Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The study or collection of money, coins, and often medals.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The science that treats of coins and medals, with especial reference to their history, artistic quality, description, and classification.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The science of coins and medals.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The study of
coins (or ofmedals ) - noun The
collecting of coins (or of medals)
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the collection and study of money (and coins in particular)
Etymologies
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Examples
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Kagin, the first to receive both a Bachelor of Arts and Doctorate degree in numismatics has managed the company since 1988.
Kagin’s Marks Platinum Year with Free Platinum Coin : Coin Collecting News 2008
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The Periods variants of the 1907 Saint-Gaudens eagle hold an interesting place in American numismatics, as either patterns or regular issues.
Gold Hot in Heritage’s May 2008 Long Beach $26.5 Million Auction : Coin Collecting News 2008
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The 1845 proof half dollar is one of the more significant rarities in American numismatics; a sparse four coins have been certified by NGC and PCGS combined.
Gold Hot in Heritage’s May 2008 Long Beach $26.5 Million Auction : Coin Collecting News 2008
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His name however will live on forever as having been one of the all time greats not just in numismatics, but in every area of his life.!
Jack Lee – One of the Great Collector-Dealers of Our Time : Coin Collecting News 2008
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With nearly 33,000 members, the Association serves the academic community, collectors and the general public with an interest in numismatics.
ANA Urges Members to Contact Congress to Repeal New 1099 Requirements : Coin Collecting News 2010
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With nearly 33,000 members, the Association serves the academic community, collectors and the general public with an interest in numismatics.
ANA Announces 2009 National Coin Week Theme Contest : Coin Collecting News 2008
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Wizard is dedicated to providing its customers with the largest possible selection of quality coin supplies at deeply discounted prices and to promoting the hobby and enjoyment of numismatics.
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My primary interests were how usable the iPad might be for reading documents, particularly those concerned with numismatics.
The iPad and the Numismatist – First Impressions : Coin Collecting News 2010
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B. Max Mehl once wrote: “In all of numismatics of the entire world, there is not today and there never has been a single coin which was and is the subject of so much romance, interest, comment, and upon which so much has been written and so much talked about and discussed as the United States silver dollar of 1804.”
CLASSIC RARITIES: Adams-Carter 1804 Class III Silver Dollar : Coin Collecting News 2009
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Our choices are presented in no particular order, but each covers a topic that made us think about coin collecting and/or the hobby and business of numismatics in a different way.
justkristin commented on the word numismatics
This is one of those words that elude entry into my brain in any permanent way, despite having looked it up numerous times.
May 26, 2010