The E-Sylum:  Volume 6, Number 52, December 7, 2003, Article 25

WHAT ARE WE, ANYWAY?

  Peter Koch writes: "This may have been covered somewhere
  along the line, but for the life of me, I simply cannot find it.
  What do we call ourselves?  Those that study and collect
  coins are numismatists; what are those who study and collect
  numismatic literature, and likely to may or may not collect
  coins also?

  If 'Bibliomaniacs' is the choice, it was a term I recall that did
  not sit well with many collectors. Of course, 'Bibliophile' seems
  to make the most frequent appearance.

  I thought I saw somewhere the derivative use of the words
  Numismatic and Literature.  Numis-Lit-Matist? Numis-Lit-Mist?
  Numis-Lit-eratti?  Any thoughts??  My genuine thanks for any
  suggestions."

  [One who loves books is a "bibliophile"; coin book lovers are
  "numismatic bibliophiles".   The term "bibliomaniac" is related,
  and I take it to mean one who takes bibliophilic urges to
  extremes.  Perhaps some of our readers will chime in with
  their current thoughts on the topic.  I hadn't heard these other
  terms before.  I do like "numisliterati" !  -Editor]

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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