Editing Numismatics (section)

===Subfields===
{{Main|Exonumia|Notaphily|Scripophily}}
[[Exonumia]] (UK English: Paranumismatica)<ref>The First Dictionary of Paranumismatica: All About Tokens, Checks, Tickets, Passes, Medalets, Counters, Tallies and Weights (ed. Brian Edge), 1991. {{ISBN|978-0951691007}}</ref> is the study of [[coin]]-like objects such as [[token coin]]s and [[medal]]s, and other items used in place of legal currency or for commemoration. This includes [[elongated coin]]s, encased coins, souvenir medallions, tags, badges, counter-stamped coins, [[wooden nickel]]s, [[credit card]]s, and other similar items. It is related to numismatics proper (concerned with coins which have been [[legal tender]]), and many [[coin collector]]s are also exonumists.

[[Notaphily]] is the study of [[banknote|paper money]] or banknotes. It is believed that people have been collecting paper money for as long as it has been in use. However, people only started collecting paper money systematically in Germany in the 1920s, particularly the ''Serienscheine'' (Series notes) [[Notgeld]]. The turning point occurred in the 1970s when notaphily was established as a separate area by collectors. At the same time, some developed countries such as the [[United States]], [[Germany]], and [[France]] began publishing their respective national catalogs of paper money, which represented major points of reference literature.

[[File:Alexander the great temnos tetradrachm.jpg|alt=Alexander the Great tetradrachm from the Temnos Mint|thumb|Alexander the Great memorial [[tetradrachm]] from the Temnos Mint {{Circa|188–170 BC}}]]
[[Scripophily]] is the study and collection of companies' shares and [[Bond (finance)|bonds]] certificates. It is an area of collecting due to both the inherent beauty of some historical documents as well as the interesting historical context of each document. Some stock certificates are excellent examples of [[engraving]].  Occasionally, an old stock document will be found that still has value as stock in a successor company.