Amazon Collectible Coins Store Opens Up A Treasure Chest Of Discoveries
By Megan Zielinski, contributing writer
At the end of May, Amazon introduced the new Amazon Collectible Coins store, offering collectors with one of the largest online selections of rare, authentic, historical coins from reputable dealers.
With coins being the most frequently searched item through Amazon’s featured collectibles, it was customer influence that pursued Amazon to develop the Collectible Coins store. Collectors now have the opportunity to browse and purchase through over 10,000 U.S. coins from over 75 well-known dealers including Liberty Coin, Kagin’s, Stack’s Bowers Galleries, and David Lawrence Rare Coins. The site is an opening into a world of exclusive pieces, such as the recently discovered coins from Saddle Ridge Hoard in California that received national notoriety, including the 1866 $20 Liberty Head, No Motto, priced at $1.2 million. For collectors interested in what is considered the most beautiful coin in the world, the 1907 $20 MCMVII Proof Ultra High Relief is available at $3.75 million. Collectors can dig through historical pieces from as early as the 1700’s, ranging in prices from millions to $25. The site features categories allowing for easy browsing, including; Gold Coins, new Saddle Ridge Hoard pieces, Commemorative Coins, where customers can find Olympic, baseball and state coins, Precious Metal Coins, Rare Coins, and Coin Sets from all categories. Customers can enhance their search by choosing the denomination, grade, grade rating, condition, metal type, price, series, and year of their desired purchase. Inventory of treasures are limited, so collectors must place transactions accordingly to item’s availability listed below picture.
Not only is the coin store addition a pleasurable experience to the hobby enthusiastic—the dealers selling through Amazon benefit as well, “The opportunity to sell on Amazon is incredible. The Amazon customer experience is the best in the world and offers shoppers more product choices than anywhere online. The innovative marketplace with great features provides us with access to an enormous base of potential new customers searching for our coins,” said Jim Foster, CEO for Liberty Coin. “Amazon has made a commitment to provide the necessary resources to make their store a vital and first class experience for the collecting public and coin dealers. It offers an alternative to other numismatic platforms that just do not reach as many individuals,” stated Don Kagin, Ph.D, owner of Kagin’s Inc.