Numismatist

/njˈuːmɪsmˌætɪst/

/nuˈmɪsməˌtɪst/

[noun]

Numismatist

[NOUN]

a collector and student of money (and coins in particular)

synonyms : coin collector

numismatologist

Examples

1. but now you will never forget that a numismatist is another word for a coin collector

2. And we were selling a lot of coins to Blanchard & Company in New Orleans at that point in time, and I was offered a job over there to learn how to appraise old classic gold and silver coins minted 1933 and earlier, so I became a numismatist, which is a big word for a coin nerd.

3. Before we look at some coins in more detail, I’d like to give you some information to help you understand how historians, and in particular, numismatists (and those are people who study coins for a living), talk about coins.