scripophilyn.
/skrɪˈpɒfɪli/, U.S. /skrɪˈpɑfəli/ 1. The hobby or pursuit of collecting old bond and share certificates.
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society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > hobby > collecting other articles > [noun]
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scripophily1978
1978 Times 9 May 25/1 The winner of our competition to find a name for the hobby of collecting old bonds and share certificates is Arthur Howell of Brighton. He suggested ‘scripophily’.
1980 Barron's National Business & Financial Weekly (Boston, Mass.) 12 May 11/2 Much as in stamp or coin collecting, catalogs are the lifeblood of scripophily.
1995 Independent on Sunday 3 Dec. (Business section) 14/6 If scripophily does become more popular, some prices could rise significantly.
2000 D. Brancaccio Squandering Aimlessly vii. 167 The woman on the corner is displaying..old, ornate stock certificates for anyone suddenly struck with an impulse toward scripophily.
2. Old bond and share certificates collectively.
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1979 Financial Times 3 July 10/2 (advt.) The continuing growth in demand by collectors..is nowhere more marked than for the Company's business in obsolete bond and share certificates (known as scripophily).
1980 Daily Tel. 8 Dec. 7/1 (advt.) Thursday 11 December 2 pm Scripophily & Paper Money. Illus. Catalogue 75p by post.
1998 Coin News May 53/1 (advt.) Next auctions of Scripophily and Paper Money to be held on Thursday, 11th June.
2014 Blackmore Vale Mag. (Nexis) 1 Aug. 46 There was also strong competition for two lots of scripophily, including a quantity of local interest notes.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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