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Currency vs Numismatic - What's the difference?

currency | numismatic |

As a noun currency

is money or other items used to facilitate transactions.

As an adjective numismatic is

of or pertaining to currency, especially to coins.

currency

Noun

  • Money or other items used to facilitate transactions.
  • Wampum was used as a currency by Amerindians.
  • Paper money.
  • * 1943 , (William Saroyan), , chapter 3,
  • Spangler went through his pockets, coming out with a handful of small coins, one piece of currency and a hard-boiled egg.
  • The state of being current; general acceptance or recognition.
  • The jargon’s currency .
  • (obsolete) fluency; readiness of utterance
  • (obsolete) Current value; general estimation; the rate at which anything is generally valued.
  • He takes greatness of kingdoms according to their bulk and currency , and not after intrinsic value. — Francis Bacon.
    The bare name of Englishman too often gave a transient currency to the worthless and ungrateful. — W. Irving.

    Derived terms

    * (economics) fiat currency, closed currency, metacurrency

    See also

    *

    numismatic

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Of or pertaining to currency, especially to coins.
  • Of or pertaining to numismatics.
  • Quotations

    * 2007 , , [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/18/arts/design/18coins.html?ex=1185508800&en=b15977acd3309b7d&ei=5070] *: Numismatic associations had argued before a State Department advisory committee that import restrictions on ancient coins could not fairly be enforced.

    Derived terms

    * numismatist * numismatic value: The value of a coin to a collector in excess of the face or bullion value