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RBI PouchOld Notes Price List — What Indian Banknotes Actually Sell For
Most “old note price list” pages quote figures nobody can trace. These come from 73,092 completed sales across 18 categories on CoinBazzar — what buyers actually paid, not what a seller hoped for.
Sale prices by category
| Category | Sales measured | Typical (median) | Top 10% reach | Highest recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sealed bundles & RBI packs | 11,872 | ₹2,214 | ₹16,500 | ₹375,999 |
| 1 Rupee note | 11,221 | ₹1,450 | ₹4,500 | ₹1,000,000 |
| 10 Rupee note | 10,545 | ₹1,025 | ₹16,000 | ₹1,047,000 |
| 5 Rupee note (tractor issue) | 9,960 | ₹300 | ₹2,000 | ₹90,000 |
| Fancy number notes | 8,304 | ₹1,200 | ₹10,000 | ₹1,047,000 |
| 20 Rupee note | 3,610 | ₹1,000 | ₹8,200 | ₹300,000 |
| 2 Rupee note | 3,331 | ₹587 | ₹4,200 | ₹600,000 |
| 500 Rupee note | 3,153 | ₹800 | ₹5,000 | ₹500,000 |
| 100 Rupee note | 2,801 | ₹850 | ₹11,000 | ₹60,000 |
| Old 1000 Rupee note | 2,058 | ₹300 | ₹700 | ₹260,000 |
| 50 Rupee note | 1,532 | ₹575 | ₹9,000 | ₹35,000 |
| 786 serial notes | 1,287 | ₹1,025 | ₹4,920 | ₹350,000 |
| Low serial numbers | 1,107 | ₹1,025 | ₹17,000 | ₹96,000 |
| Birthday date notes | 722 | ₹500 | ₹1,800 | ₹45,000 |
| Solid numbers (111111…) | 618 | ₹3,700 | ₹20,000 | ₹177,000 |
| Star replacement notes | 539 | ₹1,500 | ₹6,000 | ₹28,000 |
| 200 Rupee note | 336 | ₹2,500 | ₹32,999 | ₹83,640 |
| 2000 Rupee note (thin sample) | 96 | ₹5,000 | ₹180,000 | ₹180,000 |
Read the median, not the maximum
The gap between those last two columns is where every viral claim lives. The median is what a normal example of that note sells for. The highest recorded figure is almost always a sealed bundle, a solid serial number, or a graded specimen — a different object that happens to share a denomination with the note in your drawer.
Categories marked thin sample have fewer than 200 recorded sales. Their middle figures are indicative; treat their extremes as one-offs rather than a price to expect.
What actually moves a note’s price
- The serial number. 786, solid repeats, very low numbers, ladders and birthday dates. This is the single biggest factor, and it is why the fancy-number categories above sit so far above the plain denominations.
- Condition. Uncirculated and crisp is worth a multiple of the same note with folds and soft corners.
- Whether it is a bundle. A hundred consecutive notes together are worth more than a hundred loose ones — which is why sealed packs top the table.
- Signature and issue. Earlier governors and the older issues carry a premium over recent printings of the same denomination.
How to place your own note
Find your denomination in the table, then check the serial number and condition against the four points above. If none of them apply, the median column is the honest expectation. If one or more do, you are looking at the upper half of the range rather than the middle.
Why these figures move
These are live numbers, refreshed from completed sales rather than typed once and left. A category that sees a run of high-grade material will drift upward; one where common examples dominate will drift down. A price list that never changes is a price list nobody is checking.
