Srinagar, June 23: Getting rich is not easy, especially if you want to do it fast, but it is a dream that everyone has. Though there are no shortcuts to get hefty amounts of money, you can for sure build a great corpus over time by investing a particular fixed amount per month. So, if you are a numismatist and you have a hobby of collecting old coins, you can also become a millionaire by selling these coins.
If you own coins in the denomination of Rs 5 and Rs 10 with Mata Vaishno Devi engraved on them, you can earn lakhs of rupees by putting them up for auction. These coins were issued by the government in 2002 and are in high demand. Since, Hindus greatly revered Mata Vaishno Devi there are many who are willing to spend lakhs to own one such coin, as per media reports.
Another series that is extremely popular is the ‘786’. This series is in very high demand among the Muslims. Currency notes with the ‘786’ series are considered auspicious and owning one is a sign of prosperity.
Therefore, if you have any of these coins or notes, you can make some quick money by putting them on auction on online websites.
You can also earn Rs 30,000 in exchange of an old Rs 5 note. All you have to do is check the best rates on a website if your Rs 5 note is old and rare. However, there are some conditions.
You can only earn up to Rs 30,000 if your note has a picture of a tractor on it. Besides, The note issued by the Reserve Bank of India becomes extremely rare if it has the number 786 written on it.
If you do have such a note, you can visit the website coinbazzar.com and check how much you can get for it.
Old and rare notes are bought and sold on a website called Coin Bazzar. Recently, an advertisement has been given on this website with a note of 1 rupee. According to this, if you have a note of 1 rupee and it meets their standards, then you can earn Rs 45,000 in exchange for it. Be sure to know the conditions before checking your old notes. (Source: DNA India)