coin collector

collocation in English

meaningsofcoinandcollector

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coin
noun
uk
/kɔɪn/us
/kɔɪn/
a small, round piece of metal, usually silver or copper coloured, that is used ...
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collector
noun[C]
uk
/kəˈlek.tər/us
/kəˈlek.tɚ/
someone who collects objects because they are beautiful, valuable, ...
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(Definition ofcoinandcollectorfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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He was also a book andcoincollector.
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He was indefatigable as a tourist in his earlier days and later as acoincollector.
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This was designed as an instruction to the beginningcoincollector, and also contained information to protect the new collector from fraud.
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Gariepy was acoincollectorhimself.
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Of course, one might like to know who those 6,199 coin collectors are.
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Unfortunately, there were such creatures in this country as genuine coin collectors.
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Examination of the apparatus for faults is made by the coin collectors and by more expert staff at various intervals.
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The applicants who were unsuccessful did not establish themselves as being coin collectors.
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Can he please tell me whether there is any estimation of what value will be placed on these coins by future coin collectors?
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Coin collectors had got into the habit of collecting gold coins, so a stop had to be put to that.
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Original silver dollars from this period are highly prized by coin collectors and are exceptionally valuable, and range from fairly common to incredibly rare.
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Type sets are more popular for practicality and therefore are more common among younger or less wealthy coin collectors.
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Throughout his career he has worked as an author, editor and publisher of books and products for coin collectors.
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Since the 1920s there have been hardly any true trade coins, though some are still traded by coin collectors with a premium.
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Proof and uncirculated versions of the coins are also made for coin collectors.
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For coin collectors, they also sell foreign coins to save the hassle of shipping in from other countries.
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It is related to numismatics proper (concerned with coins which have been legal tender), and many coin collectors are also exonumists.
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Several commemorative coin sets have been issued starting from 1978 and became popular among coin collectors.
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