the marriage, the more expensive it will be appreciated.

There are relatively frequent marriages, which include non-minting, turning, stamp splitting, bite and others. Although the listed defects can raise the cost of an ordinary coin to several thousand rubles.

The photo shows various types of marriage:

Gorazda is more expensively evaluated if there is a violation in the composition of the metal. For example, among the rubles of recent years, non-magnetic specimens periodically come across, the cost of which amounts to several tens of thousands of rubles. So, the non-magnetic five of 2015 was sold at an auction in December 2015 for 41 thousand rubles.

Non-magnetic five of 2015:

Catalog of expensive banknotes

Below is a catalog of some of the most expensive modern metal money. These banknotes (including anniversary) are legal tender, which means everyone has the opportunity to find them, sorting through the little thing.

In addition to the face value, year of issue and mint, the table shows the features of valuable rubles and kopecks that will allow them to be identified. The list also contains photos of these rarities and current prices that those who want to sell them can count on. When compiling the catalog, the average sales prices of similar money at numismatic auctions were taken as a basis. But for most rubles, which were found in a small number, it is difficult to determine the real value. In this case, it is indicated as "more than 100 thousand." It is possible that the real price of this coin will be several times higher, but you can only find out if you sell it.

In the catalog of expensive coins there are no hardly distinguishable rare varieties and coin marriages, which also have a high cost, but special knowledge is indispensable for their identification.

Where can I sell the find?

The cheaper the coin, the easier it is to find. But finding an infrequent instance is only part of the way if you decide to make money on valuable rubles. An equally difficult task is to find a buyer for your find. It will turn out to sell coins with the greatest profit at well-known numismatic auctions. It is also possible to find a numismatist collecting such rarities in numismatic clubs, in various social networks and in specialized forums.