Coins of the 30s. The most expensive coins of the USSR
Perhaps, everyone will agree that today the coins are the most popular collection facility. Metal money occupy more than half of the market in this area. This is justified by the fact that coins have a very extended story numbering several millennia.
Numismatists in the collections are also antique coins, and modern investment. The history of coins of coins the first Russian princes and the development of modern means of protecting money from counterfeit - events separated by centuries, and their links are numismatics.
This article will consider expensive coins of Russia and the USSR. The emphasis will be made for the last period. It is worth starting with the fact that the entire existence of the USSR made a large number of rare coins, which are highly appreciated in circles of collectors and numismatics. So, conditionally interval of the coinage of coins in the above period can be divided into 2 segments, namely 1921-1958. (Then significant metamorphosis occurred regarding the appearance of coins, their composition) and 1958-1991. (There are the most rare strokes of a number of coins, as well as errors with dates, other interesting facts).
Factors affecting the cost of coins
Some specimens do not stand at all, while others are tens of thousand rubles. As a rule, the expensive coins of the USSR are those that are released with a small circulation or have a factory marriage (for example, the lack of a distinctive sign of the mint, wider Cant than was required, which covered the ornament of the coin, etc.).
It is also accepted to allocate the following factors:
- monetary reform;
- rapid seizure of circulation;
- military events;
- trial production (coins are not released into mass circulation).
Coins of the USSR and RSFSR
In the first case, they issued by the State Bank of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics in 1923-1991. The coins of the same Russian Soviet Federal Socialist Republic falls for the period 1921-1923.
Dear coins of the USSR: Table
It presents their cost at the moment, based on year of release and nominal.
Nominal | Year of issue | price, rub. |
2 kopecks | ||
Dear old coins of the USSR 20s of the XX century
During this period, 2 coins are recognized in the most expensive and valuable copies. The first of these is 1 ruble of 1921. It is minted from silver (900 sample). The mass of the coin was 20.5 g, its diameter is 33.5 mm. On the obverse (front side) depicts a five-pointed star and a nominal 1 in the center in the point stroke (circular). Above them (between unconnected laurels and oak) is the inscription "Ruble".
The second equivalent valuable coin of the period under consideration was 1 ruble of 1922. He was released when the leadership of Petrogradsky MD was changed (instead of Arthur Gartman, Peter Latyshev began). The most 1st circulation of a coin that has initials "AG", amounted to 2 million copies. The size of the second release circulation (already with the initials "pl") to this day is not set. Some preserved copies differ in the shape of the semicolon, the place of its placement, in particular between the "countries" and "Connect", as well as the size of the points located around the coalers, letters on the edge (Gurte) coins, namely "pl" and "ag".
Further, 1925 presented to collectors and numismators another 2 expensive coins of the USSR: 1 and 2 kopecks, which were minted from copper. Their obverse, the reverses were identical. The difference was only in the designation of their nominal.
The reverse side of the coin wore an image of the coat of arms of the USSR, the famous slogan, abbreviation "S.S.S.R.". Today, the cost of 1 kopeck 1925 is higher than the price of 1 ruble of 1921 and is 4,000 rubles, and 2 kopecks - 50,000 rubles.
Then, in 1927, the USSR statebank was released a coin having a nominal 2 kopecks. It was made of aluminum bronze, its diameter - 18 mm, the weight - 2 g. This coin is currently recognized as the most valuable among all copies that were in circulation. The original coin, unfortunately, was not preserved to the present, even in special stares of the Leningrad MD. However, there is a stamp, through which the coin chasing should be carried out.
In 2011 (in the summer), the fact of the presence in the private collection of a single festival was published, the cost of which was reached 10 million rubles.
Valuable coins of the 30s of the XX century
In 1934, another gift for numismatons was a dugrinner, minted from nickel alloy. This coin (20 kopecks 1934) is very valuable, due to the fact that only 40 pieces have been preserved known instances. Their rarity is justified by the destruction of the entire party due to the "technical reasons". To date, the cost of these coins reached 12,000,000 rubles.
Dear copies of the USSR coins of the 40s of the XX century
Leningrad MD, which was moved to a military period of time in Krasnokamsk, continued the process of coin chasing, however, their quality suffered significantly, which is due to the lack of an acceptable metal, a strong worn equipment, a weak technical control.
On the territory of the evacuated plant attempts to establish the release of 2-penny coins were attempted. Even released a small trial series worth 9 rubles., However, the Red Army soldiers are all coins, so to speak, making it subsequently, according to Schelkov, lighters. The last official auction price is 1 million rubles.
Dear coins of the USSR 1947 are rare, due to the fact that they did not fall into mass appeal, but they were detained in the hands of successful numismatons. At that time, the whole circulation was rejected, since on the coat of emblem there was an excess bandage of ribbons on the ears (16 instead of the required 15). This is a kind of symbol of administrative political division of the USSR. Thus, the rare and 1st of the most valuable coins are considered to be 1 kopecks. 1947, minted from aluminum bronze, its price for today - 50,000 rubles.
Rarity coins of the USSR 50s of the XX century
In 1953, the Leningrad MD was released a small trial circulation with a changed alloy and appearance. The goal is to work a fundamentally new alloy. Then it was tested about 6 varieties. Coins have reached our days, minted from copper, zinc, nickel and iron, chromium and nickel alloys.
Further, in 1958, it happened practically the same as in 1947, the minted coins were sent to the smelter, and therefore they had gained significant value in the 2nd half of the 20th century. It is known that about 300 copies are preserved. Historically, this situation is justified by the fact that N. S. Khrushchev, at the end of his trip to the United States, was impressed by the automata for the sale of Gazovat, he subsequently issued a directive regarding the development of similar equipment in our country. The main problem was that such automata recognized only coins with a certain amount and weight, in view of which it was possible for unscrupulous citizens to apply specimens that have already come out of circulation. Coins and customers familiar to all citizens were released, and original - 2, 3, 5-ruble.
Old valuable coins of the USSR 60s of the XX century
The monetary reform that occurred in 1961 almost completely eliminated the possibility of the appearance of rare copies of coins due to the fact that Checkan at that time reached unprecedented scale. In this period, the expensive coins of the USSR, the cost of which also today is very high - these are trial copies with a rating in the shell, 1, 2, 3 kopecks, made in a reduced size. Subsequently, they came to the conclusion that the manufacture of this kind of coins is not very advisable due to the fact that their chasing is quite expensive, and they are uncomfortable to apply them. Currently there are only about 10 such coins.
Rare coins minted in the USSR in the 70-80s of the XX century
This time, from the point of view of numismatics, collectors, is considered scanty. So, dear coins of the USSR 70-80. - It is 5 kopes 1970-1972, 15 kop 1970-1975. and 20 cop 1970-1976 The first is minted from copper and zinc alloy, and the second and third - copper and nickel.
Rare coins issued at sunset of the USSR
In the 90s, 5 coins were made with a special value. Dear coins of the USSR (prices on which within 6000 rubles), released at the sunset of the Moscow MD Empire in a limited edition, is 5, 10 kopecks. The situation was changed in 1991, when these coins began to be minted with the image "M" (MMD), and 20 kopecks. Bought value, since this inscription was absent.
10 rubles issued in the same year. refer to specimens of the period of the GCCP. The main difference is the issue in bimetallic variation (copper-nickel and copper-zinc alloy). They also focused on MMD, as evidenced by the presence of an appropriate sign.
The last rare coin of the USSR had a denomination of 10 rubles. However, it was released on LMD quite small circulation.
What dear USSR coins left us in heritage, we found out. But it is worth remembering that, what would be the price of: Million or several thousand rubles - they are all recognized as a unique property of the past era, the image of which will remain in the form of such copies of metal money having a concise design (the coat of archer on the annex) and minted place From cheap alloys.
Time passed, and in return of the Soviet monetary units appeared Russian. However, this kind of vintage products did not disappear from the appeal without a trace. Many of them found their worthy place in collections.
Jubilee coins of the USSR: Cost
It is known that in 1965, in the Soviet Union, the anniversary ruble was for the first time, which marked the beginning of the emergence and other coins devoted to memorable events. They significantly differed in size from other metal money, while attracting therefore their appearance. Some have put them out of interest, and others started collecting a collection.
After the USSR broke up, the anniversary rubles tried to save and not exchanged new ones.
Many today are interested in their value. The disappointment of the majority, expensive anniversary coins of the USSR is a myth, in view of a number of factors:
- Many believe that they are made of silver, but it is completely wrong. The anniversary coins of the USSR are minted from cheap metals. Even if you imagine that they could be made of silver, their cost would still be low, since the defining factor here is a large amount.
- Another common hearing is that the anniversary coins are very valued by collectors. In fact, this is absolutely not true, so the overestimated cost of these metal money is usually not appropriate.
- There is an opinion on the fact that anniversary coins are made from the "eternal" metals in demand by the Japanese or Americans. This kind of judgment appeared in the era of poverty, ruin (1980-1990).
It is known that the complete collection of such coins today costs approximately $ 350.
Finally, it is necessary to recall that this article contains a list of expensive coins of the USSR with an indication of their year of issue and cost.
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Today, collectors spend in search of rare coins whole years, and one contemplation that brings the fans of the case to the state of Euphoria. Surely, each numismatu will be interested to know what the money of the Soviet Union is the most valuable.
All the most rare metal money, the times of the Soviet Board can be divided into 4 groups corresponding to different time periods:
- samples of the 20s;
- samples of the 30s and 40s;
- samples of the 50s and 60s;
- samples of the final stage of the existence of the USSR.
Rare money of the 20s
It is noteworthy that the formation of the new monetary system of the USSR occurred before the official formation of the state. Small batch of coins began to be minted back in 1920. Large editions did not do then to check how the made samples would come in society. Therefore, among the Metal Money, the seasons of the first decade of the existence of the Soviet Union there are a large number of such that are of interest for numismatics. The following samples are deserved separately:
Rare money of the 30s and 40s
The last party of silver coins in dignity of 10, 15 and 20 kopecks was released in 1931. The original design of the obverse with a work-proletter holding hammer in hand, well-known many numismators. Today, such copies are estimated at 90-100 thousand rubles. In the future, the chasing of this money took place from the copper-nickel alloy, and they no longer represent great value.
Unique became 1947. All coins issued in those 12 months have been rejected and sent to the melting, and survived only a few samples. The reason for this was the error of designers, which, instead of fifteen grapples, on the USSR state coat of arms, were performed for one more.
Rare money of the 50s and 60s
The owners of the Soviet metallic money of 1953 may be considered true lucky. Then various experiments with alloys were carried out, which led to the appearance of coins in circulation with the inclusions of chromium and iron. And in 1957, almost all kopecks were sent to the smelter, and only 2-3 hundred sets were preserved. Therefore, they are also very highly appreciated (up to 70,000 rubles).
In 1961, after a monetary denomination, the chasing of the sample "Polkopayika" began, from which already refused 20 years. To date, it is almost the most expensive coins of the USSR, the cost of which can reach 1.5-2 thousand dollars.
Samples of the final stage of the USSR
Average prices on expensive coins of the USSR Times "Sunset" are within 3-15 thousand rubles. The following rates include rare and sought-after instances:
The USSR existed for 70 years, from 1921 to 1991. During this time, many coins of small nominal nominal coins were released into circulation. Some of them were released by small editions and became more rare in our time.
20s:
Among the coins issued in the 20s of one of the most rare (and, it means, and expensive) became a coin 2 kopecks 1925. She was released with a small circulation and is now considered a rarity. It costs more than 50 thousand rubles.
The coin is particularly rare 50 kopecks 1929, chasing of the Leningrad Mint. The archive has preserved a stamp of the test chasing of this coin. While is known only one copy of this coin, preserved in a private collection. This instance was sold on a mint auction for 10 million rubles. It was a unique sale, the highest price that was offered for the USSR coin.
Also rare coins are 1 ruble of 1922, 1 and 2 kopecks of 1925 and 2.3, and 5 kopecks of 1927. These coins are considered rare, cost enough, but their cost does not matter with any comparison with 50 kopecks of 1929.
30s:
In the 1930s, silver coins were issued 10, 15 and 20 kopecks of 1931. They were released by tiny circulation due to the fact that the USSR was preparing for the transition to a coin coin from copper-nickel alloy. The industrialization and precious metals began were the country to buy technologies abroad. These coins are the most rare from Soviet silver coins, they are rare and each coin costs about 100 thousand rubles.
Another rare coin of the 30s - coin 20 kopecks 1934. Only a few dozen copies of this coin reached our days. Basically, all these coins are stored in private collections, but one copy is in the Hermitage. The rest of the circulation was destroyed. The price of this coin is about 100 thousand rubles.
Also rare considered coins 5 kopecks of 1933, 5 kopecks of 1934 and 5 kopecks 1935 (Old sample).
Silver Rare Coins of the USSR 1931
40s:
In 1941, the Great Patriotic War began. Leningrad was in the blockade in the first months of war. The Leningrad Mint had time to evacuate into the city of Krasnokamensk, but in wartime there was no high-quality metal, and the workers were called into the current army. The minthouse managed to resume the coin chasing only in the second half of 1942. Only 450 copies of coins were mined 2 kopecks 1942, Until our time did not reach any coin of this circulation. Coins 10 and 15 kopecks of 1942 Also minted with small circulation, but before our days these coins reached, although they are very rare. Also rare are coins 10 kopecks 1944 And the coins of any nominal in 1947. Almost all the 1947 coins were sent to the melt due to an error in the number of bandagles in the image of the coat of arms of the USSR. But the part of the 1947 circulation coins was still in collections.
50s:
In 1958, N.S. Khrushchev visited America and was fascinated by retail trade through automata. It was enough to throw a coin and the machine betrayed the desired thing. Khrushchev decided to introduce such trade and in the USSR. He gave an indication to start the design of such automata and release special coins for them. In 1958, monetary reform and coins were planned, suitable for automata, was decided to introduce into circulation within this reform. Coins have been minted, and the reform in 1958 did not take place. Coins were sent to the smelting. But part of the coins, as often happens, still preserved. These coins are rare coins and cost more than 120 thousand rubles per piece.
60s:
In 1958, the monetary reform did not take place. It occurred in 1961. In reform, a monetary denomination should have been carried out, and the purchasing power of each coin was to increase 10 times. And then there was an idea that the small coin could not be a penny, and ½ kopeck. Trial specimens were printed ½ kopeck 1961But the cost of chasing was recognized as too high and from the issuance to the appeal of this coin was decided to refuse. Currently, about a dozen coins have been preserved, and the cost of one copy is more than 500 thousand rubles.
90s:
In 1991, dramatic events occurred in the history of the USSR. Suddenly, the country stopped existing for all. Citizens did not immediately realize the events that occurred. And the Leningrad Mint has minted a small batch of coins 10 rubles 1992. The design of the coin was the same as in the minor exchange coins of 1991, but hyperinflation began in the country, and not a penny, but rubles began to use the coins. This coin is rare and is very valued in the collectors' medium.
Thus, on the list of rare coins issued in the USSR, it is possible to study the history of our country, its main stages are well reflected even in small barn coins.
