Coins 1726 year of issue

The nominal value, the metal from which the coin is made, does not always determine the value of the coin. Factors that increase the price:
- small circulation;
- safety of the coin;
- unique deviations of coinage for a specific coin;
- distinctive features, even marriage;
- anniversary and memorable issues.
Among the coins issue in 1726 are rare specimens. In Russia, in 1726, a coin minted in denominations of 1 kopeck was minted. It is copper, but it is part of the ten most expensive and rare coins of pre-revolutionary Russia. It is known that in the two thousandth such a coin was bought at a Moscow auction for two million rubles. Coins were issued at the Mint of Yekaterinburg just a year, then they were withdrawn from circulation, and melted. No more than ten such coins have reached our days. A penny is valued for its unusual appearance in the form of a square of an uneven shape, weighing 16.38 g. Obverse: a two-headed eagle is depicted in a twisted circle. On his chest is a shield with the monograms of Catherine I, in his paws - scepter and orb. On four sides of the eagle - the release date, below - the place of minting. At the top - the name: penny. Reverse: smooth.
The State Hermitage Museum holds a unique copy of the penny with the stamp of the receiver Gavrila Albychev, who controlled the weight of the coins.
In the same year, another rare coin was issued in Russia. This is the Polish thaler, which has been re-staggered in Russia due to the lack of silver. An error occurred during the transfer and the coin did not change the original year of issue - 1630. The only coin with such a defect is valued dearly among professionals.
In 1726, France produces a silver coin: ecu, the weight of which increases compared with previous editions - from 24.475 g to 29.488 g. In this form, the coinage was minted until the end of the XVIII century.
On the front side: a heraldic oval-shaped shield, with a crown framed by two olive branches. On the reverse side: a bust of King Louis XV, looking left.
This year the Sovereign Military Order of Malta launches a coin - 1 facet. In Malta, coins with face value in grano were minted from the 15th century to the 50s of the 18th century.
The coins are made of copper, round, weighing 3.21 g. On the obverse: the coat of arms of Magister Manuel de Vilhen, a Portuguese aristocrat of royal blood. On it: a winged hand holds a sword without a scabbard. On the reverse side: the Maltese cross. On a smooth edge: inscriptions in the form of signs and numbers. From the middle of the 20th century, the Order of Malta begins to produce Grano souvenir coins.