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noun

an article or object of particular interest or value because of its uniqueness or scarcity.

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1930–35

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collector's item or collector's piece

—n
	a thing regarded as being exquisite or rare and thus worthy of the interest of one who collects such things

collector's piece or collector's 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]

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