古 銭(こせん)

こせん

noun

old coin; antique coin (collectible)

technical

1. old coin; antique coin (especially as a collectible)

Coins that are no longer in circulation, or coins from a previous era valued by collectors. Includes pre-modern Japanese coins, foreign coins, and older Japanese yen denominations no longer issued.

祖父(そふ)は古銭(こせん)を集(あつ)めている。

My grandfather collects old coins.

古銭(こせん)を売(う)る店(みせ)を探(さが)している。

I'm looking for a shop that sells old coins.

祖母(そぼ)の家(いえ)の箪笥(たんす)の奥(おく)から、江戸(えど)時代(じだい)の古銭(こせん)が出(で)てきた。

Old coins from the Edo period were found in the back of the chest of drawers at my grandmother's house.

古銭(こせん)収集(しゅうしゅう)は、歴史(れきし)を学(まな)びながら楽(たの)しめる奥深(おくぶか)い趣味(しゅみ)だ。

Coin collecting is a deep hobby in which you can enjoy yourself while learning history.

古銭(こせん) literally combines 古(こ) (old) and 銭(せん) (coin, money), forming a noun for old or historical coins. It is the standard term in Japanese for collectible coins, both Japanese and foreign.

Common collocations

古銭(こせん)を集(あつ)める: to collect old coins
古銭(こせん)収集(しゅうしゅう): coin collecting (as a hobby)
古銭(こせん)収集家(しゅうしゅうか): coin collector
古銭(こせん)店(てん): coin dealer / coin shop
古銭(こせん)鑑定(かんてい): coin appraisal
寛永(かんえい)通宝(つうほう)などの古銭(こせん): old coins such as Kan'ei Tsūhō (a common Edo-period coin)

Similar words

硬貨(こうか): coin (general term, includes current coins)
コイン: coin (loanword)
貨幣(かへい): currency (formal term, including paper money)
記念(きねん)硬貨(こうか): commemorative coin

Domain: Hobbyist (numismatics), antiques, history. Not commonly used in everyday speech outside collector contexts.

Related Words

Compare: 硬貨(こうか) (coin)

Compare: コイン (coin)

Compare: 貨幣(かへい) (currency)

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Added 2026.5.9 20:31 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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