Today, such a hobby as collecting coins has become very popular, which can then be profitably sold. With the development of the Internet, many people have learned that a good profit can be made from a pile of coins accumulated at home for a long time. Having searched the entire apartment, taking out the piggy bank of your grandparents, you can find really worthwhile copies.
How to find out the value of a coin
One of the options is acquaintance with the catalog of Russian coins of 1997-2012. Of course, many of these coins are not valuable and cannot be sold for more than par. But there are factors affecting the increase in their value.
Small circulation coins can be valuable. Accordingly, in this case, there are not so many of them, which increases their importance. The second reason a coin can be valuable is because of the defect produced during the minting process. This is considered to be any feature of a coin that distinguishes it from other similar banknotes of the entire circulation. This can be, for example, the absence of a mint mark, image distortion, and much more. In these cases, the value of the coin can be estimated at over 5000 thousand rubles.
An excellent option for evaluating your collection may be to visit the sites of numismatists, where auctions are held. This will allow you to estimate the real value of your coins, make a profitable sale, or, conversely, buy banknotes.
Valuable coins to date
Currently, the following coins are most highly valued:
- coins of imperial Russia of limited edition, made of gold and silver;
- commemorative coins of that time (circulation in 1839 in honor of the construction of the monument to the Battle of Borodino, circulation in 1762 in honor of the coronation of Catherine II, circulation in 1841 in honor of the wedding of Alexander II)
Imperial Russian coins are only valued in perfect condition.
- coins of the Soviet Union that did not come into circulation from the circulation of 1947-1958;
- silver coins of 1921 - in denominations of 10, 15 or 20 kopecks.
If we talk about modern coins, the 5-ruble coins issued in 1999 are of the highest value: the price for them can exceed 250 thousand rubles. There is practically no such banknote in circulation, and it will be a great success to meet it.
Also valuable are coins with a denomination of 50 kopecks, 1, 2 rubles in 2001 and 1, 2, 5 rubles in 2003.
There are many search options for valuable coins. You can approach this matter very seriously, engage in treasure hunting and study the various places of their alleged location.
Sometimes it is enough just to check the contents of your wallet in time. Perhaps you are lucky and you will come across valuable banknotes of modern times. This kind of coin hunting activity can be very entertaining. Perhaps it will even develop into a serious hobby.
