1953 One Pice Coin Value
The catalogue records 3 catalogued varieties of the One Pice for 1953, struck at Hyderabad Mint, Bombay (Mumbai Mint), Calcutta (Kolkatta Mint).
Is the 1953 one the rare one?
Partly. Of the 3 varieties struck that year the catalogue separates 1 Rare from the rest. Which one you have depends on the mint mark, not the year alone.
Every 1953 variety, by mint
| Mint | Rarity | Metal | Weight | Diameter | Thickness | UNC (catalogue) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hyderabad Mint | Rare | Bronze | 2.92 grams | 21.33 mm | 1.45 mm | ₹25,000 |
| Bombay (Mumbai Mint) | Common | Bronze | 2.92 grams | 21.33 mm | 1.45 mm | ₹50 |
| Calcutta (Kolkatta Mint) | Common | Bronze | 2.92 grams | 21.33 mm | 1.45 mm | ₹50 |
Check it against your own coin
Every 1953 variety weighs 2.92 grams and measures 21.33 mm across, circular. If yours is noticeably lighter or smaller it is not a 1953 One Pice, whatever the date reads as.
Weigh it on any scale that reads to a tenth of a gram, and measure the diameter across the widest point. Wear removes very little weight, so a coin more than a few percent off the figure above is usually a different issue rather than a worn one.
Reading the mint mark on your coin
The mark sits under the year. A star is Hyderabad, a diamond or dot is Mumbai, a solid dot is Noida, and no mark at all is Kolkata. On a 1953 One Pice that mark is the whole question, because the year on its own does not separate one variety from another.
What it is worth
3 of the 3 varieties carry a reference price, from ₹50 to ₹25,000 in uncirculated condition. A coin that spent years in circulation is not that coin.
Every other year and denomination is catalogued here, and this explains how selling actually works.