25 Paise Coin Value — Which Ones Actually Have a Catalogue Price
The 25 paise was withdrawn from circulation in 2011 and people have been asking what it is worth ever since. The catalogue gives a clear answer, and it is not the one most videos give.
What they actually sell for
| Completed sales measured | 82 |
| Typical price (median) | ₹699 |
| Top 10% reach | ₹2,939 |
| Highest recorded | ₹59,599 |
Half sell near ₹699 — many times face value, and nowhere near the figures in viral videos. Sample: 82 sales, enough to trust the middle of that range but not to treat the highest figure as a price to expect.
The only 25 paise coins with a catalogue price
| Year | Mint | Issued for | Uncirculated |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Hyderabad Mint | IX Asian Games | ₹5,000 |
| 1981 | Calcutta (Kolkatta Mint) | World Food Day | ₹400 |
| 1981 | Bombay (Mumbai Mint) | World Food Day | ₹250 |
| 1981 | Hyderabad Mint | World Food Day | ₹250 |
| 1985 | Bombay (Mumbai Mint) | Forestry For Development | ₹250 |
| 1985 | Calcutta (Kolkatta Mint) | Forestry For Development | ₹250 |
| 1985 | Hyderabad Mint | Forestry For Development | ₹250 |
| 1980 | Hyderabad Mint | Rural Women's Advancement | ₹150 |
Every one of them is a commemorative. These were sold in mint sets — they did not arrive in anyone's change.
The ordinary 25 paise has no catalogue price at all
Of the 121 ordinary circulating 25 paise varieties in the catalogue, 0 carry a reference price. They were struck in numbers large enough to trade at face value, and the catalogue says so by listing them as Common. Age is not scarcity, and being demonetised is not scarcity either.
How to check yours
- Look for a design other than the standard one — a theme, an inscription, an event. That is a commemorative, and it is the kind listed above.
- Read the year, then the mint mark below it, and compare against the table.
- If it is a plain 25 paise, the honest answer is that it is common — which most coins are.