Luck vs Dedication While Collecting Ancient Indian Coins

Yes, luck does play a very important role in our lives. At times when we expect the least, life presents us with something to cheer about. These little celebrations stay with us for a long long time. But, luck chases those who dedicatedly follow a dream. Same is the case with collecting Ancient Indian Coins. Every collector goes through a lull period when they do not find what they are exactly looking for. Some have to even wait for years just to find one of those most desired old Indian coins. Patience pays off really well though. This hobby is not for the restless kinds. In fact, if you truly enjoy numismatics then you would enjoy the process of finding ancient Indian coins. 

Some ancient Indian coins are easily available in the market because they were issued in a large scale. But, some old Indian coins on the other hand are extremely rare since only a few of them were minted back then. It is really a challenge to acquire these rare ancient Indian coins. If you are a hardcore collector then you will accept this challenge and wait for several years just to find that coin you are seeking. The beauty of the hobby is not just the fact that they can fetch you a lot of money by selling them at auctions a few years from now, but the fact that you get to learn so many interesting aspects of Indian history in the process. The knowledge you gain is priceless. The money you make out of collecting old Indian coins is nothing when compared to this knowledge you acquire.

As they say, when you are passionate about something, the entire universe conspires for you to attain what you always desired. Like all things in life that are tough to attain or achieve, the idea is to keep at it, no matter what!

Lose to the Charms of Old Indian Coins

The general tendency for human beings is to like the new. What’s new and trending is what is loved by everybody; probably that’s how the human brain is wired. When we are born, everything we see around us is new to us, each new question makes us more curious and an answer makes us content fully. But the Old has its own charm as well. Very few might connect with this statement at the moment maybe. There are some things that become more beautiful as they keep getting older. It could be anything for that matter. Your old t shirt or an old lane which you used to walk on in your childhood days! Same is the case with Old Indian Coins. There are many collectors who are absolutely crazy about old Indian coins. The historical stories behind each of these Indian old coins make them even more precious.  

Each emperor had their style and way of minting coins during their regime. Ever wondered how coins were made long before coin minting machines were even invented? These coins were manually die-struck with a particular inscription or imagery. The earliest old Indian coins were called punch-marked coins. They were unlike any other coins that we see today as they were rectangular in shape and struck on just one side. The denomination used in those days was shatmanas. It had a common design on them. They were made of silver and many collectors love having these old Indian coins in their collection. There are many other old Indian coins that have been issued by various other emperors after that. Each one of them is distinct in their own way. Through the study of coinage one gets to realize how vast Indian history is.    

So as we keep embracing the new, don’t forget to stay connected with your roots and our wonderful history. One way to achieve this is by collecting old Indian coins.

Once a Collector of Old Indian Coins, always a Collector!

Collectors have their own interests. They like to specialize in certain kinds of coins. Numismatics is such a vast subject that the more you learn, the less it is. The world has been ruled by so many emperors. Each one might have issued a different coin under his or her regime. So imagine how many coins are out there to be collected. Just like every other collector, I like collecting Old Indian Coins. Except for British India coins and republic coins if India, I am always looking out for Indian old coins that have been issued from the ancient and medieval times. 

One of the first old Indian coins that I collected was the one I took from my uncle’s collection for free. My uncle was kind enough to give me a silver coin that was issued by Akbar the great. I was in the 6^th or the 7^th standard then and was reading about Akbar and Mughal history in my text books. Holding a coin that was issued under Emperor Akbar himself was an out of the world experience. I unknowingly started falling in love with history. From that point onwards I was always keen on collecting Indian old coins by hook or by crook. It was only when I grew up that I realized that collecting old Indian coins is a hobby that many pursue.  

After a point though, since I belong to a middle class family, I had to take up science and then engineering. Today, I have an IT job in a fairly good company. But somewhere deep down there, there is that collector in me which still wants to collect Indian old coins. I think, no matter what you end up doing, the coin collector in you will always make you keep collecting! Almost like you can’t take out water from the life of a fish!