What Coin Supply Express does

Coin Supply Express (operating as CoinSupplyExpress) is a privately held, US-based e-commerce retailer that sells coin collecting supplies and adjacent collectibles storage products through its website, coinsupplyexpress.com. Founded in 2000 and based at a PO Box in Newport Beach, California, the company operates with a staff of 1–10 and runs a direct-to-consumer storefront with category-organized navigation spanning albums, folders, holders, coin capsules, tubes, storage supplies, elegant display boxes, and reference books.

The product catalog aggregates multiple premium brand lines — including Whitman Publishing, Dansco, Cornerstone, Air-Tite, Guardhouse, HE Harris, Lighthouse, Capital Plastics, and EvoCore — and extends into adjacent hobbyist verticals such as trading card supplies, comic book supplies, paper money supplies, stamp supplies, and collector reference books. The technology stack is a conventional catalog e-commerce platform; no proprietary AI, data flywheel, integrations, or platform APIs are disclosed.

The business model is one-time product sales through the own e-commerce website, with a rewards points program (1 point = $0.025, expiring one year after order), flat-rate shipping, and free shipping on orders over $99. Fulfillment is processed in 2–3 business days and shipped via USPS or FedEx Ground. Marketing relies on the website itself, an email newsletter, an organic Facebook presence, and customer-review integration through Shopper Approved. No public listing, parent company, funding rounds, or M&A activity are reported.

Name

Coin Supply Express

Legal name

Coin Supply Express

Website

https://coinsupplyexpress.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Coin Supply Express is a US-based e-commerce retailer selling coin collecting supplies — albums, folders, holders, capsules, tubes, storage boxes, and display cases — plus adjacent collectibles supplies to hobbyist collectors, distributing brands such as Whitman, Air-Tite, and Guardhouse.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Coin Collecting Supplies

NAICS

Office Supplies, Stationery, and Gift Retailers (4594), Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, Book, and Miscellaneous Retailers (459)

SIC

Retail-Misc General Merchandise Stores (5399)

akta.pro primary industry

Coins, Currency & Bullion Collectibles Retail (Numismatics) (CRALAGAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Collectible Card Games (CCG/TCG) Retail (CRALAGAC)

Keywords

• Coin collecting supplies
• Numismatic accessories
• Coin storage solutions
• Coin display cases
• Coin albums folders

Headquarters

HQ city

Riverside

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Product Sales: Retail e-commerce sales of coin collecting supplies including albums, folders, holders, capsules, tubes, storage boxes, and display cases. Revenue generated through one-time product purchases with optional rewards points system.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Coin Supply Express is a direct-to-consumer e-commerce retailer selling a comprehensive catalog of coin collecting supplies, including albums, folders, holders, capsules, tubes, storage boxes, and display cases from premium brands such as Whitman, Dansco, Cornerstone, Air-Tite, Guardhouse, HE Harris, Lighthouse, and Capital Plastics. The store also offers adjacent collectibles storage products for trading cards, comic books, paper money, and stamps, along with a bookstore of coin reference books and price guides. Customers place orders online with flat-rate or free shipping (over $99) and earn rewards points on purchases.

Product overview

Coin Supply Express is an e-commerce retailer offering a comprehensive catalog of coin collecting supplies and related collectibles storage products. The product portfolio centers on coin storage and organization solutions including Coin Albums (Whitman, Dansco, Cornerstone, Lighthouse, Certified Slab), Coin Folders (Whitman, HE Harris), Coin Holders & Display products (Slab Style Holders, Coin Capsules, Snaplock Holders, Frosty Cases), Coin Storage Supplies (Flips, Staple-Type Holders, Storage Boxes), Coin Tubes, and Elegant Display Boxes. The company also offers adjacent collectible supplies including Trading Card Supplies, Comic Book Supplies, Paper Money Supplies, Stamp Supplies, Tools & Handling equipment, and a Bookstore section featuring Whitman Publishing price guides and references. Major brand sub-lines include Whitman Publishing products, HE Harris Frosty Cases, Guardhouse products, and Air-Tite Coin Holders. The business operates as a single e-commerce platform with a rewards points program and free shipping on orders over $99.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Coin Albums Coin collecting albums for storing and organizing coins by denomination, series, or theme, including Whitman Prestige Albums, Dansco Coin Albums, Cornerstone Coin Albums, Lighthouse Coin Albums, and Certified Slab Albums. Designed for individual coin collectors building organized collections.
• Coin Folders Coin folders for organizing and storing coins by denomination, including Whitman Coin Folders and HE Harris Coin Folders in various styles for cents, nickels, dimes, quarters, half dollars, and dollars. Aimed at hobbyist coin collectors.
• Coin Holders & Display Protective holders and display cases for individual coins and slabs, including Slab Style Coin Holders, Coin Capsules (Air-Tite, Guardhouse, Lighthouse, Evocore), Snaplock Holders, Frosty Cases, and Capital Plastics holders. Sold to coin collectors who need protection and display options.
• Coin Capsules Acrylic protective capsules for individual coin storage, including Guardhouse EvoCore Direct Fit Coin Capsules, Air-Tite Coin Holders (Direct Fit and Ring Fit varieties), and Lighthouse Coin Capsules in various sizes for different coin denominations. For individual coin collectors.
• Coin Storage Supplies Storage solutions including Coin Flips (archival and standard), Staple-Type Coin Holders, Self Adhesive Holders, Coin Storage Boxes, Notebook Pages, Silica Gel Desiccants, Paper Envelopes, Poly Bags, and Zip Lock Bags. For coin collectors needing bulk and archival storage materials.
• Coin Tubes Storage tubes for bulk coin storage, including Guardhouse Coin Tubes and Round Coin Tubes for storing loose coins. For coin collectors needing bulk storage.
• Display Boxes Elegant display boxes for showcasing coin collections, including Display Boxes for Coin Slabs, Display Boxes for Coin Capsules, Display Boxes for 2x2 Holders, Boxes for Raw Coins, and Challenge Coin Display Boxes. For collectors who want to showcase their collections.
• Trading Card Supplies Supplies for trading card collectors including Card Folios, Binders and Pages, Trading Card Holders, Card Sleeves and Semi-Rigid Holders, Sentry Card Holders, Trading Card Display Boxes, and Clear Trading Card Boxes. Aimed at trading card hobbyists.
• Comic Book Supplies Protection supplies for comic books including Comic Frames and Holders, Comic Book Bags and Boards, and Comic Boxes and Dividers. For comic book collectors.
• Paper Money Supplies Storage and display supplies for currency collectors including Currency Albums, Currency Holders and Sleeves, Currency Binders and Pages, Currency Storage and Display Boxes, and Currency Bands. For paper money / currency collectors.
• Stamp Supplies Collecting and storage supplies for stamp collectors including Albums and Supplements, Stamp Stock Books, Stocksheets, Pages and Binders, Stamp Cards and Holders, Stamp Mounts and Hinges, and Glassine Envelopes and Boxes. For stamp collectors / philatelists.
• Tools & Handling Handling equipment for collectors including Attache Cases, Coin and Currency Counters, Coin Carrying Cases, Coin Gauges, Coin Mailing Supplies, Coin Scales, Coin Sorters, Tweezers and Tongs, Gloves, Loupes and Magnifiers, and Money Bags. For individual hobbyist collectors.
• Coin Reference Bookstore Reference books and price guides for collectors including coin catalogs by denomination, checklists and guides, commemorative coin references, pricing guides, and investment guides. For individual coin collectors seeking authoritative reference material.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Whitman PublishingminorOthersWhitman Publishing is a major brand supplier of coin albums, folders, and reference books. CoinSupplyExpress carries their full product line including Red Book pricing guides, Blue Book guides, and various coin albums.
• Air-TiteminorOthersAir-Tite supplies premium acrylic coin capsules and ring fit holders. CoinSupplyExpress offers 193+ Air-Tite products including various sizes for different coin denominations.
• GuardhouseminorOthersGuardhouse provides coin capsules, storage boxes, display cases, and various coin handling supplies. CoinSupplyExpress carries 719+ Guardhouse products.
• HE HarrisminorOthersHE Harris produces Frosty Cases and special occasion holders for coins. Products include penny holders, nickel holders, quarter holders, and wedding/celebration coin cases.
• EvoCore (Guardhouse)minorOthersEvoCore by Guardhouse provides direct fit coin capsules in various sizes for pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters, and dollars. Made from high impact, ultra clear, scratch resistant acrylic.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• APMEX (American Precious Metals Exchange): APMEX is a major online precious metals and coin dealer that also stocks coin storage, capsules, tubes, and display supplies. It is much larger than Coin Supply Express and primarily competes on the coin-dealing side, but its supply catalog overlaps directly.
• eBay: eBay is the dominant marketplace for collectibles including coins, supplies, and accessories. It competes with Coin Supply Express both as a discovery channel for collectors and as a source of new and used coin storage products from third-party sellers.
• Provident Metals: Provident Metals is a precious metals retailer that also offers a range of coin storage and display products. It overlaps with Coin Supply Express on the supply side while competing more broadly in the coin/bullion market.
• JM Bullion: JM Bullion is a large online precious metals retailer that has expanded into coin collecting supplies and accessories. It competes with Coin Supply Express for the same hobbyist and bullion-collector customer base, though at a much larger scale.
• Amazon (Collectibles & Coin Supplies): Amazon carries the same Whitman, Air-Tite, Guardhouse, and other brands that Coin Supply Express resells, often with Prime shipping. It is a broad e-commerce incumbent that competes for the same hobbyist search demand, though without specialist depth.

Others

• Dansco (The Dansco Company): Dansco manufactures the well-known line of coin albums that Coin Supply Express carries. As a manufacturer with its own direct sales channel, Dansco is an upstream supplier and a partial indirect competitor in the same product category.
• Whitman Publishing: Whitman Publishing is a major publisher and manufacturer of coin albums, folders, and reference books (Red Book, Blue Book) that Coin Supply Express resells. It is an upstream supplier that also sells direct, making it both a partner and indirect channel competitor.

Direct peers

• Littleton Coin Company: Littleton is one of the oldest and largest direct-to-consumer coin and coin supply retailers in the US, offering albums, folders, holders, and reference materials much like Coin Supply Express. Both serve the same hobbyist collector base through a catalog-based e-commerce model.
• SilverTowne: SilverTowne is a long-standing coin dealer and online retailer that sells coins alongside coin collecting supplies such as capsules, flips, tubes, and albums. It competes directly with Coin Supply Express in the hobbyist supply category.
• ModernCoinMart: ModernCoinMart is an online retailer of modern coins and coin collecting supplies including albums, folders, and holders. It is a closely comparable direct-to-consumer specialist serving the same collector niche.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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