古銭(こせん)

こせん
noun
old coin; antique coin (collectible)
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.

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