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King George coin value: what George V and George VI coins really sell for
None of these coins is money today. The commonest of them, a George VI quarter anna, sells for tens of rupees; the silver rupees are the dear ones, and the year on the coin is what separates them.
What the coins sold for, one by one
| Coin | Completed sales | Middle price | Middle half sold between |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quarter Anna coin · George V · 1930s | 19 | ₹58 | ₹58–₹285 |
| Half Rupee coin · George VI · 1940s | 13 | No single price | ₹82–₹940 |
| Quarter Anna coin · George V · 1920s | 11 | ₹58 | ₹58–₹58 |
| Half Rupee coin · George V · 1910s † | 9 | ₹1,950 | ₹1,750–₹2,150 |
| Quarter Anna coin · George VI · 1940s | 9 | ₹58 | ₹58–₹58 |
| Half Rupee coin · George V · 1920s | 8 | ₹1,950 | ₹1,838–₹2,975 |
| Quarter Rupee coin · George VI · 1940s | 8 | No single price | ₹329–₹675 |
| One Anna coin · George VI · 1940s | 8 | ₹237 | ₹118–₹252 |
| ₹1 coin · George V · 1910s † | 7 | ₹3,150 | ₹3,099–₹5,707 |
| Half Pice coin · George V · 1930s | 6 | ₹405 | ₹171–₹450 |
| Quarter Anna coin · George V · 1910s † | 5 | No single price | ₹58–₹1,261 |
| Pice coin · George VI · 1940s | 5 | ₹150 | ₹75–₹360 |
| Quarter Anna coin · George VI · 1930s | 5 | ₹58 | ₹51–₹58 |
| One Anna coin · George V · 1910s † | 4 | ₹2,700 | ₹1,782–₹3,730 |
| Half Rupee coin · George V · 1930s | 4 | ₹2,200 | ₹1,888–₹2,550 |
| Half Anna coin · George VI · 1940s | 4 | ₹330 | ₹260–₹444 |
| Half Rupee coin · George VI · 1930s | 3 | ₹1,850 | ₹1,750–₹3,675 |
| ₹1 coin · George VI · 1940s | 3 | No single price | ₹180–₹1,650 |
One coin type per row, in one decade where the seller gave a year, over at least 3 sales; under 4 the last column is the lowest and the highest, and where the sales sit more than five times apart no middle price is given.
George V’s earlier coins are past a hundred years old; George VI’s are not. For the rows marked †:
George V or George VI, and what else to look at
- Two kings, one name. George V’s Indian coins are dated 1911 to 1936 and read “GEORGE V KING EMPEROR”; George VI’s are dated 1938 to 1947 and read “GEORGE VI KING EMPEROR”. Look at the numeral after the name. The table keeps the two kings apart.
- The silver changed under George VI. A rupee dated up to 1939 holds 10.69 g of pure silver; one dated 1940 to 1945 holds 5.83 g; the 1947 rupee, and the half and quarter rupees dated 1946 and 1947, are nickel, with no silver at all. How much silver is in old Indian coins →
- The 1911 “pig rupee”. The first George V rupee showed the elephant on the king’s robe so poorly that it looked like a pig. It was withdrawn and the design redrawn in 1912, which is why collectors look for the 1911 date.
- 100 years. A George V coin dated 1925 or earlier is now 100 or more years old, and the export rule applies to it; one dated 1926 may not be 100 yet. Rows marked † are wholly that old; for any other row, go by the date on your own coin. George VI coins are not yet 100.
Why King George coins look so dear online
King George coins are listed at lakhs every day, and a listing is only what the seller hopes for. Every figure on this page is a completed sale instead. Why asked is not sold →
Related pages
Prices: completed sales of king george coins recorded at independent coin shops, read up to 2026-10-21. Asking prices are never mixed in, and no sale is counted twice. A coin is counted here only when the seller named the ruler; coins dated to the reign by year alone are left out, so these figures undercount rather than guess.
Asked to pay a fee for a King George coin?
The 1947 rupee and the “pig rupee” are the two this fraud is built on, and the fee is asked as registration, GST or RBI clearance. A real buyer never asks the seller for money.
How the scam works