# Coal price

> Coal Grand Exchange price right now (124 gp), with buy and sell prices, 24h volume, our own price history, buy limit, high alch profit and the GE tax.

Canonical: https://osrsgrandexchange.com/items/coal
Last updated: 2026-11-02

Free-to-play item. Item id 453.

Examine: “Hmm a non-renewable energy source!”

## Price now

Prices as of 2026-11-02 00:20 UTC.

**Coal has held steady: within 8% of its 30-day average and last week's price.**

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| Price | 124 gp |
| 90-day range (daily averages) | 113–151 gp |
| 30-day average | 130 gp |
| Change 24h / 7d / 30d | +1.6% / +4.2% / -13.3% |
| Instant buy | 124 gp (2026-10-30 08:29 UTC) |
| Instant sell | 123 gp (2026-10-30 08:29 UTC) |
| Volume 24h | 39,191,180 |
| 1h average buy / sell | 128 / 124 gp |
| 24h average buy / sell | 125 / 122 gp |
| Buy limit (4h) | 13,000 |

## Selling

- GE tax each: 2 gp
- You receive: 122 gp
- Flip margin after tax: -1 gp
- Per buy limit: -13,000 gp

## High alchemy

- High alch value: 27
- Low alch value: 18
- Profit per cast: -249 gp

Buying one at the instant-buy price plus a nature rune; fire runes assumed from a staff.

## Coal price, last 7 days

Hourly averages from our own history.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 26, 2026 (first point) | 120 | 117 |
| Oct 30, 2026 (last point) | 128 | 124 |

Range plotted: 113 to 128 gp, over 83 points.

## Coal price history

Daily averages. Since Apr 8, 2026 the lowest daily sell average was 112 gp and the highest buy average 202 gp.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apr 8, 2026 (first point) | 167 | 164 |
| Oct 31, 2026 (last point) | 125 | 122 |

Range plotted: 112 to 202 gp, over 207 points.

## Questions

### How much is Coal worth in OSRS?

About 124 gp right now on the Grand Exchange: the last instant buy was 124 gp and the last instant sell 123 gp. Over the last 24 hours 39,191,180 were traded.

### What is the GE buy limit for Coal?

13,000 every 4 hours.

### Is Coal worth high alching?

High alchemy gives 27 coins. Buying one at 124 gp plus a nature rune makes that a 249 gp loss per cast right now.

### How much tax do you pay selling Coal?

2 gp each at 124 gp (2%, rounded down, capped at 5m per item), so you receive 122 gp.

Item id 453. Prices update every five minutes.

## Related

- [GE tax calculator](https://osrsgrandexchange.com/ge-tax-calculator)
- [Best items to alch](https://osrsgrandexchange.com/high-alch)
- [How we get prices](https://osrsgrandexchange.com/about)