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Numismatic Museum

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Numismatic Museum
Numismatic Museum
Numismatic Museum
Numismatic Museum
Numismatic Museum
Numismatic Museum
Numismatic Museum
Numismatic Museum
Numismatic Museum
Numismatic Museum
Numismatic Museum
Numismatic Museum
Numismatic Museum
Numismatic Museum
Numismatic Museum
Phone:
+593 2-258-9284

Address:
Garcia Moreno and Sucre Streets | Old Town / Centro Historico, Quito 170150, Ecuador

Numismatics is the study or collection of currency, including coins, tokens, paper money, and related objects. While numismatists are often characterized as students or collectors of coins, the discipline also includes the broader study of money and other payment media used to resolve debts and the exchange of goods. Early money used by people is referred to as Odd and Curious, but the use of other goods in barter exchange is excluded, even where used as a circulating currency . The Kyrgyz people used horses as the principal currency unit and gave small change in lambskins; the lambskins may be suitable for numismatic study, but the horses are not. Many objects have been used for centuries, such as cowry shells, precious metals, cocoa beans, large stones, and gems. Today, most transactions take place by a form of payment with either inherent, standardized, or credit value. Numismatic value is the value in excess of the monetary value conferred by law, which is known as the collector value.Economic and historical studies of money's use and development are an integral part of the numismatists' study of money's physical embodiment.
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