Definition

1. Noun:
   • The hobby or practice of collecting coins: "coin collecting" refers to the systematic acquisition and accumulation of coins, often as a personal interest or for study.
   • The field of study related to coins: It can also denote the academic or systematic study of coins, including their history, design, and production.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • His lifelong passion is coin collecting, and he has amassed an impressive collection from around the world.
  • Coin collecting can be an educational hobby that teaches you about history and economics.

Advanced Usage

• "to take up coin collecting": to begin the hobby of collecting coins.
  • After inheriting some old coins, he decided to take up coin collecting.
• "serious coin collecting": refers to the practice pursued with great dedication, often involving rare or valuable pieces.
  • Serious coin collecting requires knowledge of grading and market values.

Variants and Related Words

• Numismatics (n): The study or collection of currency, including coins, tokens, paper money, and related objects. Often used as a more formal or academic synonym for coin collecting.
  • He moved from casual coin collecting to the formal study of numismatics.
• Coin collector (n): A person who collects coins.
  • The coin collector was thrilled to find a rare error coin.

Synonyms

• Numismatics: The systematic study or collection of coins and currency.
• Coin collection: The act or instance of gathering coins.

Related Phrases

• "to catalog a coin collection": to organize and record details of collected coins.
  • Part of the hobby is to catalog a coin collection properly.

Noun

1. the collection and study of money (and coins in particular)