Very Rare / Expensive Commemorative Coins by Value If one needs to complete the commemorative coins theme, the below

coins would burn a hole in the pocket. 1996 1996 2005 2007 1969 1970 1972 Rs Rs Rs Rs Rs Rs Rs 2 - Neetaji Subhas Chandra Bose - Rs 3500 [=] 5 - Crop Science Conference - Rs 4500 [+] 5 - 75 years of Dandi March - Rs 2000 [-] 5 - 150th Anniversary of Bal Gangadhar Tilakji - Rs 2500 [=] 10 - Mahatma Gandhi Centenary - Rs 1500 [=] 10 - Food For All - Rs 3500 [=] 10 - Independence Jubliee - Rs 1700 [=]

From 2011 to 2012: The Price of Bose coin has remained more or less same. The Crop Science is going up by the day for some strange reason. The Dandi March is coming down, as there are quite a few Re-Strike UNC sets available at 3K that are broken and the silver coin is sold of for 3K and the Rs 5 coin for profit. Very Rare/Expensive Commemorative Coins by Value - Mint Wise If one is a mint wise collector, he will have to bleed additionally to get hold of these coins. Quite a daunting task apart from the above. 1982 1982 1985 1998 2002 1969 1970 1972 - 25 Paise - IX Asian Games - Hyderabad - 2500 [1] - 50 Paise - National Integration - Calcutta - Rs 700 - 50 Paise - Reserve Bank of India Golden Jubliee - Calcutta - Rs 500 2 Rupees - Deshbandhu Chittaranjan Das Hyderabad Rs 3000 - Rs 1 - Loknayak Jaya Prakash Narayan - Calcutta - Rs 2000 - Rs 10 - Mahatma Gandhi Centenary - Calcutta - Rs 3000 - Rs 10 - Food For All - Calcutta - Rs 5500 - Rs 10 - Independence Jubilee - Calcutta - Rs 2200

Note: 1. Proper 5 Star Mint Mark, The more widely available coin shows only 3 Star and the bottom 2 stars are blurred. This is at Rs 500. 2. 1993 - Rs 2 - Land Vital Resource is not included as this coin was never put in general circulation Other Rare Commemorative Coins 1974 1982 1985 1990 1990 1992 1995 1996 1995 2002 2007 10 Paise, Planned Family: Food For All Hyderabad Mint 10 Paise World Food Day Calcutta Mint 25 Piase Forestry Development All 3 Mints [MCH] 1 Rupee, World Food Day: Food For Future Both the Mint [CH] 1 Rupee, 15 years of ICDS Hyderabad Mint 1 Rupee, 50 years of Quit India Movement Calcutta Mint 1 Rupee, World Tamil Congress Hyderabad Mint 2 Rupees, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Noida Mint Rs 5 Tamil Conference Noida Mint Rs 5 Dadabhai Naoroji Hyderabad Mint Rs 5 Tilak Stainless Steel and Cupro Nickel

Very Rare/ Expensive Definitive Coins by Value 1954 - 1 Rupee Rs 1000

1955 1957 1959 1970 1982 1997 2004 2007

2 Anna Rs 33,000 50 Paise 50 Paise Rs 30,000 1 Rupee Rs 5000 Rs 1 Coin [Small coin first issue] Rs 50,000 20 Paise Rs 500 1 rupee (Unity in Diversity) Rs 500 5 Rupee Unity in Diversity - Rs 1000

Rare/Expensive Definitive Coins by Value, Mint Wise 1953 1980 1986 1988 1989 1993 1993 1993 2004 1 Pice Hyderabad Mint, Rs 15,000 to 30,000 25 Paise, Mumbai Mint, Rs 30,000 50 Paise, CuproNickel, Mumbai Mint Rs 10,000 50 Paise, CuproNickel, Noida Mint Rs 10,000 25 Paise, Hyderabad Mint, Rs 4,000 25 Piase, Hyderabad Mint, Rs 4,000 50 Paise, Mumbai Mint Rs 1,000 50 Paise, Hyderabad Mint Rs 1,000 Rs 5, Hyderabad Mint Rs 1,000

Note: 1. The Rs 1 coins from 1971 to 1974 are not listed as these were never available for circulation Relatively Rare Definitive Coins 1954 1955 1950 1954 1955 1964 1966 1967 1967 1969 1969 1973 1974 1976 1978 1980 1983 1984 1989 1991 1993 1993 1997 1998 2006 2007 1 Pice Hyderabad Mint 1 Pice Hyderabad Mint 2 Annas 2 Annas Rupee 5 Paise Hyderabad Mint 1 Paise Calcutta Mint 10 Paise Hyderabad Mint 25 Paise Mumbai Mint 2 Paise 5 Paise 10 Paise Hyderabad Mint 10 Paise Hyderabad Mint 10 Paise Calcutta Mint 50 Paise Mumbai Mint 50 Paise Calcutta Mint 50 Paise 25 Paise Hyderabad Mint 50 Paise Calcutta & Hyderabad Mint 10 Paise Aluminium Calcutta Mint 10 Paise Aluminium Calcutta Mint 50 Paise Mumbai Mint 10 Paise All Mints 10 Paise All Mints 1 Rupee Hyderabad Mint 1 Rupee Hyderabad Mint

Note: If Mint mark is not specified, then its issued from Only one Mint. 20-Aug-2013: The 1969 - 5 Paise from Mumbai mint is not longer rare.

If news is to be believed someone found a hoard of these coin. It goes to show that price fluctuations can at times create havoc. Something that the investors should know. For collectors it is always a good thing to get hold of coins cheaper.