1 and 5 roubles SPMD 2009 - NEW TYPE

[tqc2002]

Hi all,

 

I have read that there are NEW type of 2009 SPMD 1 R and 5 R coins - Is there a way to see the difference between the OLD type and the NEW?

 

is it Visual? or do I have to weigh them in order to see the difference? (in milligrams?)

 

Can some one help me with that please It would be great to see both coins OLD and NEW with the differences.

Another Question: Is there OLD and NEW type of MMD also?

 

Thanks

TQ

[gxseries]

There should be new type for all denomination - 1, 2, 5 rubles and for both mints which makes it 6 different varieties.

 

I still do not have any examples but the new ones should be magnetic and lighter as they are plated steel.

[Candidate]

is it Visual? or do I have to weigh them in order to see the difference? (in milligrams?)

 

They look absolutely same.

As gxseries has already explained, material (and hence, weight) is different; new coins are magnetic

while "old" were non-magnetic. Weight changed as follows:

1 R: 3.25 g -> 3.00 g

2 R: 5.10 g -> 5.00 g

5 R: 6.45 g -> 6.00 g

 

This information is from Central Bank of Russia web-site, pictures of all preivous and new circulation and

commemorative are also available there (English version of web-site is available too).

See http://www.cbr.ru/eng/bank-notes_coins/coi...97/rub_5_97.htm

 

5 R (MMD) magnetic 2009 coins are widely available in circulation already (in Moscow at least); 1R and 2R

(MMD) were also reported but I couldn't find them in circulation yet.

1-2-5R (SPMD) magnetic 2009 are available in recently released bank circulation coins sets; if I'm not mistaking,

they were also found in circulation in St.Petersburg already.

 

Of year 2010 mintage only 10 kop. (MMD) and 50 kop. (MMD) were discovered so far.

[gxseries]

Candidate, can we have some kind of trade with these coins or sell them to me?

 

Please contact me at

[tqc2002]

Thanks gxseries and candidate

Now all I need is to get those coins

 

 

TQ