what does numismatic value mean 
numismatic value is the value a seller receives for the sale of a collectible coin this value is determined by the coin s quality rarity and demand who has the biggest coin collection the smithsonian national numismatic collection is revered as the biggest coin collection in the united states and thought to be the largest in the world as well it features about 1 6 million objects in its collection correction march 10 2023 a previous version of this article incorrectly stated the quantity of objects in the smithsonian s coin collection it has 1 6 million objects not 1 6 objects 