Take a close look at Notes of India, you could get lucky!

We use currency notes in our daily life every now and then, yet we never take a close look at them. There are many aspects about Notes of India which are extremely fascinating to learn about. Notaphily is the term given to the study of banknotes and people who are engaged in this study are called as notaphilists. There is a huge community of notaphilists who are into collecting different kinds of currency notes of India. Each one of them specialises in a particular area. Some like collecting old and rare notes of India while others are interested in fancy numbers depicted on notes. No matter what area that a collector chooses to specialise in, the hobby keeps excitement levels high for some odd reason.

If you ask why people like collecting currency notes of India, there is no one particular answer to it! As a collector, I get to travel and attend different kinds of seminars, events, exhibitions and meet all kinds of people. In that process one gets to upgrade his or her knowledge. I know much more about currency notes in India now than five years before when I started collecting them. Networking is the key when it comes to notaphily. Today when there are so many social media platforms, informing fellow collectors about your rare collection becomes extremely easy. Not just that, you are now getting a chance to reach out to a global audience. You never know, someone who is at the other end of the world might be looking out for a note which you have in your collection.

Many people look at collecting Notes of India as a good investment opportunity. Special notes that you buy today might fetch you some extra bucks in the future. Many a times you might notice something special in a particular note which nobody else might have noticed before! With that new observation, the value of that particular note can shoot up incredibly. So the best tip for collectors who are into Currency Notes of India, is to be highly observant and vigilant. You could lucky any time!

My world of Old Indian Coins

There are times in life when you feel that everything has come to a standstill. You need something to cling on to, something to immerse yourself into. Hobbies are excellent mediums through which you can forget everything about your worries almost instantly. As a kid, I was very shy boy and did not have any kind of liking for any particular thing as such. Like every other kid in my class, I had no idea what destiny had in store for me; in fact we never thought about destiny and simply went with the flow. We did almost everything that was told to us. I was introduced to the world of old Indian coins at the age of seven by my grandfather.

My grandfather also was a passionate collector of Old Indian Coins when he was young. He had some connections with friends who were also into this unique hobby. Over a period of time, he kept growing his collection. He once told me that he probably loved his collection of Indian coin more than his own wife. Even though he laughed out loud after that statement, his eyes told me that there was some amount of truth behind those words. We used to visit our native place every year during summer vacations. It was like every other vacation; the only difference this time being that Grandpa showed me his amazing collection of old coins India. I was lost, lost into a whole new world. There was no looking back. I spent that entire vacation talking to my grandfather understanding different aspects of all the old coins India that he had collected. Each one of them had an interesting story behind it. I never got tired of listening to them. I took a few ancient Indian coins from his collection back home. 

I shut myself inside my room and spent hours gazing at those beauties. There was something about these ancient Indian coins that make me smile even today. Probably, they remind me of my grandfather, probably they are special as they showed me a new ray of light every time I am feeling low.

Why passion is very important for collecting Antique Indian Coins

There are many things that someone can be interested in. Some like reading books while others like doing theatre. Most of it depends on what kind of upbringing one has experienced in their childhood. Many philosophers have said that you almost become what you see around you. The kind of people you meet or the kind of friends you make defines your personality. Some choices you make do not really have logic behind them. Same is the case with my hobby of collecting antique coins of India. I belonged to a middle class family where academics was always given priority. Why would anybody for that matter encourage their kids to pursue a hobby as strange of collecting Antique Indian Coins! But it happened; almost as if it was always supposed to happen.

One of my school friends named Chintan introduced me to this amazing hobby and till date I am grateful for what he did. If it was not for him, I wouldn’t have so many interesting Colonial Coins of India with me as of today. In fact, I give him the credit for owning these coins as well. Becoming a coin collector for a middle class guy like me was really difficult. Every time I used to get some old Colonial Coins home, my parents used to ask me hundred questions. They told me concentrate on my studies and not waste time collecting Antique Indian Coins. Deep down though there was a rebel inside me. I never budged, even though I was not allowed to collect coins at home. I used to find a way to pursue my passion for collecting Colonial Coins of India one way or the other. I still remember my father beating me up in the middle of the night because I was busy looking at my collection of coins when I had my exams on the next day.

But, as I said, I have no regrets at all. I believe that you should always stick to your beliefs, no matter what. So if you like collecting coins simply keep doing it.