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Gold & silver coins
The Dhanteras classic — silver from a few thousand rupees, gold that keeps its value.
- Typical budget
- ₹2,000 – ₹1,00,000
- Fastest usual delivery
- 3 to 5 days
Delivery depends on the seller and your city; confirm with them before ordering.
Why it works as a gift
On Dhanteras many families buy gold or silver, and a coin is the simplest way to give it: a silver Lakshmi-Ganesh coin, or a small gold coin that holds its value. Coins are also given at weddings and to a new baby. Gold coins don't have to be hallmarked, so where you buy matters more than the design.
Who it's good for
Who should skip it
- Someone who'd rather have a gift to use or wear than something to keep
How to choose
Usually sold as 999 silver, from 10 g; festival designs such as Lakshmi-Ganesh.
24K (995 or 999) or 22K (916), from a fraction of a gram up.
What to check
- Read the purity: 995 or 999 means 99.5% or 99.9% gold, and 916 is 22-carat. A '999.9' claim is the seller's own, not a BIS grade.
- Unlike gold jewellery, coins don't have to be hallmarked; only BIS-licensed refineries and mints can hallmark them. Buy from a mint, a refinery-backed brand or a jeweller you trust, and keep the invoice.
- Ask about buyback before you buy: one jeweller pays 97% of the gold value, another credits 100% in exchange, and making charges and GST aren't returned.
- Sending it as a gift? Some sellers ask the recipient to show photo ID at delivery, and some need the buyer's name, card and ID to match.
What each budget gets you
- Under ₹15,000
- Silver coins, or the smallest gold coins (under 1 g).
- ₹15,000–₹80,000
- Gold coins of 1–5 g at September 2026 prices, or a 50 g silver coin.
- ₹80,000+
- Gold coins of 5 g and up.
- Gold and silver prices move every day, so the same coin costs a different amount next week.
- The India Government Mint ships its silver coins about 30 days after the order (some say 30 working days), by India Post insured parcel, so a coin ordered in October may not arrive by Dhanteras (6 November).
- Digital gold isn't a coin: SEBI says digital-gold products sold online are outside its oversight and carry no investor protection (SEBI, 8 November 2025).
Brands and vendors for gold & silver coins
- India Government MintBudget-friendlyBrandShips across India
Official 999 silver coins, 20–50 g, with festival designs
Its stated delivery times no longer reach Diwali: ask before you order (delivers in 30 working days, by its own terms)
AugmontBudget-friendlyBrandMumbai999 gold from 0.1 g and 999 silver from 10 g
Order by Wed, 21 Oct for Diwali (delivers in 10 working days, by its own terms)
Candere by Kalyan JewellersPremiumBrandMumbai · Ships across India24K gold coins, 1–10 g, with no making charges
CaratLanePremiumBrand22K and 24K gold coins, 1 g to 50 g
PC JewellerPremiumBrandDelhi NCR · Ships across India24K gold coins; buys them back at 97% of the gold value
Senco Gold & DiamondsPremiumBrandKolkata · Ships across India24K Lakshmi and Lakshmi-Ganesh coins, 1–10 g
Its stated delivery times no longer reach Diwali: ask before you order (ships in up to 30 working days, by its own terms)
Ordered by how many people recommend them, then our own editorial order. Nobody pays to rank here. Price tiers describe where each brand sits for gold & silver coins, not across everything it sells.
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