These coins (74 in total) were found inside a ruined buiding in a currently non-existent village, 40 km to the north from St. Petersburg. There was no container, and I guess the coins were wrapped in a newspaper. The coins are made of a silver-copper alloy (containing only 48% of silver). Most of them are 15 kopecks, and a few are 10 and 20 kopecks. This choice of coins is rather puzzling: it would be more prudent to hide coins of higher denomination (e.g. 50 kopecks or roubles), which contained more silver. Probably, the coins were stolen somewhere and the culprit feared to exchange them into better coins. Another possible explanation is that this is a hoard of a kid, who received them as a gift… Where is this kid now?
All the coins were minted in the 1920s, and there are no rare ones among them. Initially they were dark or black. I have cleaned them in vinegar – a good solution.
Молодец!
я сам живу в Санкт-Петербурге.
Очень заинтересовали находки….