Soviet coins
This year is nothing for modern collectors. Penny coins of all denominations were issued, except 50 kopecks and 1 ruble. Today, all these coins are practically sold by weight, like scrap metal, and can be of interest only to beginner coin collectors.
Coins of the USSR 1962:
- 20 kopecks from cupronickel, weighing 3.4 grams and 2.18 centimeters wide;
- 15 kopecks, copper / nickel, weight 2.5 g., Diameter 1.956 cm;
- 10 kopecks, metal - nickel silver, weight 1.8 grams, diameter 1.727 centimeters;
- 5 kopecks, material - copper / zinc, weighs 5 grams., The width of the coin - 2.5 cm;
- 3 pennies from a copper-zinc alloy, weighing 3 grams and with a diameter of 2.2 centimeters;
- 2 pennies, metal - brass, weighing 2 grams. and 1.8 cm wide;
- 1 kopek from brass, its weight is 1 gram, and diameter is 1.5 centimeters.
Foreign coins
In 1962, many countries issued coins. Here is a list of some of them:
Austria:
- 5 shillin, made of silver, the coin weighs 5.66 grams;
- 25 shillings, metal - silver 800 is sample, weight is 13 grams;
USA:
- ½ dollar of silver, 900 sample, weight 12.5 grams, size 3.06 centimeters;
- 1 dime of 10 cents, copper-nickel alloy, weighing 2.268 grams, size 1.791 cm;
- 1 cent, material - copper / zinc, weighing 3.11 grams and measuring 1.905 centimeters;
Great Britain:
- 1 shilling, metal - copper-nickel alloy, weight 5.66 grams, width 2.359 centimeters;
- 6 pence from nickel silver, weigh 2.83 grams., 1.93 cm wide;
- 3 pence, brass / nickel, weighing 6.8 grams, diameter 2.18 centimeters;
- 1 penny from bronze, coin weighs 9.45 grams., Its diameter is 3.08 cm;
- ½ penny, bronze, weighing 5.66 grams and measuring 2.54 centimeters;
Bulgaria:
- 20 stotinok, nickel / brass, weight 2.85 grams, size 1.962 centimeters;
- 10 stotinki from a brass-nickel alloy, weight 1.59 gr. and 1.611 cm wide;
Here is a far from complete list of all coins issued on the planet during 1961.