{
  "source": "The Currency Bazaar — completed sales from independent Indian shops",
  "method": "Single coins and notes (no bundles, fancy serials or errors), ranked by the median realised price. Only genuinely old or out-of-circulation identities; each has 8+ recorded sales from 2+ independent shops at prices that agree.",
  "note": "Most old Indian money is worth its face value. These are the specific scarce exceptions, with the real prices they sold for.",
  "recorded_sales": 740,
  "identities": 50,
  "as_of": "2026-10-07",
  "rows": [
    {
      "item": "₹5 note · Governor Deshmukh",
      "median_inr": 5100,
      "low_inr": 3962,
      "high_inr": 8438,
      "sales": 8,
      "shops": 4,
      "url": "https://thecurrencybazaar.com/coin-value/note-rupee-5-plain-gov-deshmukh"
    },
    {
      "item": "₹100 note · Governor Jha",
      "median_inr": 2200,
      "low_inr": 1700,
      "high_inr": 3500,
      "sales": 11,
      "shops": 4,
      "url": "https://thecurrencybazaar.com/coin-value/note-rupee-100-plain-gov-jha"
    },
    {
      "item": "Half Rupee coin · George V · 1910s",
      "median_inr": 1950,
      "low_inr": 1750,
      "high_inr": 2150,
      "sales": 9,
      "shops": 3,
      "url": "https://thecurrencybazaar.com/coin-value/coin-half-rupee-plain-george-v-1910s"
    },
    {
      "item": "Half Rupee coin · George V · 1920s",
      "median_inr": 1950,
      "low_inr": 1838,
      "high_inr": 2975,
      "sales": 8,
      "shops": 2,
      "url": "https://thecurrencybazaar.com/coin-value/coin-half-rupee-plain-george-v-1920s"
    },
    {
      "item": "₹1 coin · 1950s",
      "median_inr": 1225,
      "low_inr": 687,
      "high_inr": 2288,
      "sales": 8,
      "shops": 4,
      "url": "https://thecurrencybazaar.com/coin-value/coin-rupee-1-plain-1950s"
    },
    {
      "item": "₹1 note · Fs.Ambegaonkar",
      "median_inr": 725,
      "low_inr": 590,
      "high_inr": 1124,
      "sales": 16,
      "shops": 3,
      "url": "https://thecurrencybazaar.com/coin-value/note-rupee-1-plain-fs-ambegaonkar"
    },
    {
      "item": "₹20 note · Governor Jagannathan",
      "median_inr": 599,
      "low_inr": 442,
      "high_inr": 972,
      "sales": 10,
      "shops": 4,
      "url": "https://thecurrencybazaar.com/coin-value/note-rupee-20-plain-gov-jagannathan"
    },
    {
      "item": "₹10 note · Governor Iengar",
      "median_inr": 575,
      "low_inr": 393,
      "high_inr": 1665,
      "sales": 8,
      "shops": 3,
      "url": "https://thecurrencybazaar.com/coin-value/note-rupee-10-plain-gov-iengar"
    },
    {
      "item": "₹2 note · Governor Bhattacharyya",
      "median_inr": 525,
      "low_inr": 387,
      "high_inr": 698,
      "sales": 10,
      "shops": 2,
      "url": "https://thecurrencybazaar.com/coin-value/note-rupee-2-plain-gov-bhattacharyya"
    },
    {
      "item": "₹10 note · Governor Bhattacharyya",
      "median_inr": 499,
      "low_inr": 380,
      "high_inr": 775,
      "sales": 11,
      "shops": 2,
      "url": "https://thecurrencybazaar.com/coin-value/note-rupee-10-plain-gov-bhattacharyya"
    },
    {
      "item": "Quarter Rupee coin · George VI · 1940s",
      "median_inr": 463,
      "low_inr": 329,
      "high_inr": 675,
      "sales": 8,
      "shops": 3,
      "url": "https://thecurrencybazaar.com/coin-value/coin-quarter-rupee-plain-george-vi-1940s"
    },
    {
      "item": "₹5 note · Governor Bhattacharyya",
      "median_inr": 423,
      "low_inr": 271,
      "high_inr": 590,
      "sales": 8,
      "shops": 2,
      "url": "https://thecurrencybazaar.com/coin-value/note-rupee-5-plain-gov-bhattacharyya"
    },
    {
      "item": "₹100 note · Governor Jagannathan",
      "median_inr": 353,
      "low_inr": 297,
      "high_inr": 503,
      "sales": 8,
      "shops": 3,
      "url": "https://thecurrencybazaar.com/coin-value/note-rupee-100-plain-gov-jagannathan"
    },
    {
      "item": "Quarter Anna coin · Victoria Empress · 1890s",
      "median_inr": 270,
      "low_inr": 144,
      "high_inr": 349,
      "sales": 8,
      "shops": 3,
      "url": "https://thecurrencybazaar.com/coin-value/coin-quarter-anna-plain-victoria-empress-1890s"
    },
    {
      "item": "₹2 note · Governor Jha",
      "median_inr": 265,
      "low_inr": 162,
      "high_inr": 335,
      "sales": 14,
      "shops": 4,
      "url": "https://thecurrencybazaar.com/coin-value/note-rupee-2-plain-gov-jha"
    },
    {
      "item": "Quarter Anna coin · East India Company · 1830s",
      "median_inr": 248,
      "low_inr": 160,
      "high_inr": 800,
      "sales": 9,
      "shops": 3,
      "url": "https://thecurrencybazaar.com/coin-value/coin-quarter-anna-plain-east-india-company-1830s"
    },
    {
      "item": "One Anna coin · George VI · 1940s",
      "median_inr": 237,
      "low_inr": 118,
      "high_inr": 252,
      "sales": 8,
      "shops": 4,
      "url": "https://thecurrencybazaar.com/coin-value/coin-one-anna-plain-george-vi-1940s"
    },
    {
      "item": "₹1 note · Fs.Jha",
      "median_inr": 217,
      "low_inr": 199,
      "high_inr": 250,
      "sales": 17,
      "shops": 4,
      "url": "https://thecurrencybazaar.com/coin-value/note-rupee-1-plain-fs-jha"
    },
    {
      "item": "₹5 note · Governor Jagannathan",
      "median_inr": 190,
      "low_inr": 134,
      "high_inr": 292,
      "sales": 18,
      "shops": 4,
      "url": "https://thecurrencybazaar.com/coin-value/note-rupee-5-plain-gov-jagannathan"
    },
    {
      "item": "Ten Paise coin · 1970s",
      "median_inr": 175,
      "low_inr": 74,
      "high_inr": 199,
      "sales": 20,
      "shops": 4,
      "url": "https://thecurrencybazaar.com/coin-value/coin-ten-paise-plain-1970s"
    },
    {
      "item": "₹10 note · Governor Manmohan Singh",
      "median_inr": 149,
      "low_inr": 86,
      "high_inr": 300,
      "sales": 10,
      "shops": 2,
      "url": "https://thecurrencybazaar.com/coin-value/note-rupee-10-plain-gov-manmohan-singh"
    },
    {
      "item": "₹1 coin · 1960s",
      "median_inr": 124,
      "low_inr": 99,
      "high_inr": 212,
      "sales": 12,
      "shops": 3,
      "url": "https://thecurrencybazaar.com/coin-value/coin-rupee-1-plain-1960s"
    },
    {
      "item": "₹20 note · Governor Rn Malhotra",
      "median_inr": 112,
      "low_inr": 110,
      "high_inr": 112,
      "sales": 13,
      "shops": 2,
      "url": "https://thecurrencybazaar.com/coin-value/note-rupee-20-plain-gov-rn-malhotra"
    },
    {
      "item": "Twentyfive Paise coin · 1980s",
      "median_inr": 108,
      "low_inr": 60,
      "high_inr": 180,
      "sales": 23,
      "shops": 4,
      "url": "https://thecurrencybazaar.com/coin-value/coin-twentyfive-paise-plain-1980s"
    },
    {
      "item": "Fifty Paise coin · 1970s",
      "median_inr": 99,
      "low_inr": 25,
      "high_inr": 99,
      "sales": 21,
      "shops": 4,
      "url": "https://thecurrencybazaar.com/coin-value/coin-fifty-paise-plain-1970s"
    },
    {
      "item": "₹10 note · Governor Ig Patel",
      "median_inr": 99,
      "low_inr": 99,
      "high_inr": 105,
      "sales": 8,
      "shops": 2,
      "url": "https://thecurrencybazaar.com/coin-value/note-rupee-10-plain-gov-ig-patel"
    },
    {
      "item": "₹10 note · Governor Jagannathan",
      "median_inr": 90,
      "low_inr": 89,
      "high_inr": 150,
      "sales": 13,
      "shops": 3,
      "url": "https://thecurrencybazaar.com/coin-value/note-rupee-10-plain-gov-jagannathan"
    },
    {
      "item": "₹1 coin · 1990s",
      "median_inr": 86,
      "low_inr": 54,
      "high_inr": 201,
      "sales": 36,
      "shops": 4,
      "url": "https://thecurrencybazaar.com/coin-value/coin-rupee-1-plain-1990s"
    },
    {
      "item": "₹10 note · Governor Rn Malhotra",
      "median_inr": 78,
      "low_inr": 68,
      "high_inr": 90,
      "sales": 29,
      "shops": 4,
      "url": "https://thecurrencybazaar.com/coin-value/note-rupee-10-plain-gov-rn-malhotra"
    },
    {
      "item": "₹5 coin · 1980s",
      "median_inr": 77,
      "low_inr": 71,
      "high_inr": 79,
      "sales": 8,
      "shops": 3,
      "url": "https://thecurrencybazaar.com/coin-value/coin-rupee-5-plain-1980s"
    },
    {
      "item": "₹1 note · Fs.Ig Patel",
      "median_inr": 75,
      "low_inr": 51,
      "high_inr": 89,
      "sales": 12,
      "shops": 3,
      "url": "https://thecurrencybazaar.com/coin-value/note-rupee-1-plain-fs-ig-patel"
    },
    {
      "item": "Two Paise coin · 1970s",
      "median_inr": 69,
      "low_inr": 45,
      "high_inr": 69,
      "sales": 9,
      "shops": 2,
      "url": "https://thecurrencybazaar.com/coin-value/coin-two-paise-plain-1970s"
    },
    {
      "item": "₹5 coin · 1990s",
      "median_inr": 61,
      "low_inr": 49,
      "high_inr": 151,
      "sales": 20,
      "shops": 5,
      "url": "https://thecurrencybazaar.com/coin-value/coin-rupee-5-plain-1990s"
    },
    {
      "item": "₹1 note · Fs.Rn Malhotra",
      "median_inr": 59,
      "low_inr": 45,
      "high_inr": 118,
      "sales": 14,
      "shops": 3,
      "url": "https://thecurrencybazaar.com/coin-value/note-rupee-1-plain-fs-rn-malhotra"
    },
    {
      "item": "Quarter Anna coin · George VI · 1940s",
      "median_inr": 58,
      "low_inr": 58,
      "high_inr": 58,
      "sales": 9,
      "shops": 2,
      "url": "https://thecurrencybazaar.com/coin-value/coin-quarter-anna-plain-george-vi-1940s"
    },
    {
      "item": "Quarter Anna coin · George V · 1920s",
      "median_inr": 58,
      "low_inr": 58,
      "high_inr": 58,
      "sales": 11,
      "shops": 2,
      "url": "https://thecurrencybazaar.com/coin-value/coin-quarter-anna-plain-george-v-1920s"
    },
    {
      "item": "Quarter Anna coin · George V · 1930s",
      "median_inr": 58,
      "low_inr": 58,
      "high_inr": 285,
      "sales": 19,
      "shops": 2,
      "url": "https://thecurrencybazaar.com/coin-value/coin-quarter-anna-plain-george-v-1930s"
    },
    {
      "item": "Quarter Rupee coin · 1950s",
      "median_inr": 56,
      "low_inr": 56,
      "high_inr": 56,
      "sales": 23,
      "shops": 2,
      "url": "https://thecurrencybazaar.com/coin-value/coin-quarter-rupee-plain-1950s"
    },
    {
      "item": "₹5 note · Governor Ig Patel",
      "median_inr": 54,
      "low_inr": 53,
      "high_inr": 56,
      "sales": 8,
      "shops": 2,
      "url": "https://thecurrencybazaar.com/coin-value/note-rupee-5-plain-gov-ig-patel"
    },
    {
      "item": "Ten Paise coin · 1980s",
      "median_inr": 53,
      "low_inr": 42,
      "high_inr": 136,
      "sales": 30,
      "shops": 3,
      "url": "https://thecurrencybazaar.com/coin-value/coin-ten-paise-plain-1980s"
    },
    {
      "item": "Fifty Paise coin · 1980s",
      "median_inr": 49,
      "low_inr": 38,
      "high_inr": 60,
      "sales": 30,
      "shops": 3,
      "url": "https://thecurrencybazaar.com/coin-value/coin-fifty-paise-plain-1980s"
    },
    {
      "item": "Ten Paise coin · 1960s",
      "median_inr": 49,
      "low_inr": 29,
      "high_inr": 49,
      "sales": 10,
      "shops": 3,
      "url": "https://thecurrencybazaar.com/coin-value/coin-ten-paise-plain-1960s"
    },
    {
      "item": "₹2 note · Governor Ig Patel",
      "median_inr": 49,
      "low_inr": 45,
      "high_inr": 58,
      "sales": 30,
      "shops": 2,
      "url": "https://thecurrencybazaar.com/coin-value/note-rupee-2-plain-gov-ig-patel"
    },
    {
      "item": "₹2 note · Governor Rn Malhotra",
      "median_inr": 49,
      "low_inr": 40,
      "high_inr": 54,
      "sales": 59,
      "shops": 2,
      "url": "https://thecurrencybazaar.com/coin-value/note-rupee-2-plain-gov-rn-malhotra"
    },
    {
      "item": "₹5 note · Governor Rn Malhotra",
      "median_inr": 49,
      "low_inr": 45,
      "high_inr": 62,
      "sales": 15,
      "shops": 3,
      "url": "https://thecurrencybazaar.com/coin-value/note-rupee-5-plain-gov-rn-malhotra"
    },
    {
      "item": "₹1 note · Fs.Pk Kaul",
      "median_inr": 45,
      "low_inr": 35,
      "high_inr": 48,
      "sales": 10,
      "shops": 2,
      "url": "https://thecurrencybazaar.com/coin-value/note-rupee-1-plain-fs-pk-kaul"
    },
    {
      "item": "₹5 note · Governor Jalan",
      "median_inr": 45,
      "low_inr": 31,
      "high_inr": 48,
      "sales": 8,
      "shops": 3,
      "url": "https://thecurrencybazaar.com/coin-value/note-rupee-5-plain-gov-jalan"
    },
    {
      "item": "Twenty Paise coin · 1970s",
      "median_inr": 41,
      "low_inr": 37,
      "high_inr": 127,
      "sales": 11,
      "shops": 2,
      "url": "https://thecurrencybazaar.com/coin-value/coin-twenty-paise-plain-1970s"
    },
    {
      "item": "Twenty Paise coin · 1980s",
      "median_inr": 39,
      "low_inr": 28,
      "high_inr": 74,
      "sales": 8,
      "shops": 2,
      "url": "https://thecurrencybazaar.com/coin-value/coin-twenty-paise-plain-1980s"
    },
    {
      "item": "₹1 note · Fs.Venkitaramanan",
      "median_inr": 39,
      "low_inr": 36,
      "high_inr": 88,
      "sales": 14,
      "shops": 2,
      "url": "https://thecurrencybazaar.com/coin-value/note-rupee-1-plain-fs-venkitaramanan"
    }
  ]
}