What can I buy for 1 ruble? Nothing. But its value can be several million rubles. The value of ancient money depends not on the amount of gold and silver contained in them, but on the safety, the number of copies, the less, the more expensive, from the events associated with their release. Numismatists divide coins into different epochs. The most expensive coins of Tsarist Russia were issued between 1700 and 1917.The most valuable are mostly coins, made in a small edition not for everyday circulation, but for jubilee dates, for the coronation of new monarchs.
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1 kopeck 1726 years cost up to 2 million rubles
1 kopeck 1726 years prized for its rarity. Today only 10 surviving specimens are known. During the reign of Catherine I they were withdrawn from circulation and re-melted.1 kopek refers to the number of the last coins that were minted in the form of a square. The expansion of the money supply through the coinage of coins from cheap Ural copper was caused by the difficult economic situation in the country. This was the reason for the appearance of a square penny. Because of its unusual for the money form, its cost reaches 2 million rubles.
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1 ruble 1705 years cost 2.7 million rubles
1 ruble of 1705 - the result of the monetary reform of Peter I opens the rating of the most expensive coins of tsarist Russia. For the minting of monetary values of its silver in Russia was not enough. Polish tiles were purchased, of which new money was minted, or sometimes they were immediately put under pressure without melting down.1 ruble is just such a coin. Its value lies in the fact that the date on the stamp was incorrectly specified. Due to this error the price of such a copy is very high. At auction in October 2015.it was sold for 2.7 million rubles, at a time when the price of other similar rubles did not exceed 400 thousand rubles.
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2 kopecks 1740 cost 3,6 million rubles
2 kopecks 1740 years refer to trial coins. During the reign of Anna Ioanovna in the course of a large number of copper money issued under Peter I and Catherine I. Nominal value of the pyat was much higher than the cost of the metal from which they were made, so the amount of counterfeit money was very large. It was decided to remove them from circulation and re-melted into kopeck pieces. The empress presented trial coins with her image. These were the first copper money, on which there was a portrait of the ruler of the country. But the issue because of the death of Anna Ioanovna in 1740 did not take place. It is known only about six copies, which occasionally appear at auctions striking at their cost. So in 2014, this coin was sold for 3.6 million rubles., In the best quality, 2 kopecks went for 5.6 million rubles.at auction 2012.
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12 rubles 1836 cost 4.65 million rubles
12 rubles 1836 is an isolated case in the world practice when platinum money was issued for daily circulation. Quite large runs of 3 and 6 ruble coins, and 12 rubles were issued in an amount of 11 pcs. Because of their rarity, platinum 12 rubles are among the most expensive coins. In November 2011 one copy was sold for 4.65 million rubles.
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5 rubles 1907 cost 4, 79 million rubles
5 rubles 1907 were issued in a circulation of 109 pcs.from gold of 900 tests and weight in 4 gr. Money was issued not for the reference. It was a special order - 100 coins were to be laid in the foundation of the church, which was built near St. Petersburg on the territory of the Horse Regiment on the day of the 11th anniversary of Princess Olga and the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Friedland. In this battle the cavalry regiment suffered heavy losses. The ceremony was attended by the whole royal family. But it was minted for 9 more coins, which were handed out as souvenir presents to those present. They also appear on auctions. The last sale in November 2014 recorded a value of 4.79 million rubles.
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37.5 rubles 1902 cost 7.4 million rubles
37.5 rubles 1902 g .or "100 francs" were issued in 235 copies of gold of 900 samples.200 pcs.were transferred to the Empress. On especially solemn days she gave them out as gifts. As suggested numismatists 37.5 rubles were made for use not in Russia and possibly for games in the casino. The official version: the release of "100 francs", which in the face value of Russian money is 37.50 rubles. - To commemorate the Russian-French union, the prisonerin 1902. In 1904 another copy was issued for the Hermitage. The coin is very valuable, so there were a lot of new things covered with gold. The price of it is growing year by year. If in 2009 the coin was sold for 3.9 million rubles, then in February 2015 for a record 7.4 million rubles.
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25 rubles 1908 cost 9,3 million rubles
25 rubles 1908 were issued on the day of the fortieth anniversary of Nicholas II.Coins were made from a monolithic 5 kg of gold nugget. It was enough for 150 copies, 25 more were released already in 1910.The monarch used them as a sign of attention, giving to his subjects who distinguished themselves in the service of the fatherland. In spite of the fact that 25 rubles were an exact copy of the same money issued for the coronation of the tsar in 1896, they already acquired their value already in the year of issue. Such "gift" coins were not in circulation and therefore very well preserved. Annually at auctions on them there is a rise in prices. So in November 2015, the price was fixed at 9.3 million rubles.
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1 ruble 1825 cost 22 million rubles
1 ruble 1825 years or Konstantinovsky ruble is one of the most valuable and rare coins of the reign of the Romanovs. In 2004, the coin was sold for 550 thousand dollars( 22 million rubles.).In total about 6 copies are known, according to other data about 5: two are in Russia, one in the US, three in private collections. This denomination is interesting in that it depicts a non-existent emperor. With the change of the monarch, the mint for the coronation issued coins with the new emperor. After the death of the childless Alexander I, it was assumed that his brother Konstantin Pavlovich would take the throne. But few knew that the Crown Prince had renounced the throne beforehand. Forwarding the events and not knowing about the abdication, the Minister of Finance ordered the issuance of trial silver money with the image of Constantine, the emperor and autocrat of Russia. But the king was proclaimed Nicholas I and quickly decided to hush up this oversight. The coins were classified. Konstantinovsky ruble is a very rare lot at auctions and its appearance always causes excitement. The most valuable and expensive coins are often faked.
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1 ruble 1730 years cost 15,6 million rubles
1 ruble 1730 was released as a test copy, the circulation of which is not for sure installed. Today we know of three such rubles. One is stored in the Hermitage, the second in the National Collection of the United States, the third in the hands of an individual who purchased it at an auction in 2007 for 626 thousand dollars( or 15.6 million rubles).Among the numismatists, the ruble was called "Anna with a chain", as the obverse adorns the portrait of Anna Ioanovna, and on the other side the eagle, surrounded by a chain of St. Andrew. The chain, as one of the attributes of the royal regalia during the coronation was introduced by Anna Ioannovna.
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20 rubles 1755 cost 77 million rubles
20 rubles 1755 remains the most expensive coin of Tsarist Russia. At an auction in England in 2008, it was purchased in a private collection for 1.5 million pounds sterling. At that time, the current exchange rate was 77 million rubles. The second coin is kept in the Hermitage. It was a test coin made of 917 gold with a weight of 33 grams. On the obverse was an image of Empress Elizabeth. This is the first Russian coin, on which appeared the inscription "golden".Among the collectors, it was called "Elizabethan Gold".In total, two copies are known, as the further release of gold was not approved.