Based on the author's personal experience, this article provides a list and price of infrequent coins of regular issue in modern Russia, Moscow and St. Petersburg mints in the period from 1997 to 2014, which can be independently found in circulation and sold for a price exceeding their face value.
The main uncommon coins of modern Russia in the period from 1997 to 2014 are the following:
1) 1 ruble 1999 (MMD, SPMD), the chance of finding this coin in circulation varies approximately from 0.02% to 0.1% (from 2 to 10 pieces per 1000 pieces); the cost of a coin according to the Konros catalog-reference dated August 2014 - 50 rubles; the cost of a coin at auctions is from 5 to 30 rubles; there is no information about the wholesale purchase.
2) 1 ruble of 2010 (SPMD), the chance of finding this coin in circulation varies approximately from 0.02% to 0.1% (from 2 to 10 pieces per 1000 pieces); the cost of a coin according to the Konros catalog-reference book dated August 2014 - 120 rubles; the cost of a coin at auctions is from 5 to 20 rubles; there is no information about the wholesale purchase.
3) 2 rubles 1999 (SPMD), the chance of finding this coin in circulation varies approximately from 0.02% to 0.07% (from 2 to 7 pieces per 1000 pieces); the cost of a coin according to the Konros catalog-reference dated August 2014 - 150 rubles; the cost of a coin at auctions occasionally reaches 50 rubles; there is no information about the wholesale purchase.
4) 2 rubles 1999 (MMD), the chance of finding this coin in circulation varies approximately from 0% to 0.05% (from 0 to 5 pieces per 1000 pieces); the cost of a coin according to the Konros catalog-reference book dated August 2014 - 500 rubles; the cost of a coin at auctions is from 200 to 400 rubles; wholesale purchase at 250-300 rubles apiece.
5) 2 rubles in 2010 (SPMD), the chance of finding this coin in circulation varies approximately from 0.02% to 0.1% (from 2 to 10 pieces per 1000 pieces); the cost of a coin according to the Konros catalog-reference dated August 2014 - 120 rubles; the cost of a coin at auctions is from 5 to 20 rubles; there is no information about the wholesale purchase.
6) 5 rubles in 2008 (SPMD), the chance of finding this coin in circulation varies approximately from 0.05 to 1.5% (from 5 to 15 pieces per 1000 pieces); the cost of a coin according to the Konros catalog-reference dated August 2014 - 25 rubles; the cost of a coin at auctions is from 5 to 20 rubles; wholesale purchase at 15 rubles apiece.
7) 5 rubles 2009 (SPMD), the chance of finding this coin in circulation varies approximately from 0.05 to 1% (from 5 to 10 pieces per 1000 pieces); the cost of a coin according to the "Konros" catalog-reference book dated August 2014 - 30 rubles; the cost of a coin at auctions is from 5 to 20 rubles; wholesale purchase of 20 rubles apiece.
8) 5 rubles in 2010 (SPMD), the chance of finding this coin in circulation varies approximately from 0.02 to 0.05% (from 2 to 5 pieces per 1000 pieces); the cost of a coin according to the Konros catalog-reference dated August 2014 - 220 rubles; the cost of a coin at auctions is from 5 to 30 rubles; there is no information about the wholesale purchase.
