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Noun: collector's item
  1. The outstanding item (the prize piece or main exhibit) in a collection
    "The rare stamp was the collector's item of his philatelic collection";
    - showpiece, pièce de résistance

Derived forms: collector's items

Type of: curio, curiosity, oddity, oddment, peculiarity, rarity

Encyclopedia: Collector's item