Coal
Hmm a non-renewable energy source!
Coal is a free-to-play item on the OSRS Grand Exchange. The latest high price is 134 GP (1m ago) and the low price is 132 GP (1m ago). Buying at the low price and selling at the high price would break even after the 2% tax. You can buy up to 13,000 every four hours. Buying one at the low price and casting High Alchemy with a nature rune would lose 269 GP. 34,921,145 were traded in the last 24 hours.
| High | 134 GP () |
|---|---|
| Low | 132 GP () |
| Tax | 2 GP |
| Margin | 0 GP |
| ROI | 0.00% |
| Buy limit | 13,000 every 4 hours |
| High alchemy | 27 GP |
Buy price (insta-sell / low): 132 GP
Sell price (insta-buy / high): 134 GP
Margin after tax: 0 GP per unit. Grand Exchange tax on a sale is 2 GP.
Buy limit: 13,000 every 4 hours.
The full buy limit of 13,000 Coal costs 1,716,000 GP at the current buy price. Across that quantity, the after-tax margin is 0 GP.
- Grand Exchange buy limit: 13,000 every 4 hours
- Free-to-play item
- High alchemy value: 27 GP
- Low alchemy value: 18 GP
- Base value: 45 GP
Coal price history
- Over the past 7 days, the average high ranged from 123 GP to 138 GP across 167 hourly samples. From 2026-11-01 UTC to 2026-11-08 UTC, it moved from 126 GP to 132 GP (+6 GP, +4.76%).
- Over the past 30 days, the average high ranged from 93 GP to 145 GP across 718 hourly samples. From 2026-10-09 UTC to 2026-11-08 UTC, it moved from 138 GP to 132 GP (-6 GP, -4.35%).
- Over the past 90 days, the average high ranged from 93 GP to 160 GP across 2,144 hourly samples. From 2026-08-10 UTC to 2026-11-08 UTC, it moved from 151 GP to 132 GP (-19 GP, -12.58%).
- Over the past 90 days, the highest average high was 160 GP on 2026-09-02 UTC, and the lowest was 93 GP on 2026-10-21 UTC.
As of 2026-11-08 UTC. See this week's market summary.
To cite this page: QuantScapers, "Coal price history", based on OSRS Wiki real-time price data through 2026-11-08 UTC. Calculations by QuantScapers.
What is the Grand Exchange buy limit for Coal?
You can buy up to 13,000 Coal every 4 hours on the Grand Exchange.
Is Coal a members-only item?
Coal is available to free-to-play players. No membership is required to trade it.
What is Coal's current buy and sell price?
At the latest update, Coal's insta-sell (low) price is 132 GP and its insta-buy (high) price is 134 GP on the Grand Exchange.
How much Grand Exchange tax applies to Coal?
A sale of Coal pays the standard 2% Grand Exchange tax, which is 2 GP per unit at the current price.
What does a full buy limit of Coal cost?
Buying the full limit of 13,000 Coal costs 1,716,000 GP at the current insta-sell price of 132 GP each.