How to sell coins from your wallet for more than face value

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-01-15 16:39

Check if a treasure is hidden in a wallet pocket or piggy bank.

How to tell if a coin is valuable

The usual value for money is face value. But the value can rise several times if the coin is of interest to collectors. It all depends on how rare it is and how difficult it is to get it. This is assessed according to several criteria.

Year of issue. In one year, the Central Bank mints a lot of coins of a specific denomination, in another - few. Obviously which collectors are interested in. The year of issue is usually indicated on the obverse of the coin - the so-called eagle - under the denomination.

Place of minting. There are two mints in Russia: Moscow and St. Petersburg. The first is designated by stamping MMD or M, the second - SPMD or SP. This information is also placed on the obverse of the coin under the right leg of an eagle or under the hoof of a horse.

The presence of marriage. It so happens that the entire circulation comes out from the machine with damage or unlike the original: the rim is thicker, the mint is not stamped, and so on. Sometimes only a few pieces are of collectible value.

If the coin is rare in all three parameters, then you have a real treasure in your hands.

In addition, commemorative coins are periodically released into circulation. For them, all the same requirements are true as for regular ones. But their circulation is usually less, so they can be sold for more than their face value.

Jubilee coins that are minted from precious metals or come out with an unusual denomination stand apart. They initially have a higher price than indicated on them, and are unlikely to accidentally fall into your piggy bank.

What to look for in a wallet

1 kopeck

The central bank has stopped issuing penny coins since 2012. But he made an exception in 2014 and 2017. It is worth paying attention to them.

For example, 1 kopeck of 2017 minted by the Moscow Mint sells for 2-9 thousand rubles. A copy of 2014 is cheaper - up to 100 rubles. But the same coin with a marriage can be sold for 4 thousand.

Prices are indicative. On themed sites, you can roughly estimate how much you can earn.

If you are ready to get serious about the issue, carefully consider each coin, regardless of the year of issue. So, for collectors, the different thickness of the bow above the letter "y" in the word "penny", the adjoining of the ornament to the edging and much more are important, which distinguishes the penny from a number of similar ones.

For example, on a 1998 coin of the St. Petersburg Mint, the bow of the letter "y" is thin and distant from one, the curl is adjacent to the edge. For it, you can help out up to 2, 2 thousand rubles.

What other pennies to pay attention to:

• 2002 of the Moscow Mint - take a closer look at the position of the letter "and" in the word "Russia" and the horse's reins on the obverse.
• 2003 of the St. Petersburg Mint - the bow above the "th" is thick, close to the letter; the curl adjoins the edging; a blade of grass with a weak cut; the sheet directed towards the unit is clearly edged; the edging is wider.
• 2004 of the St. Petersburg Mint - the bow above the letter "y" is thick, the curl adjoins the edging, a blade of grass with a cut.
• 2005 of the St. Petersburg Mint - on the reverse, the border of the lower sheet is not closed on the left, on the obverse the lower line of the horse's body is connected to the horse's hind leg along a smooth curve.
• 2006 of the St. Petersburg Mint - the curl is adjacent to the edge of the coin, the edging of the bottom sheet is closed, the letters "p" and "e" in the word "kopeck" are slightly spaced.
• 2007 of the Moscow Mint - the curl is not closed, does not touch the edging, the font of the inscription is thin, the upper crossbars of the letters "y" and "k" almost touch each other.
• 2011 year.

5 kopecks

This coin also ceased to be minted in 2012, but was released in 2014 and 2017.

What 5 kopecks to pay attention to:

• 1997 year.
• 1999 - the tail of the figure is long, the leg "k" is without a step, the curl is adjacent to the edging.
• 2002 of the Moscow Mint.
• 2002 without mint indication.
• 2003 of the Moscow Mint.
• 2005 without mint indication.
• 2011 of the St. Petersburg Mint.

10 kopecks

The central bank reported that in 2018 it did not mint coins with denominations below the ruble. Nobody saw even 10 kopecks in 2016. Although some collectors believe that they exist, and are willing to pay dearly for a copy.

What 10 kopecks to pay attention to:

• 2001 of the St. Petersburg Mint.
• 2002 year.
• 2004 of the Moscow Mint.
• 2005 of the Moscow Mint.
• 2011 of the St. Petersburg Mint.
• 2012 of the St. Petersburg Mint.

50 kopecks

This coin has the same fate as 10 kopecks. Here are the specimens worth looking out for:

• 2001 is a very rare coin.
• 2002 of the Moscow Mint.
• 2005 of the Moscow Mint.
• 2007 of the Moscow Mint - a blade of grass with a clear cut, the curl touches or almost touches the edging, the letter "m" is of the correct shape, the edging is very wide with a step.
• 2010 of the Moscow Mint - a blade of grass with a clear cut, the curl touches or almost touches the edging, the edging is narrow.
• 2011 of the St. Petersburg Mint.
• 2012 of the St. Petersburg Mint.
• 2013 of the Moscow Mint.

1 ruble

What ruble to pay attention to:

• 1997 of the Moscow Mint - with a wide edging.
• 1998 of the Moscow Mint - the edging is wide, touches the sheet, the mark "MMD" is raised to the paw of the eagle.
• 2002 year.
• 2003 year.
• 2005 of the St. Petersburg Mint.

Commemorative coins:

• 1999: coin "Pushkin".
• 2001: coin "10 years of the CIS".
• 2014: Coin "Graphic Image of the Ruble in the Form of a RUR Sign".

2 rubles

What 2 rubles to pay attention to:

• 1999 of the St. Petersburg Mint.
• 2001 of the Moscow Mint.
• 2002 year.
• 2003 year.
• 2006 of the St. Petersburg Mint.
• 2011 of the St. Petersburg Mint.
• 2012 of the St. Petersburg Mint.

Commemorative coins:

• 2000: "55th Anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War", 7 pieces.
• 2001: Coin "40th Anniversary of Yuri Gagarin's Space Flight" - especially interesting are those on which there is no mint indication.
• 2012: "Generals and Heroes of the Patriotic War of 1812", 16 pieces.
• 2012: "The emblem of the celebration of the 200th anniversary of the victory of Russia in the Patriotic War of 1812".
• 2017: coins with the hero cities of Kerch and Sevastopol.

5 rubles

What 5 rubles to pay attention to:

• 1999 of the St. Petersburg Mint.
• 2002 year.
• 2003 year.
• 2009 of the St. Petersburg Mint.
• 2011 of the St. Petersburg Mint.
• 2012 of the St. Petersburg Mint.

Commemorative coins:

• 2012: series "Battles and significant events of the Patriotic War of 1812", 10 pieces.
• 2014: Series "70th Anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War", 18 pieces.
• 2015: the series "Feat of Soviet soldiers who fought on the Crimean peninsula during the Great Patriotic War", 5 pieces.
• 2015: Coin "170th Anniversary of the Russian Geographical Society".
• 2016: series "Cities - capitals of states liberated by Soviet troops from the German fascist invaders", 14 pieces.
• 2016: Coin "150th Anniversary of the Founding of the Russian Historical Society".

10 rubles

Ordinary chervonets do not cause much interest among collectors, so your chance is to find a marriage or focus on commemorative coins. Millions cannot be earned on them, but you can sell them several times higher than the face value.

Commemorative coins:

• 2000: “The 55th anniversary of the Victory. Political instructor ".
• 2001: "40 years of Gagarin's flight".
• 2005: “The 60th anniversary of the Victory. Eternal flame".
• 2010: "Population census".
• 2011: "50 years of the first manned flight into space."
• 2012: "The official emblem of the 65th anniversary of Victory", "1150th anniversary of the birth of Russian statehood", "200th anniversary of the victory of Russia in the Patriotic War of 1812".
• 2013: “70th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi troops by Soviet troops in the Battle of Stalingrad”, “Logo and emblem of the 2013 Universiade in Kazan”, “20th anniversary of the adoption of the Constitution of the Russian Federation”.
• 2014: "Joining the Russian Federation of the Republic of Crimea and the federal city of Sevastopol."
• 2015: “70 years of Victory. Emblem "," 70 years of Victory. Liberation of the world from fascism "," 70 years of Victory. End of the Second World War”.

Anniversary series:

• Since 2002: “Ancient cities of Russia”.
• 2002: "Ministries".
• Since 2005: "Russian Federation". In small editions there were published "North Ossetia - Alania" (those that magnetise are especially appreciated: they were released from another alloy), "Chechen Republic", "Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug", "Nenets Autonomous Okrug" and "Perm Territory".
• Since 2011: Cities of Military Glory.

Where to sell coins

Go to the territory of numismatists - thematic platforms. Among them are online auctions,,, local forums and so on. In order not to be too cheap, research the market first.

How much can you earn

You can't make fortunes on coins from your wallet, except with rare exceptions. For example, if you sell a penny for 4 thousand, you will receive a profit of 400 thousand percent. But it will still be 4 thousand - one time to pay for utilities.

But after a couple of decades, your small change can significantly increase in price. So if you have nowhere to rush, slow down and wait. It is possible that this way you will ensure yourself a comfortable old age.