Sgt Stavka Posted July 29, 2015 Report Share Posted July 29, 2015 I was wondering if anyone knew when the Soviets stopped using precious metals in their coins. I don't know if they ever used gold (I haven't seen any), and I know that they used silver into the mid 1920's. I have several coins from the 30's that are NOT copper or silver. I was also wondering if anyone knew what alloys they switched to and why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sigistenz Posted July 29, 2015 Report Share Posted July 29, 2015 The Soviets started out with the same standard as the Tsar's in order to establish confidence. In the 20s they minted copper and silver coins with their own design but metal/size/denomination as before. They also minted a gold coin, the Chervonets. Like many other countries they changed to copper-nickel later on. Sigi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candidate Posted July 29, 2015 Report Share Posted July 29, 2015 sigistenz wrote: "In the 20s they minted copper and silver coins with their own design but metal/size/denomination as before...." Copper: 3 and 5 kopecks were minted as per pre-Soviet standard in 1924 only; 2 kopecks in 1924 and 1925 (1925 being very rare); 1 kopeck in 1924 and 1925 (1925 is rare); and 1/2 kopeck in 1925, 1927 and 1928. Silver: 1 rouble 1921-1922 (RSFSR "star" type) , 1924 (CCCP) 50 kopecks 1921-1922 (RSFSR), 1924-1927 (CCCP) 10,15 and 20 kopecks 1921-1923 (RSFSR), 1924-1925 and 1927-1931 except (CCCP) sigistenz wrote: "Like many other countries they changed to copper-nickel later on". Exactly, in 1931. In 1931 both silver and copper-nickel (other design) 10-15-20 coins exist; although 1931 silver coins are extremely rare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BKB Posted July 29, 2015 Report Share Posted July 29, 2015 1931 20 kop in silver is a bit less rare than the other 2 (IMXO) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt Stavka Posted July 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2015 Thank you all for the wealth of information. I am learning a great deal from this forum. I was wondering if there may be a book that you could recommend on this topic (generally because I also have to cite my sources - and I love that information about the changeover in 1931). Its good to learn which of these coins are more rare than others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BKB Posted July 30, 2015 Report Share Posted July 30, 2015 There is a number of catalogs. Some old, some new. I use Fedorin catalog. http://www.ebay.com/itm/RSFSR-USSR-Soviet-Coins-1921-1991-A-Fedorin-4th-Edition-/301687662665?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item463dfc6849 Problem is, if you do not read Russian, -- most of them are in Russian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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