syngraphics
n.— «Gene Hessler…, of Cincinnati, Ohio, is best known as a paper money expert. He coined “syngraphics” as the term for collecting paper money.» —“Hessler recipient of Zerbe award” Numismatic News July 5, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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