Affiliate Disclosure

Last updated: April 2026.

HowToBuyCoins.com earns affiliate commissions. Here's exactly how, and what that means for what you read on this site.

Affiliate relationships

We participate in two affiliate programs:

Amazon Associates

As an Amazon Associate, HowToBuyCoins.com earns from qualifying purchases. When you click one of our links to Amazon and make a purchase, we receive a small percentage of the sale (typically 3–4%). This does not increase your price; it's paid by Amazon from their margin.

Our Amazon Associates tracking ID is scouttheory-20.

eBay Partner Network

We are members of the eBay Partner Network. When you click one of our links to eBay and purchase a coin or supply within eBay's attribution window (currently 24 hours), we receive a commission of 1–4% depending on category. This does not increase your price.

What this does NOT influence

Our commission structure never affects which products or categories we recommend. Specifically:

• We do not accept payment from any seller, manufacturer, or dealer to feature specific products.
• We do not accept free samples in exchange for positive reviews.
• We do not have exclusive arrangements with any dealer, mint, or grading service.
• We link to categories (e.g., "digital scales 0.01g") rather than specific manufacturer SKUs wherever possible, so readers can evaluate current options themselves.

What we do

We recommend categories of supplies and types of coins that we'd suggest to a friend starting out — the same loupes, scales, albums, and storage products that experienced collectors actually use. When we link to a specific product category on Amazon, it's because that category is what the beginner actually needs, not because it pays us best.

FTC compliance

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission requires clear disclosure of affiliate relationships. This page, plus the disclosure blocks visible on every guide that contains affiliate links, satisfies that requirement. If you see anything on our site that looks like an undisclosed promotion, email us and we'll correct it.

How we make the money back

Affiliate commissions from our links fund:

• Editorial time spent researching and writing guides.
• Hosting and domain costs.
• Reference materials and reference coins used to verify grading and authentication content.
• Tool purchases we test before recommending specific categories.

This model lets us keep every guide free for readers. If you find our content useful, the most direct way to support us is to click our affiliate links when you're already planning to buy supplies or coins. Costs you nothing extra, keeps the site running.

Questions

If you have questions about any of the above — how we earn, what we recommend, or how to read our content critically — email hello@howtobuycoins.com. We're happy to explain anything in detail.