Bimetallic coins and commemorative medals are now issued by mints of many states. In Western European countries, the USA, Canada, and South Africa, coins of various denominations, in which two or three metals are combined, are issued today with enviable regularity. Some countries release them exclusively as collection ones, while in others they can easily be found in circulation.
A bit of history
In Russia, bimetallic coins of 10 rubles appeared relatively recently, however, the use of two metals in coins is an ancient invention. The history of the appearance of such coins goes back centuries, and today we can say for sure that the first of them appeared back in the days of the Roman Empire. The reason for this phenomenon was, most likely, purely practical - the presence of two different alloys significantly complicated the work of counterfeiters.
Then for many centuries this useful invention was forgotten and returned to the use of two metals in coinage only in the 17th century. In England, wedge-shaped brass inserts were used to combat counterfeiting in copper coins ; for cheaper ones, a combination of tin and copper was used. Among American cents of the XVIII century there are also bimetallic coins.
For the first time in the Russian Federation, coins of this type were minted 15 years ago. Today they are the subject of active gathering.
How much are bimetallic coins of 10 rubles? Prices and value
Ten-ruble coins of this type are minted in two large cycles. “Russian Federation” - the most common and relatively cheap bimetallic coins of 10 rubles. The cost of "areas" today is from one and a half to five hundred. The second series of "Ancient Cities" are rated in the same range. They are issued with a circulation of five and ten million, respectively.
Dozens of the first series, often referred to simply as “cities,” have been produced since 2002. Coins of this series do not differ significantly in price. Basically, their purchase and sale occurs in the range of 400-500 rubles. For 150 you can buy coins of 2009, 2010 and 2011, of all they are the cheapest.
The second of the series cycles “The Russian Federation”, which is abbreviated as “regions”, is estimated by numismatists to be cheaper than “cities”. The cost of "regions" does not exceed two hundred rubles. The Sverdlovsk Region, which was released at the Mint in St. Petersburg in 2008, is rated the highest by numismatists.
Extra Series Ten Ruble
The year 2000 was marked by the release of the first coins of this type. Bimetallic commemorative coins of 10 rubles “Fifty-fifth anniversary of the Victory” are estimated today at around six hundred.
Ten rubles to the fortieth anniversary of the flight of Yuri Gagarin were minted a year later. A remarkable fact is associated with them: a dozen minted in St. Petersburg, according to experts, costs no more than 350 rubles, and Moscow is estimated at one and a half to two times more expensive.
2005 pleased collectors with the release of the new ten, dedicated to the sixtieth anniversary of the Victory, and five years later bimetallic jubilee coins of 10 rubles came out, united by the theme of the All-Russian Population Census. They are generally rated highly, along with Gagarin and expensive "cities."
Separately, one can distinguish 7 ten-ruble coins dedicated to the formation of ministries in Russia. These bimetallic tens have a different metal composition. For the white inside of the coin, an alloy of copper and nickel was used, replacing the classic cupronickel. However, the cost of "ministries" does not exceed 500 rubles.
ChNP phenomenon or collection rarity
A very extensive list of bimetallic coins of 10 rubles. Today it includes 108 units of various collectible values. Particularly collectors distinguish three "areas": "Chechen Republic", "Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug" and "Perm Territory". Among professionals, they are briefly referred to by the abbreviation CNP.
Despite the overall low cost of a series of “regions”, NNPs are estimated 10-15 times higher. Today it is the most expensive Russian bimetallic coins of 10 rubles.
CNP cost
The most expensive bimetallic coins of 10 rubles, due to their value, have generated many numismatic myths and legends. So, they are credited with both a long origin and the presence of rare metal alloys in the disk and ring.
The real facts say that all three ten-ruble CNPs were minted in 2010 at the mint in St. Petersburg. Like the rest of the bimetallic commemorative coins, they are made from a combination of cupronickel and brass. Their feature, which caused a high price, is that their circulation is estimated at several hundred thousand, while the rest came out in millions.
The cheapest PNPs - Perm Krai - cost over five thousand, the price for the Chechen Republic starts at ten thousand, and the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug is fifteen to twenty thousand rubles. With such a price record, it can be considered the most expensive coin of Russia from base metals.
Collector interest
Nowadays, 10 rubles bimetallic coins are popular as an active purchase and resale item among collectors. This fact partly explains the fluctuation in the prices of coins of different series. In general, their value is growing, and in the future they will become a good investment.
Especially the hype is growing around the CNP, which is caused by their small number. Since the appearance of these coins, the price has increased 10 times, and the demand for them remains stable.
Specialists rightly call this coin a domestic numismatic masterpiece. Demand for it among Russian collectors is high and significantly exceeds supply, far bypassing other bimetallic coins of 10 rubles. The prices for them before the appearance of CNP did not rise above 500-600 rubles. In the case of NNP, we can safely speak of a real collection phenomenon.