Railways 150 Glorious Coin Value (2003)

The Railways 150 Glorious commemorative was struck in 2003 in 2 Rupees. The reference catalogue lists 3 catalogued varieties of it, and this is what it records.

What the catalogue says it is worth

Of the 3 catalogued varieties, 3 carry a reference price, running ₹50 to ₹100 in uncirculated condition.

Read those figures before anything else. The numbers circulating online for this coin are not what the catalogue records, and no dealer works from them.

Every catalogued variety, by grade

All 3 varieties are copper – nickel. Prices below are the catalogue’s, per grade.

Year Mint Fine Very Fine Extremely Fine UNC Rarity
2003 Bombay (Mumbai Mint) ₹15 ₹25 ₹50 Scarce
2003 Calcutta (Kolkatta Mint) ₹15 ₹25 ₹100 Scarce
2003 Hyderabad Mint ₹15 ₹25 ₹100 Scarce

How to read the mint mark

This issue came from Bombay (Mumbai Mint), Calcutta (Kolkatta Mint), Hyderabad Mint. The mark sits under the year on the coin: a diamond or dot for Mumbai, a star for Hyderabad, nothing at all for Kolkata, a solid dot for Noida. Year and mint together identify a variety; neither does it alone.

What a catalogue figure is, and is not

It is a reference for one variety at one stated grade, not an offer and not a market price. What a specific coin fetches depends on who wants that exact piece on that day, and on a condition assessment that usually has to be seen rather than described. Two coins of the same year and mint can sit two columns apart in the table above.

Common questions

What is the Railways 150 Glorious coin worth?

Of the 3 catalogued varieties, 3 carry a reference price, running between โ‚น50 and โ‚น100 in uncirculated condition. A catalogue figure is a reference for one variety at one grade, not an offer.

How many Railways 150 Glorious coin varieties are there?

The catalogue records 3 varieties of it, struck in 2003 in 2 Rupees. They came from Bombay (Mumbai Mint), Calcutta (Kolkatta Mint) and Hyderabad Mint.

How do I identify which Railways 150 Glorious coin I have?

Read the year and the mint mark together โ€“ neither identifies a variety on its own. The mark sits under the year on the coin: a diamond or dot for Mumbai, a star for Hyderabad, nothing at all for Kolkata, a solid dot for Noida. This issue came from Bombay (Mumbai Mint), Calcutta (Kolkatta Mint) and Hyderabad Mint.

Where this leaves you

If you are holding one, compare it against the table above by year and mint, and judge the condition strictly. Every other denomination is catalogued here, and if you decide to part with it, this explains how selling actually works.