The Coin Cabinet

What The Coin Cabinet does

The Coin Cabinet is a London-headquartered specialist auction house operating in the numismatic market for Ancient, World, and British coins. Founded in 2012, the firm runs live and timed online auctions out of London and Athens, alongside a fixed-price marketplace for direct coin purchases. It is owned by TCC Global Holdings Ltd and operates through wholly-owned subsidiaries (TCC Ancients Ltd, TCC Auctions Ltd, TCC Direct Ltd, TCC ADV Ltd, TCC Greece IKE) that segment activity by coin category, direct sales, advance payments, and Greek-market operations.

The company's core product is an auction platform — powered by Auction Mobility white-label SaaS — that supports online bidding with mobile apps on iOS and Android and reaches a global collector base. Around the auction core, The Coin Cabinet has built a services layer including free third-party grading (through NGC and PCGS partnerships), probate and valuation work, advance payments against expected proceeds, FX and cross-border payment handling, and direct consignment purchases. Specialist expertise is concentrated in three senior leaders covering Ancient Numismatics, British Auctions, and Business Operations.

The business model is primarily transaction-based, earning a 20% buyer's premium on successful auction lots plus marketplace commissions and professional-services fees for grading, valuation, and consignment work. Customers are individual coin collectors, consignors, and estates/probate clients transacting globally through digital channels. No external funding rounds, institutional investors, or material M&A activity are disclosed.

Name

The Coin Cabinet

Legal name

TCC Ancients Ltd / TCC Auctions Ltd / TCC Direct Ltd

Website

https://thecoincabinet.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Coin Cabinet is a London-based specialist auction house for Ancient, World, and British coins, running live and timed online auctions globally with a 20% buyer's premium and supporting consignment, grading, and probate services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Auction Services: Operates live and timed online auctions for coins, earning revenue through buyer's premium (BP) on successful sales. Auctions include Ancients, British & World, and Premium Sales categories.
2. Direct Marketplace Sales: Operates an online marketplace for direct purchase of coins without auction process.
3. Consignment Services: Accepts coins on consignment for auction sales, providing grading services through NGC and PCGS partnerships.
4. Probate & Valuations: Provides professional valuations and purchase services for coin collections and gold items, including probate support.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

The Coin Cabinet is a specialist auction house that runs live and timed online auctions of Ancient, World, and British coins, alongside a direct-purchase online marketplace. It also provides consignment services, preferential NGC/PCGS grading, probate and valuation services, advance payments against expected proceeds, and FX & payment handling for international buyers. Revenue is generated primarily through a 20% Buyer's Premium on successful auction sales.

Product overview

The Coin Cabinet is a specialist auction house for Ancient, World & British coins operating as a platform-plus-services model. The core platform consists of the Auctions Platform (live and timed online auctions) and Marketplace (direct purchase shop). These are supported by ancillary services including Free Grading (through NGC/PCGS partnerships), Probate & Valuations, Sell Your Coins (direct purchase), Advance Payments (against expected proceeds), FX & Payments, and Consignment Services. The auction technology is powered by Auction Mobility SaaS platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• NGC (Numismatic Guaranty Corporation)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNGC is a premier coin grading service. The Coin Cabinet offers preferential grading arrangements through NGC for eligible coin consignments to auction.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Stack's Bowers Galleries: Major US coin auction house running regular world and ancient coin sales; highly comparable business model and customer overlap with TCC's British & World and Ancients sales.
• Künker Münzen und Medaillen: One of Europe's largest numismatic auction houses running extensive ancient and modern coin sales across multiple annual auction sessions; comparable in scale, category, and global bidder reach.
• Heritage Auctions: One of the world's largest collectibles auction houses running regular US and global coin auctions including ancient and world coins; competes head-to-head with TCC for high-value consignments and bidder pools.
• Classical Numismatic Group (CNG): Leading specialist dealer and auction house in ancient Greek, Roman, and world coins with periodic electronic and printed auctions; directly competes with TCC Ancients in category expertise and consignor base.
• Spink & Son: Long-established London-based auction house with a dedicated coins department covering British and ancient coins; competes directly with TCC on British/World auction categories and London consignor relationships.
• Dix Noonan Webb: London-based numismatic auctioneers specializing in British and world coins with regular live and timed auctions; directly competes with TCC's British & World category in the UK market.
• Leu Numismatik: Swiss specialist auction house in ancient Greek, Roman, and Byzantine coins with high-quality online and live auctions; closely comparable in ancient coin expertise and digital bidding experience.
• Goldberg Coins and Collectibles: Specialist auctioneer in ancient and world coins with regular auctions; closely comparable to TCC Ancients in catalogue mix, scale, and target consignor base.

Broad incumbents

• Sotheby's: Global broad-line auction house occasionally selling ancient and world coins; competes for trophy consignments but is not a coin specialist, making TCC's specialist focus a counter-positioning.
• Bonhams: Global broad-line auction house with a dedicated coins and medals department running British and ancient coin sales; overlaps with TCC in ancient and British categories but operates across many collectible verticals.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights8 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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