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Collector's item

noun

The outstanding item (the prize piece or main exhibit) in a collection. Synonyms: piece de resistance, showpiece.

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"Collector's item" Quotes from Famous Books

... you have an item from that collection, here in your office," Rand said. "The pistol with which Mr. Fleming shot himself. Regardless of its unpleasant associations, that pistol is a valuable collector's item, and one of the assets of the estate. If I'm to get full value for the collection, for the heirs, I'll have to have that, to sell with ...

— Murder in the Gunroom • Henry Beam Piper

Words linked to "Collector's item" : oddity, rariora, curio, curiosity, oddment, rarity, peculiarity