Notaphilist

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Notaphilist is a banknote, paper money or polymer banknote collector, a person who collects banknotes, paper money, paper currency or plastic notes.

It is believed that people have been collecting paper money for as long as it has been in use.^{[citation needed]} However, people started collecting paper money more systematically in the1940s but the turning point occurred in the 1970s, when notaphily was established as a separate area by collectors.^{[citation needed]}

People collect paper money by:

Topic (wildlife, ships, famous people)
Time Period (Series, date)
Country (native or favourite)
Serial Number
Grade
Varieties caused by major or minor design changes
Replacement or star notes commonly used to replace errors discovered during the printing process.