Antedating of "Numismatics"

[Fred Shapiro]

numismatics (OED 1829-32)

1803 _Christian Observer_ May 315 (American Periodical Series)  He was
distinguished for his intimate knowledge of the Calendar, the Chronology,
the Numismatics, and the Gnomonics of that people.

Fred Shapiro


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