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Many people have a passion for collecting rare, old and vintage items that include coins, currency notes and stamps. The items that were in use about two/ three decades back are rare to find nowadays. For instance, most of the old coins and currency notes you have in your collection have been banned by the Indian government. If you had a passion for collecting such items in your childhood days and have a good stock, it can fetch you over lakhs of rupees.
COVID pandemic has given a severe blow to the financial backbone of many. People have lost their jobs, while many are reeling under economical crisis. In such challenging times, people having a collection of such rare and vintage items can earn good money and strengthen their financial backup by trading those online.
Open your old chests to find the old, rare and banned Indian currencies. The old items will turn rewarding for you and you can stabilize your life and help your family financially in these challenging times.
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Trade Your Old Coins On Coinbazzar
Visit Coinbazzar website and get registered on the site. You will require furnishing your name, email ID and full address to create an account on the site. After opening an account on the coin trading site, you need to showcase the vintage, old and demonetized coins as well as banknotes on the site. Along with that, you need to quote the price you expect from the deal. Interested buyers who come across your deal will contact you and finalise the exchange deal.
As per the recent trading value, 10 pieces of ONGC commemorative Rs 5 coins get sold for Rs 200 on the coin trading site. Meanwhile, Rs 100 note with a rare numerical series- 000 786- along with the signature of former RBI governor D Subbarao is being sold at Rs 1, 999.
If you have found an old Rs 10 note from your magic box or piggy bank, check for these credential to win a jackpot! Find if the note has an Ashoka pillar printed on one side and a boat on the other side. Also check if the printing year is 1943. The note must also have the signature of then RBI governor CD Deshmukh. If you fulfil all these criteria then check if the 10 Rupees is written in English language on both ends of the note on the backside. If the Ten rupee note contains all these features then put it on for trading on Coinbazzar for Rs 25, 000 or even more. Of course, you reserve all rights to bargain with the buyer.
Coinbazzar is a platform popular for trading coins, paper money, medals and several other old items.
Sell Vintage Coins On Quickr
Apart from Coinbazzar, you can trade the old coins and banknotes on Quickr. If you own Queen Victoria’s coins from the year 1862, you can trade those for Rs Rs 1.5 lakh. Similarly, the Re 1 silver coin manufactured in 1862 is under the rare coin category. If you have a good collection of antique coins which are banned or not in use, you can place an advertisement of those coins on the site and trade them for a huge amount.
Like Coinbazzar, you need to register on the e-Commerce platform as an online seller. After registration, you need to upload a photo of the coins/notes on the site. The prospective buyers will contact you directly on Quickr. You can negotiate with the potential buyers and lock the deal as per your terms of payment and delivery.
You will get the real reward of currency collection when you let your collected coins age. Time will raise their value and you can become a lakhpati by trading the banned/rare/old items.
