Interest of numismatists: the cost of coins of the USSR

2024 Author: Leah Sherlock | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 05:25

Probably, many of us still have a certain amount of banknotes from the times of the Soviet Union at home. For some, these coins and banknotes serve as a piece of history, someone keeps them for the sake of lyrical memories of the past, and someone hopes to break all-in one day and tries in every possible way to find out the value of USSR coins. Indeed, for some of them you can get very good money if avid collectors are interested in them.

But don't get your hopes up in vain. In the former Soviet Union, most of the coins were issued in large numbers. And that's many millions of pieces. If you remember the school lessons of economics, you can understand why the bulk of the banknotes are worth almost nothing. As you know, the greater the supply, the lower the price of the product. And, of course, there are much fewer numismatists than issued coins. Based on this, we can say that the less they were minted and preserved to this day, thehigher their price.

The cost of coins of the USSR is of interest not only to ordinary people, but also to numismatists who collect coins of all denominations every year (the so-called year-round). For a small price, they will receive those signs that were minted in large numbers. But in some years, the coinage was limited, and therefore collectors will have to say goodbye to a much larger amount of money.

Let's look at the most expensive coins of the USSR. The price list shows only approximate prices. It depends on the denomination, as well as the year of issue. Generally speaking, the value of USSR coins issued before 1961 is higher than that of banknotes of 1961-1991. So, for example, among the most expensive coins of the second half of the last century, one can name a trial issue of half a penny. You can get about one and a half thousand dollars for it. 15 kopecks, issued in 1970, cost about 8,000 rubles. The same denomination, but in 1973, will cost collectors 5 thousand. The following issues are also considered rare, and therefore expensive coins of this period:

Trial 10, 15, 20 kopecks issued in 1961.
15 kopecks 1990
10 kopecks (dime) 1990.

The cost of these moments at auctions is approximately 5,000 rubles.

If we talk about the first half of the last century, then the cost of banknotes of that period can reach 100 thousand rubles. These include two-kopeck coins of 1925, silver 20kopecks in 1931. But ten- and fifteen-kopeck coins of the same year, no one undertakes to evaluate exactly. More than 1000 dollars will cost a coin of 20 kopecks, issued in 1934. This is the cost of coins of the USSR. 1 ruble, issued in 1922, is somewhat cheaper - "only" 12 thousand. The most expensive trial coins of 1958, which were almost completely recycled. For example, for a 5-ruble coin of this issue at an auction, one collector paid 184,500 rubles.

The cost of coins of the USSR also depends on the safety of the coin, its condition. Naturally, if it is in excellent condition, the price will be higher. But defects, wear and tear, scratches can significantly reduce it.

If you still have banknotes of the last century somewhere, try to look at them more closely. You may be able to earn some money or start your own collection.

Rare coins of Russia in the history of numismatics

Of course, all banknotes that have ever been used in the country are of historical value. But it is the rare coins of Russia that are of numismatic value. Those that were minted in a limited edition, or those that have survived only in single copies. Here we will talk about them, and at the same time we will plunge into the history of metallic money in Russia