Philately vs Numismatics - What's the difference?

philately | numismatics |


As nouns the difference between philately and numismatics

is that philately is stamp collecting while numismatics is the study of coins (or of medals).

philately

English

Noun

  • Stamp collecting.
  • The study of postage stamps, postal routes, postal history, etc.

    • Related terms

    * philatelic * philatelics * philatelist

    numismatics

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia numismatics) (-)
  • The study of coins (or of medals)
  • The collecting of coins (or of medals)

    • Derived terms

    * numismatic

    Related terms

    * numismatist * exonumia