I have not posted on Coin Talk for a long time now and I'm finally back. Well I was searching for AAA batteries when I saw a coin. I looked at it and I saw a Canadian coin. Then, I saw another coin and found a 1924 1 Poltinnik (Russian coin) I then looked further and guess what I found? MORE MONEY!!!! This time it was paper bills. Oldest one is 1898 one ruble. I also have: 1947 1 ruble, 1909 5 rubles (remember this is paper money), 1909 10 rubles, 1961 one ruble, 1905 3 rubles, 1909 10 rubles again, and 1991 10 rubles. All of them accept the last one are in worn condition but all the text is still readable and understandable (I am Russian and I read it). What do you guys think, is it a good find or not?
Russian Notes from 1898-1991 Oldest one is 1898 one ruble. I also have: 1947 1 ruble, 1909 5 rubles, 1909 10 rubles, 1961 one ruble, 1905 3 rubles, 1909 10 rubles again, and 1991 10 rubles. All of them accept the last one are in worn condition but all the text is still readable and understandable (I am Russian and I read it). What do you guys think, is it a good find or not? I got excited when I found it and my mom (I'm 13) told me we had it for like forever and I was like "-_-" and I didn't even know about it.
Welcome back! Those are some pretty interesting finds. You ought to post some pictures. Oh, and you don't need to post this on three threads
I merged 2 and deleted the 3rd. Please only post once in one subforum, it takes some effort to merge. Thanks, Jim
I collect and sell Russian coins and notes, so I'll give you my opinion on your find: First, your Poltinnik. Regardless of condition, you're looking at at least $10. The better the condition, the closer you move to around $15. Very very rarely, in exceptional conditions,you get to $18-20. Next, your 1898 1 Rouble. Condition isn't good, which devalues it significantly, but what you have going for you is that the signature on the note is a Pleaske signature and the note has a long serial (basically this means that the Czar's government printed it between 1898 and 1903, with any year being game... your 1898 note could have been printed 1902, they didn't change the year on the plates). Price-wise, I'd say anywhere between $4 and $10. Your other early 1900s note are usually around $3-5 a piece, depending very much on condition and signature combinations. Post a photo of the signatures on your 1909 10 Rouble note, those can have 1 rare one. Your 1947 1 Rouble - what condition? In UNC they go for $7-10. The 1991 10 Rouble is nice, but junk price-wise - you're looking at like $2/3 in UNC.
Someone may correct me because I know nothing about Russian notes. But looking at SCWPM it looks to me like this is Russia P-1a under State Credit Notes. Value in the catalog is $20 in Good condition. This may qualify as "good" if you're generous, but probably more like "fair" given the damage. Congrats on the find, that's pretty neat. Dave
The problem with SCWPM is that the values in there for Russian notes are significantly inflated and don't represent the true cost of them. The book is an excellent cataloguing/research source for the types of notes printed, but reality is very different for those notes. For example, an example I remember off the top of my head: a year ago, I bought two UNC 1 Rouble 1947 notes for $6 a piece. The book lists them at $15 a piece, and I've never seen them go for anything above $10. For the 1898 Pleske 1 Rouble note, the catalog lists it at $20 for good condition. But, lower end conditions are a dime a dozen (metaphorically) - it's the XF, aUNC, and UNC that bring in the big bucks. I got my 1898 1 Rouble Pleske for my personal condition in a VF (solid note, semi-crisp, just has lots of folds - but much better condition than the one in this photo), and paid a mere $5 for it. But the values on these fluctuates +/- a few dollars depending on how many collectors you have bidding who are still missing that signature from their collection (there are 4 different ones, plus 1 extra serial variation from 1915).
