gandhi colony a businessman by profession and numismatist at heart bhupinder singh a resident of gandhi colony has been collecting coins for 15 years now but what is special about his collection is the fact that he collects only 20 paisa indian coins collecting coins was a hobby which developed into a passion as time passed i have been collecting 20 paisa coins for the past 15 years now and have more than 400 coins of the same value says bhupinder adding that great collections are built not with money but with passion while for some coins are a piece of metal for bhupinder every indian coin has a story to tell and is a piece of history he says for me coins are a piece of history an expression of a culture a work of art theyre priceless but for those who seek to weigh its value a coins value increases in proportion to its rarity he adds i started collecting 20 paisa coins because they have completely vanished from the market while the world has shortage of these i am a proud owner of 400 bhupinder 48 gives the credit of collecting coins for him to younger brother and sister settled in delhi my family understands my passion for these and so they also help me collect 20 paisa coins sometimes people give me these for free but there are also those who charge me for it i dont mind either way as long as i get to increase my collection working in hosiery industry bhupinder hopes and feels that the 20 paisa coin will regain its glory one day these will regain their lost glory one day when people cease to find such coins