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Exonumia - What is Exonumia or Paranumismatica?

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Definition: Exonumia, also called paranumismatica, is the study of, or interest in, items related to coinage and money, or that are similar in appearnce to coins. Popular forms of exonumia collecting include elongated coins, coin tokens, military medals, medallions, arcade tokens, wooden nickels, transit tokens, etc.
Examples: Many coin dealers also sell various forms of exonumia.

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