1999 2 Rupee Coin Value

The catalogue records 9 catalogued varieties of the 2 Rupee for 1999, struck at Hyderabad Mint, Bombay (Mumbai Mint), Calcutta (Kolkatta Mint), Noida Mint, London Mint.

Is the 1999 one the rare one?

Partly. Of the 9 varieties struck that year the catalogue separates 3 Scarce, 1 Rare from the rest. Which one you have depends on the mint mark, not the year alone.

Every 1999 variety, by mint

Mint Rarity Metal Weight Diameter Thickness UNC (catalogue)
Hyderabad Mint Rare Copper – Nickel 6.00 grams 26.00 mm ₹1,000
Bombay (Mumbai Mint) Scarce Copper – Nickel 6.00 grams 26.00 mm ₹100
Calcutta (Kolkatta Mint) Scarce Copper – Nickel 6.00 grams 26.00 mm ₹100
Noida Mint Scarce Copper – Nickel 6.00 grams 26.00 mm ₹100
Bombay (Mumbai Mint) Common Copper – Nickel 6.00 grams 26.00 mm 1.71 mm ₹20
Calcutta (Kolkatta Mint) Common Copper – Nickel 6.00 grams 26.00 mm 1.71 mm ₹20
Hyderabad Mint Common Copper – Nickel 6.00 grams 26.00 mm 1.71 mm ₹20
London Mint Common Copper – Nickel 6.00 grams 26.00 mm 1.71 mm ₹20
Noida Mint Common Copper – Nickel 6.00 grams 26.00 mm 1.71 mm ₹20

Check it against your own coin

Every 1999 variety weighs 6.00 grams and measures 26.00 mm across. If yours is noticeably lighter or smaller it is not a 1999 2 Rupee, 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 1999 2 Rupee that mark is the whole question, because the year on its own does not separate one variety from another.

What it is worth

9 of the 9 varieties carry a reference price, from ₹20 to ₹1,000 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.