Community price on backpack.tf: 12.0–15.0 keys, last changed 2019-01-07 (7.7y ago). The live quote above, 25.2 keys, is 110% higher and last moved 20h ago. They are different measures: the quote is what traders and bots are asking and bidding on the classifieds right now, and it moves for thousands of items every day; the community price is a suggestion accepted by vote, which changes only when someone argues it should. A quote well away from the vote is usually a price that is about to be re-argued. Community prices from backpack.tf, read under an hour ago.
Steam Market asking price: $72.24 — the lowest of 2 listings for the Steaming effect when we looked on 2026-08-31 01:31 UTC (6d ago). This is what a seller is asking, not what anything sold for. Steam pays out in Steam wallet funds, not cash, and Valve takes roughly 15% at the till — so asking prices there run well above the 25 keys, 9.77 ref shown above, which comes from the keys-and-metal market on backpack.tf. The two are different markets and are never blended. Steam lists the item as “Unusual Cosa Nostra Cap”, with no effect in the name — the effect comes from the individual listing.
Price history
21 observations
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The key axis converts at today's rate. Prices are recorded in metal, so a line that is flat in keys followed the key rate rather than standing still.
Steaming Cosa Nostra Cap sell price, 2025-09-25 to 2026-09-04: 21 observations, from 16.4 keys to 25.2 keys.
Observed (UTC)
Sell
Buy
25 SEP 2025 · 03:29 UTC
16.4 keys
10.0 keys
30 SEP 2025 · 20:32 UTC
16.4 keys
10.1 keys
9 OCT 2025 · 08:15 UTC
15.7 keys
10.5 keys
19 OCT 2025 · 20:01 UTC
14.9 keys
10.1 keys
25 OCT 2025 · 16:20 UTC
14.2 keys
9.61 keys
10 NOV 2025 · 00:23 UTC
14.6 keys
9.82 keys
23 JUN 2026 · 05:13 UTC
19.5 keys
17.0 keys
29 JUN 2026 · 03:14 UTC
27.0 keys
23.5 keys
5 JUL 2026 · 05:13 UTC
25.6 keys
22.2 keys
12 JUL 2026 · 20:45 UTC
20.5 keys
17.9 keys
19 JUL 2026 · 22:44 UTC
22.9 keys
19.9 keys
29 JUL 2026 · 18:43 UTC
23.8 keys
20.7 keys
3 AUG 2026 · 17:12 UTC
24.8 keys
21.4 keys
14 AUG 2026 · 09:12 UTC
21.4 keys
18.7 keys
19 AUG 2026 · 12:08 UTC
17.0 keys
14.8 keys
23 AUG 2026 · 10:08 UTC
21.4 keys
18.6 keys
27 AUG 2026 · 12:08 UTC
21.5 keys
18.7 keys
30 AUG 2026 · 20:09 UTC
22.6 keys
19.7 keys
31 AUG 2026 · 08:09 UTC
25.5 keys
22.2 keys
4 SEP 2026 · 08:08 UTC
25.8 keys
22.5 keys
4 SEP 2026 · 20:07 UTC
25.2 keys
21.9 keys
Price history in numbers
21 readings since 25 Sep 2025
Over the last 30 days the Steaming Cosa Nostra Cap's sell price ranged from 17.0 keys to 25.8 keys and is up 17.5% after 7 moves. Over a year it ranged from 14.2 keys to 27.0 keys (up 53.6%). Today's 25.2 keys sits in the upper third of its range: the lowest we have recorded is 14.2 keys (25 Oct 2025) and the highest 27.0 keys (29 Jun 2026). The price has moved 20 times since we began recording it — about once every 17 days.