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the study of money, for people who think coins are history that jingles.
means the collection and scholarly study of coins, tokens, medals, and paper currency as artifacts.
from from greek nomisma, meaning current coin, via latin numisma — the word for money became the name for studying it.
oldest coinslydian electrum coins minted around 600 bce
error coinsminting mistakes can outvalue the intended design
royal hobbyking farouk of egypt amassed a legendary coin collection
grading obsessiona single scratch can halve a coin's value
for instance
brasher doubloon — 1787 new york gold coin, among the rarest in american numismatics
british museum coin room — holds over one million coins spanning 4000 years