Glossary of Numismatic Terms

Glossary Description:

This glossary at Coin World, a renown publication for coin collectors, is aiming at both the novice and the advanced collector giving definitions of rare terms: “Coin Collecting, like any hobby, has a language of its own spoken by its practitioners and students. Those basic numismatic terms likely to cause the most difficulty for both the novice and the advanced collector are included in this glossary.”

Example term: scripophily

The study and science of collecting financial documents, including stock certificates, shares, government and private bonds, and checks. A student of scripophily is a scripophilist.

Glossary / Dictionary Details

Title:Glossary of Numismatic Terms	Terms: 280
Link: http://www.coinworld.com/coin-info/	Language: English
Quote as: Glossary of Numismatic Terms, © 2011 Amos Press, Inc. [+link]	Last visited: November 11, 2011

 

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Keywords: Numismatic Terms, Coin Collecting, Coin Collecting Glossary, Numismatic Terminology, Numismatics.