Posted 02/11/2026 8:01 pm
Definitely something that will need to get authenticated and probably preserved in a slab to stop further deterioration, as these are both quite rare and highly sought after by collectors both in America and in Russia, making them quite valuable.
Wikipedia reports that in a 1996 census of known notes, only five surviving 10-ruble notes were known. Your note is in very poor condition, and the serial number is nigh-on unreadable, but this should not deter it from being desired by collectors. There are so few of these around, a "catalogue value" would be meaningless; it's the sort of thing where you'd put it up for auction with a guesstimate reserve and see what happens.
Wikipedia reports that in a 1996 census of known notes, only five surviving 10-ruble notes were known. Your note is in very poor condition, and the serial number is nigh-on unreadable, but this should not deter it from being desired by collectors. There are so few of these around, a "catalogue value" would be meaningless; it's the sort of thing where you'd put it up for auction with a guesstimate reserve and see what happens.
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