India's numismatic heritage is the most variegated and richest in the entire world. Yet, it is both surprising and sad that, albeit India boasts of a vibrant formal market in other spheres of collectibles such as Art, Sculpture, Textiles and Antiquities, a formal coin market is virtually non-existent. What transpires in the informal numismatic market is only a fraction of the potential that exists in our country. We think it is time that we not only take due cognizance of our potentialities, but also use our vigor and enterprise to maximize its usance. We must not only create wealth but also spread it far and wide.

With the aforesaid in mind and to prise open your window of opportunities a little wider and to provide you maximum service in furthering your quest in building a meaningful collection, we had embarked on this chosen path some time back. We are glad to tell you that your testimonials expressed in terms of your active participation and enthusiasm during the last auction has vindicated our confidence.

Our vision is to strive best to bring you a plethora of numismatic works that are rare and inaccessible through the informal network of dealers and vendors. Our singular focus shall be on quality - because quality brings out the esthetics of an art object to the fore and also it is easy to liquidate a quality collection at the time of need. We would research these rarities so that you would get the full information on them which in turn will enhance your enjoyment of the objects.

Our objective is not only to act as an auctioneer of numismatic items but, in a much broad sense, to act as a conduit for your numismatic assets. On the one hand we would like to partner with you and help you build a meaningful and world class collection of coins, medals and bank notes, on the other, we would also seek and invite you to kindly offer your collections to us as and when you decide to dispose them off.

One last word about our catalogues: We are proud to tell you that we have received rave reviews on our last auction catalogue. We are determined to maintain this high standard in subsequent auctions. We hope that our catalogues, works of art in themselves, shall set new global standards in photography, documentation and design.

We would be happy and delighted if our endeavors have helped you in furthering your interest and adding to your collectible assets both qualitatively and quantitatively. We would appreciate your feed back and will try our level best to offer you full satisfaction. We seek your co-operation in our enterprise to create wealth and re-distribute it.

Lastly, we would like to thank all the people who have encouraged us to tread this path. They are a source of inspiration and shall remain so for all time to come. We thank all the consignors who have entrusted their valuables to us with full confidence and trust. We thank all the collectors and participants in our auctions without whom we could not have traversed a single step. As a mark of our gratitude, we promise that we will guard this fiduciary relationship and fulfill our obligations to the fullest satisfaction of our patrons.

Happy Collecting,

	Farokh S. Todywalla
Phone	091-22-2385 4733
Fax	091-22-2380 9328
E-Mail	farokh@todyauction.com