What Coincardshop does

Coincardshop is a Dutch direct-to-consumer e-commerce retailer specializing in numismatic products—coins, coincards (specialized card holders for coins), and coin-collecting accessories. Founded in 2014 and operated as a sole proprietorship out of Ridderkerk, Netherlands, the business originated from the founder's personal passion for collecting euros and coincards and was launched after repeated requests from fellow collectors. The catalog spans Dutch euro coins, 2-euro commemoratives from all Eurozone member states, BU/Proof/UNC sets, world coins (UK, Australia, Japan, Canada, USA), silver 1 oz coins, finecards containing 1-gram silver planchets, commemorative medals, and accessories including coin capsules (Lindner, Leuchtturm), albums, supplement pages, and aluminum coin cases.

The storefront is built on PrestaShop, a standard open-source e-commerce platform, with no proprietary technology layer, API, or mobile app. Product pricing follows a unit-pricing model ranging from approximately €0.35 for basic accessories to €239.00 for premium silver coins, with the majority of SKUs in the €5–€50 band. Free shipping is offered and the site accepts bank transfer, Visa, Mastercard, and PayPal. The revenue model is exclusively transactional—one-time product sales with no subscriptions, recurring revenue, or B2B/wholesale channels.

The business serves hobbyist coin and coincard collectors primarily in the Netherlands and Dutch-speaking markets, with the site operated in Dutch only. The customer base is a long tail of individual collectors, and the business is managed by the founder with 1–10 employees. Marketing is primarily organic via the e-commerce site, supplemented by email/newsletter communication. There is no evidence of paid acquisition, partnerships, external investment, or institutional customers; the company is privately held, founder-owned, and operates without a parent company or external backers.

Name

Coincardshop

Legal name

Coincardshop

Website

https://coincardshop.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Coincardshop is a Dutch direct-to-consumer e-commerce retailer founded in 2014 that sells euro coins, commemorative coincards, and numismatic accessories to hobbyist collectors, primarily in the Netherlands and select international markets, operating as a sole proprietorship.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Numismatic Collectibles Retail

NAICS

Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, Book, and Miscellaneous Retailers (459), Hobby, Toy, and Game Retailers (45912)

SIC

Retail-Miscellaneous Shopping Goods Stores (5940)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Coin collecting supplies
• Numismatic retail products
• Euro commemorative coins
• Coincard storage albums
• Coin set collections

Headquarters

HQ city

Ridderkerk

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Product Sales: One-time transaction-based sales of coins, coincards, and accessories. Products include euro coins, commemorative coins, coin sets (UNC, BU, Proof quality), blisters, and coin collecting accessories. No subscription or recurring revenue model. The business originated as a hobbyist webshop serving fellow collectors.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Coincardshop is an online store that retails collectible euro coins, coincards, commemorative coins, coin sets (BU, Proof, UNC), silver 1 oz coins, world coins, medallions, finecards, and numismatic accessories (albums, capsules, cases) to individual hobbyist collectors. Sales are conducted exclusively through the company's own Dutch-language e-commerce webshop, with direct shipping to customers across the Eurozone and select worldwide destinations.

Product overview

Coincardshop is a specialized Dutch e-commerce platform for coin collectors, offering a comprehensive range of numismatic products centered around its signature Coincards (specialized card holders for coins) and euro coins from European countries. The core product portfolio includes Coincards (available in NL-EN and FR-DU variants), individual euro commemorative coins (particularly 2-euro coins), and complete coin sets in various qualities (BU, Proof, UNC) from all eurozone nations. Supporting accessories include Coincard Albums, Muntcapsules (coin capsules from Lindner and Leuchtturm), Muntkoffers (coin cases), and Hartberger reference catalogs. The shop also carries silver 1 oz coins, world coins from non-eurozone countries, special medallions, and Finecards featuring 1-gram silver planchets. Built on PrestaShop e-commerce platform, the store serves both Dutch and international coin collectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Coincards Specialized cards designed to store and display coins, particularly popular for euro commemorative coins. Available in various formats including NL-EN and FR-DU language variants, and organized chronologically by year of issue.
• Euro Commemorative Coins (2-Euro Herdenkingsmunten)
• Dutch Euro Coin Sets (Nederland Euromunten)
• Coincard Albums
• Coin Capsules (Muntcapsules)
• Coin Cases (Muntkoffers)
• Silver 1 oz Coins (Zilveren 1 oz Munten)
• World Coins (Wereldmunten)
• Medallions and Medals (Penningen)
• Finecards
• Hartberger Reference Catalogs and Supplements
• World Money Fair Commemorative Issues (Nederlandse Uitgiftes World Money Fair)

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• NumisBids: NumisBids is an online aggregator for numismatic auctions worldwide. It is a comparable digital-only numismatic distribution channel addressing the same hobbyist collector base as Coincardshop.
• Münzhandlung Ritter: Münzhandlung Ritter is a German online coin dealer selling euro coins, commemoratives, and accessories. It serves a comparable hobbyist collector customer with a similar DTC e-commerce model in a neighboring market.
• CGB Numismatique Paris: CGB is one of France's largest online coin dealers selling euro coins, commemoratives, and numismatic supplies to European collectors. It competes head-to-head with Coincardshop across eurozone commemorative coins and accessories.
• MA-Shops: MA-Shops is a large online numismatic marketplace connecting hundreds of European coin dealers with collectors. It is the most direct competitor to Coincardshop's hobbyist-driven online coin retail model and the obvious listing/marketplace partner for cross-border reach.

Broad incumbents

• APMEX: APMEX is a large US-based precious metals and numismatic retailer. It is a broad incumbent in the same product category (coins, silver ounces, commemoratives) but operates at much larger scale with broader geographic reach.
• JM Bullion: JM Bullion is a major US online precious metals retailer selling silver and gold coins including numismatic collectibles. Comparable on the silver ounce / bullion product overlap but operates at vastly larger scale and broader product breadth.
• The Royal Mint: The Royal Mint is the UK's official mint and a large-scale producer/retailer of commemorative and bullion coins. It is a broad incumbent competitor that sources directly from a national mint, giving it supply advantages Coincardshop cannot match.

Others

• KNM (Koninklijke Nederlandse Munt): KNM is the Royal Dutch Mint and a supplier of many of the coincards, BU sets, and Proof sets that Coincardshop resells. It is an ecosystem participant — both a key supplier and a potential competitor if it expands its own DTC channel.

Regional players

• Scholten & Zwarts: Scholten & Zwarts is a Dutch numismatic auction house and dealer serving the Netherlands collector market. It overlaps with Coincardshop on Dutch euro coins and coincards within the same domestic geography.
• Vattenmynt: Vattenmynt is a Swedish online coin and numismatics retailer serving Nordic collectors. It is a regional peer with a comparable DTC e-commerce model focused on European commemorative coins in a different geography.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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