Showcase
Collections people put on display without selling them
The showcase is the part of the service where the object matters, not the transaction. Here you find pieces their owners have made public — shown, but not offered for sale.
How it differs from the market
- Showcase An exhibit. The owner shares what they hold — you can study the photographs, learn the year and the details, ask about the piece. There is no price and no buy button.
- Market An offer. The same kind of piece, but with a price and an intention to sell.
Why look here
- See the actual piece. Catalogue images show the pattern; showcase images show an item that has passed through someone's hands — with its toning, packaging and traces of storage.
- Judge scarcity. How often a given year appears in other people's collections tells you more than the mintage figure alone.
- Find direction for your own collection. Other sets suggest what is missing from yours — and show what a series assembled year by year looks like.
- Ask the owner. You can start a conversation about an exhibit even when it is not for sale.
Your pieces on display
Publishing is voluntary and reversible. In the treasury you decide for each item separately — whether it appears here, whether its location is shown and whether information about you is visible. Turning publication off takes the piece out of the showcase without removing it from your collection.
