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collector's item
An item that is especially noteworthy for its value, rarity, or history and would thus be prized by someone who collects such things. We went through my grandfather's attic and came upon a number of different collector's items, from rare toys to vintage rifles. You know, you could make some serious cash selling a mint-condition collector's item like this. It's too bad Beanie Babies aren't the collector's items they were supposed to be. I'd have made a fortune!
See also: item
collector's piece
An item that is especially noteworthy for its value, rarity, or history and would thus be prized by someone who collects such things. We went through my grandfather's attic and came upon a number of different collector's pieces, from rare toys to vintage rifles. You know, you could make some serious cash selling a mint-condition collector's piece like this. It's too bad Beanie Babies aren't the collector's pieces they were supposed to be. I'd have made a fortune!
See also: piece
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collector's item
An object of great interest, value, or rarity, as in This necklace is a collector's item. Originating in the early 1900s as collector's piece, a usage still common in Britain, the term in its present form is occasionally transferred to persons as well, as in The Beach Boys became a collector's item on the tour. [c. 1930]
See also: item
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.