numismatic

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A numismatic or collectable coin has some special attribute that causes the coin to sell for well over the value of the gold or silver it contains.

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  1. adjective Of or relating to coins or currency.
  2. adjective Of or relating to numismatics.

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  • A numismatic or collectable coin has some special attribute that causes the coin to sell for well over the value of the gold or silver it contains. —  Safehaven
  • Despite the fact that the fund's managers do not make investments in gold for their numismatic value, nor do they seek out collectible coins, the shareholder's investment is treated as a collectible. —  Investopedia.com Headlines
  • Although outdated gold coins are mainly collected for their numismatic value, gold bullion coins now gain their measure by the metal (gold) substance - and in and of itself are regarded by a lot of investors as a "sidestep" against rising prices or a fund of economic value. —  ReadABlog.com New Blogs and RSS Feeds
  • But, coin collectors around the world love to collect gold bullion coins for their numismatic interest. —  lipstick.com: celebrity news that matters to you
  • His own immense collection has now been purchased by the Punjab government, and he has nearly completed his catalogue of that These catalogues will be of very great importance alike for the numismatic and for the modern history of India.--_Journ. —  The American Journal of Archaeology, 1893-1
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Etymologies (2)

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  1. French numismatique, from Late Latin numisma, numismat-, coin, variant of Latin nomisma, from Greek, custom, current coin, from nomizein, to have in use, from nomos, custom; see nem- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. = French numismatique = Spanish numismático = Portuguese Italian numismatico, numismatic (French numismatique = Spanish numismática = Portuguese Italian numismatica, numismatics), from New Latin numismaticus (Greek νομισματικός), pertaining to money or coin, from Latin numisma, nummisma, properly nomisma (nomismat -), a coin, a medal, stamp on a coin, from Greek νόμισμα, a coin, a piece of money, anything sanctioned by usage, from νομίζειν, own as a custom, use customarily, from νόμος, custom, law: see nome. Cf. Latin nummus, numus, a coin: see nummary.
 

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/njumɪsˈmætɪk/
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