"cambistry" meaning in English

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          "text": "Cambistry involves a knowledge of various countries of the world; weights, measures, and fineness of metals used as a basis of coinage in various countries; methods of dealing in bullion; assaying operations; issuance of bills of exchange, international checks, and postal money orders; commercial parities; and computations in the arbitration of exchange.",
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