collector's item
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The collector’s item – handed out in change to a local man – is the same shape as an ordinary 20p piece.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2024
To get the in-demand collector’s item now, people are paying anywhere between $150 to more than $1,500, according to listings and bids found on eBay and Facebook’s Marketplace.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2024
Patrons are more than willing to wait in hourlong lines for the $49.50 ceramic figurine that has become a highly coveted collector’s item.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 13, 2024
“Whatever happens in the financial markets, a car of this caliber is a collector’s item, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity,” RM Sotheby’s car specialist Michael Caimano told the Agence France-Presse wire service.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 14, 2023
He was also given a collector’s item, a huge leather-bound, slipcased book on the history of Iceland.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
