Comparison

Classical Numismatic Group vs MintProducts Auctions

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

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About

Classical Numismatic Group

This app allows users to participate in auctions for ancient, medieval, and British coins and medals. Preview upcoming lots, place absentee bids, and bid live during auctions from your mobile device. Track your bidding history and consign items for sale.

Highlights
  • Preview upcoming lots
  • Place absentee bids
  • Bid live in auctions
  • Track bidding history
  • Receive push notifications
  • Consign coins for sale
Features
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Since 1975, we at Classical Numismatic Group, LLC (CNG) have dedicated ourselves to serving your needs in the fields of ancient, medieval, and British numismatics. We aim to help you build your collection at reasonable prices, to supply the books that enable you to increase your knowledge and understanding, and - when the time comes - to help you sell individual items or your entire collection. When you become a customer of our firm, we hope that it is for the long term. CNG is an international firm with offices in Lancaster, Pennsylvania and London, England. We conduct biweekly Electronic Auctions, as well as several Feature Auctions per year, focusing on Greek, Central Asian, Roman Provincial, Roman Republican, Roman Imperial, Byzantine, Early Medieval, Islamic, World, British, and US coins and medals. With the Classical Numismatic Group app you can preview, watch, and bid in our auctions from your mobile / tablet device. You may participate in our sales while on-the-go, and gain access to the following features: 
 • Follow upcoming lots
 • Set up push notifications to keep you up-to-date on items of interest • Leave absentee bids • Bid live using a simple “swipe to bid” interface
 • Track your bidding history and activity
 • Watch live auctions • Consign your coins for sale The numismatic hobby sets us apart from the rush and pressures of day-to-day life, so we invite you to sit back, relax, and explore our shared numismatic heritage. We hope you find the time to enjoy our app today.

About

MintProducts Auctions

Participate in monthly online auctions for rare coins and currency. Preview, watch, and bid on numismatic items from anywhere using your mobile device. Receive notifications for lots of interest and track your bidding history.

Highlights
  • Preview upcoming auctions
  • Watch live auctions
  • Bid on numismatic items
  • Receive push notifications
  • Track bidding history
  • Quick registration
Features
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MintProducts Auctions hosts monthly online rare coin and currency auctions. We offer lots from all numismatic genres with nearly all being sold without reserve. Our owner, Jeff Kierstead has over 45 years of experience in the rare coin business and ran his first coin auction in 1983. Jeff is a member of the prestigious Professional Numismatists Guild as well as many other numismatic organizations. With the MintProducts Auctions app, you can preview, watch and bid in our auctions from your mobile / tablet device. Participate in our sales while on-the-go and gain access to our following features: Quick Registration Following upcoming lots of interest Push notifications to ensure you engage on items of interest Track bidding history and activity Watch live auctions

Screenshots

Classical Numismatic Group4 screens
MintProducts Auctions4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: MintProducts Auctions at 100% against Classical Numismatic Group's 20%. MintProducts Auctions also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). Classical Numismatic Group's advantage is ratings volume (98 vs 7). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MintProducts Auctions holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Classical Numismatic Group has 98 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of Classical Numismatic Group's written reviews are positive against 100% of MintProducts Auctions's.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Classical Numismatic Group versus MintProducts Auctions: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClassical Numismatic GroupMintProducts Auctions
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (98 ratings)5.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews20.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings98 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 5 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size150 MB82 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperClassical Numismatic Group, LLCJeff Kierstead Rare Coins LLC

Customer experience

Classical Numismatic Group

All ratings98 ratings
Positive83.7%
Neutral6.1%
Negative10.2%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative60.0%

MintProducts Auctions

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Classical Numismatic Group

No in-app purchases

None

MintProducts Auctions

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Classical Numismatic Group free?
Classical Numismatic Group is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MintProducts Auctions free?
MintProducts Auctions is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Classical Numismatic Group or MintProducts Auctions?
MintProducts Auctions is rated higher. Classical Numismatic Group averages 4.5 out of 5 from 98 ratings, while MintProducts Auctions averages 5.0 from 7 ratings.
Do Classical Numismatic Group or MintProducts Auctions have ads?
Neither Classical Numismatic Group nor MintProducts Auctions shows ads.

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