INDIAN CURRENCY

Though the number of investors has been growing rapidly in the past few years, compared to the numismatics trade in the western countries or other popular alternative investment channels such as fine arts, wine, etc., the volume of trade in coins is still low. One of the major reasons being lack of awareness," says Girish Veera, a Mumbai-based numismatist and co-founder of Oswal Antiques, one of India's leading numismatic auction houses.