The cost of 50 kopecks in 2003: a treasure or an ordinary trifle?

Most people have some kind of hobby. And often this is numismatics. Someone in archaeological excavations is looking for ancient coins, someone is keen on collecting collections-weather, where there are monetary units of all issued denominations for any particular period. And there are those who collect only rare coins, including those issued in modern Russia. And here such copies are sometimes very, very expensive. And a substantial amount of money can be obtained for a seemingly ordinary coin, which you could be given for delivery in the store.

Quite often numismatists show an interest in such a monetary sign as the coin of 2003, 50 kopecks. Therefore, in this article, let's try to consider this particular production of mints. It was issued in Moscow and St. Petersburg. The cost of 50 kopecks in 2003 will depend on its safety. Naturally, that den. The mark in excellent condition will be more expensive than the one that has already experienced the effects of water and rust.

Description of a bank note

First, let's see what the coin is like. In form it is a disk with a cant. It is made of yellow steel. According to the standard, it must be magnetized. The edge of the coin is smooth. Its weight is 4.4 grams, diameter is 24 mm. The obverse depicts George the Victorious. Under the hoof of his horse is the mint mark. This, in principle, is the main difference between two types of currency. Thus, in the copies minted at the Moscow Mint, the letter "M", St. Petersburg - "P-P" is stamped out. Strangely enough, but this small difference also affects the cost of 50 kopecks in 2003. However, the difference is not so great.

How much is?

Basically, you can sell this copy at face value, that is, at 50 kopecks. But, recall, there are numismatists who collect the weather. Of course, they want, that in their collections there were only coins of excellent quality. Therefore, copies of the excellent preservation of the Moscow Mint can be sold for 10 rubles, and St. Petersburg - for 20.

Or is it a treasure?

Periodically, in various sources, you can find information that the cost of 50 kopecks in 2003 varies between 500 and 2000 rubles. It all depends on the mint. In fact, this is an unconfirmed opinion of newcomers in numismatics. The thing is that many people confuse this coin with others. So, in 2003, indeed, were issued rare coins, for which you can help out very good money. But their denomination is 1, 2 and 5 rubles. In addition, at auction, you can also sell a coin of 50 cents for 100-200 thousand rubles. Only the year of its release is not 2003, but 2001. And the money mark we are considering is still quite inexpensive and is of value mainly only as a small change in the store.