Coins of 1961. The 1961 coin and its value

The present value of any coin does not matchthe one that is declared on its surface. At first glance this is understandable. The price depends on the date of manufacture of the banknote, and on how much it is worn out.

What affects the value of the coin?

There are also parameters that can give a coin a fabulous price.

The price of a coin depends on the following characteristics:

1. The bigger the coin was issued, the lower its price.
2. The value of a money stamp is determined by how often it was in use. Those of the coins that were not in circulation were called sack and have a maximum price.
3. There is such a thing as numismatic value. It is ready to pay collectors, if this coin is not enough in the collection.

Numismatics, probably, the only sphere where production marriage is encouraged. Money with a marriage allowed at the minting is considered rare, and this attracts collectors to them.

Monetary reform and coins of 1961

The next after the 1947 reform of money waswas carried out in order to give more weight to the money of the USSR. As a result, coins of 1961 appeared. The coin was exchanged for at least three months. At that time, paper money changed in the equivalent of 1:10, that is, ten old banknotes were given only one new one. Small coins changed at a rate of one to one.

Interesting

Copecks with an inscription 1, 2, 3, 5 copecks had weight,corresponding to its value. The amount of money could be determined by weighing the small coins of 1961. Sometimes the coin was used as the equivalent of mass.

Features of coins of 1961

During the reform, it was suggested thatThe need to introduce a monetary value, like half a penny. On this occasion, one party was minted for trial. The cost of coins was higher than the cost of its production, so polkopeyki in circulation and were not allowed. Currently, there are about 10 such coins. Their value ranges from 180,000 rubles.

Characteristics of some coins of 1961

The most widespread is the coinThe coin is made of bronze and has a corresponding coloration - yellow. It is distinguished by its large dimensions: 25 mm in diameter and 1.5 mm in thickness. Its design is common for Soviet coins.

In the reform year, many coins were issued andthe cost of almost all was small. What positions are included in the coins of 1961? The coin, which, first of all, corresponds to the design. In 1966 and 1970, five cents were issued, which are estimated at 1,000 and 5,000 rubles, respectively. Their cost is higher, because they were manufactured in small batches. Ten cents of the 1961 issue were minted often and of no special value.

But among these there are specimens madeerroneously on blanks of brass, which were intended for two cents. These coins are found in 1988 and 1989 of manufacture, and their price reaches 10 thousand rubles. There are copies of 1991, having a size, less than the prescribed size, and now their price starts from 1 thousand rubles.

A sharp jump in prices lowered the relevance of the coin1961. The coin of this design since 1991 has gradually disappeared. Now they are of interest to numismatists and cause nostalgia for the older generation, who grew up in the days of the Soviet Union.