I bought some coins and want to know if they are genuine or not

I too am a coin collector and I collect Indian coins only.. You'll find many coins in circulation with something unique minted on one side of theirs. I was fascinated with them and they turned me into a collector. I have a pretty good collection by now, which includes 3 coins form the year 1888. One of it has 786 minted on its face.

Dear vandana I also have many coins before independence and few stamps during that period.Now I try to collect any new coins issued by our Govt.

Morning Vandy..I am a bit of a quasi "numismatist" too...but must admit that I have been rather lapse in pursuing it lately! As a matter of fact my Paper & Coin collection has laid dormant lately....but your discussion reminded me of some of the quality items I do have! Two of the most important items in my collection are "Shin plasterers" or a.k.a "calabashes" issued in 1870..by then known as the Dominion of Canada! They are PAPER 25 cent values. They were issued to counter the influx of American silver to Canada, and they were re-issued again in 1920-30! Mine are from the 1870 issuing! Folklore suggests they got the name "shinplasters" as the owner would lick them, plaster them to their shins, under their socks...and that way, their pockets wouldn't bulge with their riches! The U.S. also issued a similar item during revolutionary times and the soldiers kept them in their shoes! I have TWO shinplasters (calabashes) in my collection! I have several "V" nickels..Victory nickels issued after the first World War, and the only nickel minted in steel. I started this hobby...seems like a kazillion years ago..NO INTERNET..and I was a religious student of "Charleton's Coin Guide"...haven't looked but it may be available on line! 99 percent of my collection is by happenstance, being in the right place at the right time...so just appraised myself of the values & grading of North American coins, and gathered in,,LOL! I find it a very, very enjoyable hobby, vandy...and must re-visit my collection soon..and upgrade it's value. Have a great day..dearone!

Hi Vandana, i ever had a collection of coins from my own country and other Asian countries as well. I still kept them in my parents' old home. I only brought along my stamps collection with me. I had been collecting stamps since from my childhood time. So far, i never bought any stamp through online yet. Because i prefer to see the stamps first before i buy them. I only bought stamps from the bookstores, where i can check the condition of those stamps before i buy them.

I don collect old stuffs maybe i collect junks inside the store room which occasionally i raid and dump into the recycle charity bins which any money collected from recycle will be channel back to the old folks home and such , in my place they are main fake coins around to cheat collectors , i guess i have some old bank notes 50 years old which i keep inside drawer from my grandparents days.

I collect dolls mostly, i have a huge collection which i keep in an almirah with glass windows, in our home we have coins of British days, some with face of queen Victoria, others with her sons, we are goldsmith by caste, my father in laws had jewelry shop, it is now running too manged by hubby.. these coins are of pure silver, last Diwali we sold one rupee coin for 700 to 900 rupees each.. thanks for sharing about your hobby.. Happy posting, cheers. Kalyani