Expert Modern Coins

At Catawiki, every day brings the extraordinary! Whether it’s Daniel Ricciardo’s Formula 1 Car, a Woolly Mammoth’s Skeleton, Lady Gaga's Jumpsuit or Usain Bolt’s running shoe, we encounter exceptional objects every day.

We're a one-of-a-kind marketplace for buying and selling special objects! Each week we offer over 110,000 unique items in auction, carefully curated by our passionate in-house experts.

Having sold over 25 million unique objects to date, we’re on a mission to become the world’s most popular destination for special objects. As a growing, diverse and sustainable scale-up, we proudly live by our core values:

• Taking ownership and driving impact

• Being open to change and feedback

• Being passionate about our mission and our customers.

If these values resonate with you, we’d love to explore how you can join us on this exciting journey!

Modern Coins Expert

About the Role

We are looking for a commercially driven expert with a modern, entrepreneurial mindset to accelerate the growth of our Modern Coins segment. This role is tailor-made for someone who thrives in spotting opportunities early, acting fast on market and release trends, and building auctions that outperform expectations.

Unlike a traditional numismatist, you bring a market-savvy, forward-looking perspective, strong digital fluency, and a solid network of mints, wholesalers, and modern coin distributors. You understand contemporary minting, special issues, bullion innovations, and the dynamics of online trading.

You will curate, shape, and grow our Modern Coins offer while contributing to the strategic direction of this fast-growing category.

In This Role, You Will:

Curate, Evaluate & Screen Lots

• Review, screen, and validate lots submitted by sellers for accuracy, authenticity, condition, and market relevance.

• Ensure each accepted lot is attractive, commercially viable, and aligned with market trends.

• Provide accurate estimated values based on your expertise, data insights, and market benchmarking.

• Reject submissions when needed, always in a professional and courteous manner.

• Improve listing quality by advising sellers on presentation, pricing, and valuation.

Grow High-Performing Auctions

• Build weekly auctions that are competitive, trend-aligned, and appealing to collectors.

• Use your deep market knowledge such as release cycles, minting calendars, limited editions, bullion trends, to select the right lots at the right time.

• Apply data insights (demand, conversion, search trends, pricing performance) to increase quality and sales outcomes.

Act Like an Entrepreneur (Trading Mindset)

• You will contribute in building a strategic vision for the Modern Coins category

• Operate with a trader’s mentality: buying, selling, negotiating, and seizing opportunities quickly.

• Identify price gaps, supply shortages, and special releases to strengthen auction content.

• Drive volume and revenue while maintaining the category’s quality standards.

• You will Identify and prioritize growth segments through market research and our data insights

• You will work on shaping the supply roadmap and define what “great” looks like in the modern coin space.

Build & Leverage Your Network

Activate and expand your professional network across:

• Global mints & private mints

• Wholesalers & authorized distributors

• Modern coin designers and boutique producers

• Dealers, collectors, and online sellers

• Continuously onboard new sellers and strengthen relationships with existing ones.

• Use your industry connections to secure unique and desirable supply.

Collaborate to Achieve Growth

• Partner with Sales to identify, onboard, and scale high-potential sellers.

• Work with Marketing to build campaigns around trends, major releases, and market demand.

• Provide insights to internal teams on buyer behaviour, supply gaps, and category opportunities.

Leverage Data to Drive Performance

• Analyze auction results, pricing behaviour, bidder engagement, and supply patterns.

• Use insights to optimize curation, seller recommendations, lot selection, and auction strategy.

• Identify new opportunities through data eg. emerging series, trending mints, investor behaviour, etc.

Guide & Support Sellers

• Help sellers create high-quality listings with proper titles, descriptions, and images.

• Act as a trusted point of contact, ensuring a smooth and efficient seller journey.

• Apply diplomacy and professionalism when mediating disputes or providing feedback.

Who You Are

Expertise & Profile

• You are a modern coin specialist with a strong commercial mindset, not a traditional/classical numismatist. You have a deep enthusiasm for contemporary minting technology, modern collectibles, bullion innovations. You understand modern coin release calendars, mint practices, production methods, grading trends, and collector behaviour.

• You are a natural networker with hands-on experience working with mints, distributors, wholesalers, and modern coin creators.

Commercial & Entrepreneurial Mindset

• You have proven experience buying and selling coins both in-person and through online platforms. Ideally you have past experience in the wholesale or retail of modern coins in a structured organization.

• Fully comfortable working in a digital marketplace environment.

• You thrive in a commercial environment with ambitious sales and revenue targets.

You think like a trader: fast, opportunistic, pragmatic, and growth-driven. Curious, adaptable, and eager to learn from data and market signals.

Network & Industry Knowledge

• You have a strong, active network including:

• Mints & authorized distributors

• Wholesalers

• Dealers and collectors

• You frequently engage with the market through fairs, events, online trading communities.

Digital & Analytical Skills

• You are comfortable using data to make decisions, price lots, and identify opportunities.

• You stay up to date with digital marketplace trends, collector behaviour, and demand patterns.

• You are fluent in English and an excellent communicator.

Ways of Working

• You balance independence with structure, working proactively within organizational goals.
You are a natural team player who thrives in a fast-paced, diverse environment.

• You have the diplomacy to manage disputes and communicate professionally with stakeholders.

Where You’ll Be

This role can be based remotely within one of our established hubs in Europe.

Why You'll Love Working with Us

• Create a Visible Impact by working at scale in a global organisation that serves millions of customers across 80+ categories. In our flat structure, every role has a broad scope that directly impacts both our customers and the business.

• Learn and Grow with Us through our Learning & Development initiatives, which include clear development plans and mentorship programmes designed to support your career progression.

• A Culture of Connection defines us. We’re a passionate, diverse and collaborative team of 800+ Catawikains and 60+ nationalities, all coming together to build a one-of-a-kind marketplace. We foster an inclusive and queer-friendly work environment, committed to making every Catawikian feel welcomed and empowered. Whatever your story, we encourage you to bring your unique perspective to our team.

• Celebrate Life’s Moments with us at Catawiki. When you join us, you’ll receive a €100 Catavoucher, and on each birthday, you'll get a €50 Catavoucher to celebrate. Enjoy an extra day off each year to "Pursue Your Passion". We also recognise significant work anniversaries (3, 5, 8, 10 years) with additional time off, plus extra leave for life’s big moments like marriage, engagements, or moving house.

Please note that benefits can vary by location. For specific information regarding what’s available in your country, please consult your recruiter.

Our Offices and Way of Working

Our vibrant offices in Amsterdam, Paris and Lisbon are designed to inspire and connect. Most Catawikians are within commuting distance of one of our offices and enjoy the flexibility of a hybrid work model. That said, some roles may be an exception: if the job description states that the position is fully remote or 100% office-based, that arrangement will apply instead.

Interested?

Apply directly with an English CV and cover letter by submitting your information at the bottom of this page. By submitting your application you agree to Catawiki’s Applicant Privacy Policy.

If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.