coin collecting
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- noun
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coleccionismo de monedas
- Many people enjoy coin collecting as a way to connect with the past and discover rare currencies.
- the hobby of coin collecting
Examples
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Some people do it by having kids or making money or coin collecting.
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An expert who follows coin collecting estimated that more than 50,000 coins were mistakenly minted that way.
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Red and his dark addictions don't end with pop music, whether it's fixing cars, coin collecting, butter carving, or owning guns and hunting.
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Then, one year, my dad had me convinced that coin collecting was yet another hobby I indeed needed to start (in addition to my beer can collection, matchbook collection, rock collection, keyring collection, and stamp collection!).
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If you're interested in coin collecting, you should visit local coin shows to meet fellow enthusiasts.
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A hundred million Americans would consider themselves new recruits to coin collecting.
Synonyms
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The study or collection of coins, paper money, and medals
Collecting coins as a hobby to study or enjoy them
A study and collection of coins, paper money, and medals
How Serious
- Specialized
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'the hobby of collecting coins' is directly and transparently built from 'coin' (metal currency) + 'collect' (to accumulate), with the gerund '-ing' signalling the activity. This compositional noun‑phrase pattern (noun + collecting/ing) is common and cross‑linguistically regular, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
The noun coin collecting comes from the simple act of saving old coins and keeping them in albums or boxes to look at and study. That's why 'coin collecting' today means the hobby of gathering and learning about coins.