Coins!! "Hobby of Queens"

Coins.. its like a source of fascination, wonderment.
I collect coins as pieces of art, well u might be aware that this art was earlier known as the "Hobby of Kings", i would add “Queens”;)

Coins were made as a media for trade n stuff.. but since everyone used them they were also used to give respect to people or lay importance to certain events, days .. etc.
It is these coins apart from the regular ones which are cool.. they are called commemorative coins. These are the ones we usually see... with diff pics behind.
Then there are rare coins with mint errors.. u can't lay hands on them coz govt. restrains them from coming to market.. but u can get them via ppl u know at mint.
These are of types like.. blank coins, coins with two heads, half prints.. n more.
Coins are a pleasure to look at... to know the history behind them is interesting.
In pic are the 10rs 50rs 100rs coins of pure silver.
To view some common Indian coins go to http://www.rbi.org.in/currency/museum/c-rep.html

More on and about coins.. coming up!!