What old Indian coins and notes actually sold for

Completed sale prices for 79 kinds of Indian coin and banknote, collected from independent coin shops. These are prices somebody paid — not what a seller hoped for, and not a guess from a price guide.

Most old money is worth its face value. A page appears here only where at least 8 completed sales, from 2 or more separate shops, agree closely enough to mean something. Most of what is in our catalogue does not qualify and has no page — and an ordinary note from your pocket almost certainly falls into that group. That is the normal answer, and anyone telling you otherwise before they have seen it is guessing or worse.

₹10 note

Variety Middle price Half fell between Sales
₹10 note · Governor Rn Malhotra ₹78 ₹68 – ₹90 29
₹10 note ₹158 ₹84 – ₹306 16
₹10 note — star replacement ₹120 ₹80 – ₹160 15
₹10 note — bundle ₹1,799 ₹1,799 – ₹4,444 14
₹10 note · Governor Jagannathan ₹90 ₹89 – ₹150 13
₹10 note · Governor Bhattacharyya ₹499 ₹380 – ₹775 11
₹10 note · Governor Manmohan Singh ₹149 ₹86 – ₹300 10
₹10 note · Governor Iengar ₹575 ₹393 – ₹1,665 8
₹10 note · Governor Ig Patel ₹99 ₹99 – ₹105 8
₹10 note — star replacement · Governor Subbarao ₹113 ₹81 – ₹121 8
₹10 note — star replacement · Governor Urjit Patel ₹73 ₹70 – ₹83 8

₹5 note

Variety Middle price Half fell between Sales
₹5 note · Governor Jagannathan ₹190 ₹134 – ₹292 18
₹5 note · Governor Rn Malhotra ₹49 ₹45 – ₹62 15
₹5 note — bundle, fancy serial number ₹2,300 ₹2,024 – ₹3,300 10
₹5 note — bundle ₹2,499 ₹1,999 – ₹2,499 9
₹5 note — fancy serial number · Governor Jalan ₹150 ₹144 – ₹150 8
₹5 note · Governor Bhattacharyya ₹423 ₹271 – ₹590 8
₹5 note · Governor Deshmukh ₹5,100 ₹3,962 – ₹8,438 8
₹5 note · Governor Ig Patel ₹54 ₹53 – ₹56 8
₹5 note · Governor Jalan ₹45 ₹31 – ₹48 8

₹5 coin

Variety Middle price Half fell between Sales
₹5 coin ₹100 ₹44 – ₹212 116
₹5 coin · 2010s ₹49 ₹45 – ₹59 43
₹5 coin · 2000s ₹43 ₹35 – ₹105 40
₹5 coin · 1990s ₹61 ₹49 – ₹151 20
₹5 coin — bundle ₹900 ₹900 – ₹900 19
₹5 coin — mint error · 2000s ₹220 ₹160 – ₹240 9
₹5 coin — mint error · 2020s ₹170 ₹130 – ₹199 8
₹5 coin · 1980s ₹77 ₹71 – ₹79 8

₹1 note

Variety Middle price Half fell between Sales
₹1 note — bundle, fancy serial number ₹3,500 ₹2,650 – ₹4,500 25
₹1 note · Fs.Jha ₹217 ₹199 – ₹250 17
₹1 note · Fs.Ambegaonkar ₹725 ₹590 – ₹1,124 16
₹1 note — bundle ₹1,999 ₹1,125 – ₹2,499 15
₹1 note · Fs.Rn Malhotra ₹59 ₹45 – ₹118 14
₹1 note · Fs.Venkitaramanan ₹39 ₹36 – ₹88 14
₹1 note · Fs.Ig Patel ₹75 ₹51 – ₹89 12
₹1 note · Fs.Pk Kaul ₹45 ₹35 – ₹48 10

₹2 note

Variety Middle price Half fell between Sales
₹2 note · Governor Rn Malhotra ₹49 ₹40 – ₹54 59
₹2 note · Governor Ig Patel ₹49 ₹45 – ₹58 30
₹2 note ₹45 ₹35 – ₹89 17
₹2 note · Governor Jha ₹265 ₹162 – ₹335 14
₹2 note — bundle ₹3,599 ₹2,650 – ₹3,599 11
₹2 note · Governor Bhattacharyya ₹525 ₹387 – ₹698 10

Quarter Anna coin

Variety Middle price Half fell between Sales
Quarter Anna coin · George V · 1930s ₹58 ₹58 – ₹285 19
Quarter Anna coin · George V · 1920s ₹58 ₹58 – ₹58 11
Quarter Anna coin · East India Company · 1830s ₹248 ₹160 – ₹800 9
Quarter Anna coin · George VI · 1940s ₹58 ₹58 – ₹58 9
Quarter Anna coin · Victoria Empress · 1890s ₹270 ₹144 – ₹349 8

₹100 note

Variety Middle price Half fell between Sales
₹100 note — fancy serial number ₹1,500 ₹974 – ₹2,249 20
₹100 note · Governor Jha ₹2,200 ₹1,700 – ₹3,500 11
₹100 note — bundle, fancy serial number, set ₹899 ₹899 – ₹3,999 9
₹100 note · Governor Jagannathan ₹353 ₹297 – ₹503 8

₹20 note

Variety Middle price Half fell between Sales
₹20 note — fancy serial number ₹100 ₹90 – ₹150 27
₹20 note · Governor Rn Malhotra ₹112 ₹110 – ₹112 13
₹20 note — bundle ₹4,400 ₹2,999 – ₹7,699 11
₹20 note · Governor Jagannathan ₹599 ₹442 – ₹972 10

₹10 coin

Variety Middle price Half fell between Sales
₹10 coin ₹75 ₹63 – ₹149 41
₹10 coin · 2010s ₹51 ₹49 – ₹60 30
₹10 coin — mint error · 2010s ₹300 ₹234 – ₹539 10

₹1 coin

Variety Middle price Half fell between Sales
₹1 coin · 1990s ₹86 ₹54 – ₹201 36
₹1 coin · 1960s ₹124 ₹99 – ₹212 12
₹1 coin · 1950s ₹1,225 ₹687 – ₹2,288 8

Ten Paise coin

Variety Middle price Half fell between Sales
Ten Paise coin · 1980s ₹53 ₹42 – ₹136 30
Ten Paise coin · 1970s ₹175 ₹74 – ₹199 20
Ten Paise coin · 1960s ₹49 ₹29 – ₹49 10

Fifty Paise coin

Variety Middle price Half fell between Sales
Fifty Paise coin · 1980s ₹49 ₹38 – ₹60 30
Fifty Paise coin · 1970s ₹99 ₹25 – ₹99 21

Half Rupee coin

Variety Middle price Half fell between Sales
Half Rupee coin · George V · 1910s ₹1,950 ₹1,750 – ₹2,150 9
Half Rupee coin · George V · 1920s ₹1,950 ₹1,838 – ₹2,975 8

Quarter Rupee coin

Variety Middle price Half fell between Sales
Quarter Rupee coin · 1950s ₹56 ₹56 – ₹56 23
Quarter Rupee coin · George VI · 1940s ₹463 ₹329 – ₹675 8

Twenty Paise coin

Variety Middle price Half fell between Sales
Twenty Paise coin · 1970s ₹41 ₹37 – ₹127 11
Twenty Paise coin · 1980s ₹39 ₹28 – ₹74 8

₹500 note

Variety Middle price Half fell between Sales
₹500 note — fancy serial number · Governor Sanjay Malhotra ₹799 ₹750 – ₹1,050 15
₹500 note — fancy serial number ₹1,299 ₹799 – ₹1,300 9

One Anna coin

Variety Middle price Half fell between Sales
One Anna coin · George VI · 1940s ₹237 ₹118 – ₹252 8

₹100 coin

Variety Middle price Half fell between Sales
₹100 coin ₹195 ₹91 – ₹197 8

₹2 coin

Variety Middle price Half fell between Sales
₹2 coin · 2020s ₹749 ₹509 – ₹999 8

Twentyfive Paise coin

Variety Middle price Half fell between Sales
Twentyfive Paise coin · 1980s ₹108 ₹60 – ₹180 23

Two Paise coin

Variety Middle price Half fell between Sales
Two Paise coin · 1970s ₹69 ₹45 – ₹69 9
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