"The study or collection of currency, including coins, tokens, paper money, medals and related objects."
This subfield focuses on the study of ancient coins and their role in the economy, trade, and culture of the ancient world.
History of coins and currency: Understanding the background and evolution of coins and currency, including the different materials used, the first currencies, and the history of coinage.
Types of coins: Exploring the different types of coins including circulation coins, commemorative coins, bullion coins, and proof coins.
Identifying coins: Learning how to identify coins, including their country of origin, denomination, date, materials used, and the mint mark.
Coin grading: Understanding and learning the different coin grading systems, including the Sheldon Scale, ANACS Scale, and PCGS Coin Grading Scale.
Coin collecting supplies: Exploring the different supplies needed for coin collecting, including coin albums, holders, magnifying glasses, gloves, and coin cleaners.
Market values: Understanding the market value of coins, including factors that can affect their value, such as rarity, condition, and historical significance.
Coin auctions and sales: Exploring different venues where coins can be sold, including brick-and-mortar auction houses, online auction sites, and coin shows.
Famous coins and collections: Learning about famous coins and coin collections, including the 1933 Double Eagle, the Brasher Doubloon, and the Smithsonian's National Numismatic Collection.
Forgery and counterfeit coins: Understanding how to detect and avoid counterfeit coins, as well as the legal ramifications of buying or selling fraudulent coins.
Investing in coins: Exploring the benefits and risks of investing in coins, including the different types of coins that can be used for investment purposes.
"Specialists, known as numismatists."
"Numismatists are often characterized as students or collectors of coins."
"The discipline also includes the broader study of money and other means of payment used to resolve debts and exchange goods."
"The use of other goods in barter exchange is excluded, even where used as a circulating currency (e.g., cigarettes or instant noodles in prison)."
"The lambskins may be suitable for numismatic study, but the horses are not."
"Many objects have been used for centuries, such as cowry shells, precious metals, cocoa beans, large stones, and gems."
"The Kyrgyz people used horses as the principal currency unit."
"The Kyrgyz people gave small change in lambskins."
"the horses are not [suitable for numismatic study]."
"The discipline [numismatics] also includes the broader study of money and other means of payment."
"The broader study of money and other means of payment used to resolve debts and exchange goods."
"The use of other goods in barter exchange is excluded, even where used as a circulating currency."
"The study or collection of currency, including coins, tokens, paper money, medals, and related objects."
"Specialists, known as numismatists, are often characterized as students or collectors of coins."
"The discipline also includes the broader study of money and other means of payment used to resolve debts and exchange goods."
"The use of other goods in barter exchange is excluded, even where used as a circulating currency."
"The lambskins may be suitable for numismatic study, but the horses are not."
"The earliest forms of money used by people are categorized by collectors as 'odd and curious'."
"Many objects have been used for centuries, such as cowry shells, precious metals, cocoa beans, large stones, and gems."