Insurance for Coins, Paper Money & Numismatics
Insurance for collectors, from home storage to vaults, auctions and shows.
Coins and banknotes can represent significant value in a compact, moveable form. Collections are often spread across more than one location, change hands through dealers and auctions, and travel for certification, valuation, sale, loan or exhibition. That combination of portability and movement creates exposures that standard household cover does not always reflect.
Dubois arranges specialist insurance for rare and modern coins, bullion coins, proof sets, collectible paper money and wider numismatic material. Cover is structured around what you hold, how it is documented, where it is kept, and how it moves between owners, service providers and locations.
Who this insurance is for
Collectors. Numismatists.
Dedicated enthusiasts.
We support collectors and related organisations, including:
- Private collectors, from first-time buyers to experienced numismatists.
- Collectors of rare and modern coins, bullion coins and proof sets.
- Collectors of paper money, banknotes and numismatic material.
- Collectors storing their collection at home or in a bank safe deposit box.
- Collectors buying and selling internationally through dealers, auction houses or private treaty.
- Collectors sending items for certification, valuation or exhibition.
- Collectors attending fairs, shows and competitions.
- Those who have inherited a collection and wish to preserve it for the long term.
What we offer
From home storage to vaults. Built for real collecting.
Insurance for coin, paper money and numismatic collections
Cover can be arranged for collections of many sizes. Our specialist policy includes, amongst others:
- Fire and smoke damage
- Water and escape of water damage
- Theft and burglary
- Damage during handling
Storage options adapted to real life
Cover can include:
- Collections in your home
- Collections in bank or specialist vaults
- Collections across multiple locations, such as your home, office and bank vault
Transit, fairs and exhibitions
Cover can include:
- Personally accompanied transports
- Despatch by post, courier or specialist carrier
- Temporary intermediate storage
- Exhibitions, fairs and competitions
Packing, documentation and security requirements are agreed in advance.
Cover for newly acquired items
Policies can be structured to include cover for new acquisitions.
Exhibition insurance
If you are exhibiting items and wish to ensure that the objects on display are insured during transport and throughout the exhibition.
What it can cover
- Outward and return transport
- Temporary storage before and after installation or dismantling
- While on display
Why Dubois
A Lloyd's collectibles programme for coins and numismatics
We arrange cover through our Lloyd's collectibles programme, which includes specialist coin and banknote collections.
Tailored to how you collect
We begin with the details of your collection, including type and value, storage arrangements and likely movements, and from there we assess your needs.
One point of contact, start to finish
You have direct access to one specialist who becomes familiar with your collection and is there for you throughout the entire process. When things change, you receive clear guidance and are kept proactively informed. In the event of a claim, we support you through the process and ensure communication is clear and timely.
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FAQs
Sometimes. Household policies often include indemnity limits and conditions that are not well suited to higher-value objects, multiple locations or regular movements. A specialist policy is often the better solution.
Cover can be arranged for rare and modern coins, bullion coins, proof sets, collectible paper money and banknotes, as well as related numismatic material and ephemera.
Yes. Cover can be arranged for home-only storage, vault-only storage, or split storage.
Transit can often be included, such as accompanied transport and postal or courier despatch.
We ask how values have been established and what records you are able to provide, such as invoices, schedules, valuations or expert reports.
Yes, new acquisitions can be included in the cover.
If your objects are to be presented publicly and possibly handled by third parties, or a prescribed exhibition procedure must be followed, a specialist fair or exhibition policy may be the better solution for that period.