Most ordinary coins can cost significantly more than their face value. For example, if they belong to limited editions or rare non-standard batches. But there are very special coins - their value currently amounts to hundreds of thousands and even millions of rubles.
The cost of a coin depends not only on its year of issue and material, but also on its rarity. The most expensive are the representatives of the least preserved circulations, in single copies that have survived to this day and at the time of their appearance became the reason for the excitement among collectors.
The most expensive coins in the world
The most expensive currency in the world is considered to be the gold "double eagle" with a denomination of twenty dollars, minted in 1933. There were not so many of them left, despite the fact that the party was large - just at that period the government decided to withdraw gold money from circulation and destroyed almost all issue. The cost of such a sample at auctions has reached seven and a half million dollars.
Silver dollars from 1804 are considered no less valuable. True, their cost is lower - about three and a half million.
The most expensive coins of Russia
The most expensive used currency in Russia is a coin with a face value of 50 kopecks, issued in 1929, its value at an auction three years ago was about ten million rubles. This is the largest amount paid for any Soviet coin to date. The uniqueness of this fifty-kopeck piece is that it is the only one not only from his party, but in general from his entire series. In nature, no other coins have survived from this period; they are made of a copper-nickel alloy, with their help the government was going to withdraw silver money from circulation. Two prototypes of ten and fifty kopecks are kept in the mint, but the coins themselves could not be found anymore.
In second place in value is the representative of the heritage of tsarist Russia - the twelve-ruble platinum coin of 1836. It is believed that no more than 11 of them were made by special order, and half a century later than the date indicated on them. Their cost varies from year to year, but they rarely go on sale. Not only twelve-ruble coins were issued - coins of three rubles and six rubles were also in use, but they are not so popular among collectors, apparently, because they were issued in rather large quantities. The cost of the 1836 coin at the last auction with its participation was about four and a half million rubles.
The next line of the rating is occupied by the anniversary coin of the last royal family, minted in 1908. It appeared as a special gift to friends and relatives for the celebration of the fortieth anniversary of Nicholas II. The batch was made from a 5-kg nugget from the Siberian tsarist mines. In total, about one and a half hundred such coins were produced, but then the batch was expanded by another twenty-five pieces at the personal request of Prince Georgy Mikhailovich. The denomination of the coin was 25 rubles. They regularly appear at auctions and cost about two million rubles for a coin with scuffs, scratches and chips, although the ideal condition of the sample guarantees twice the price.
