1. a person who collects and studies items resembling coins or currency but lacking official legal tender status, such as tokens, medals, or commemorative pieces
Usage: numismatic hobby; related to numismatics

Examples

• The exonumist carefully catalogued the rare transit tokens in her collection.
• As an exonumist, he specialized in commemorative medals from the 19th century.
• The museum's exonumist identified the piece as a promotional token rather than legal currency.
• Many exonumists attend conventions to trade and discuss their findings.
• Her passion as an exonumist led her to write a book on historical trade tokens.