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Non-Circulating Legal Tender

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Non-Circulating Legal Tender

A coin that, due to its rarity or some other reason, does not circulate. As a result, while a vendor would be required to accept it as payment (because it is legal tender), it can actually be worth (and sold for) much more than its face value.
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