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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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The only write ups I do with my coins are noted on the 2x2's, which carry all of the purchase information and a brief descritption of the coin, when it is not self evident.
If the coin gets re located into another area of the collection, that information moves with it. That can happen often with the management of 4,000 different coin types, ancient to modern, all centuries, all cultures.
Maintaining a computer database under these conditions would just add an extra layer of complication. No one computer database is really set up to handle the needs of such a diverse collection.
This helps to explain why I am able to comment on so many sub forums here in the CCF. The CCF is the ONLY site that is able to do this. Also helps to explain why I have so much to learn, despite nearly 50 years of collecting, starting from age 12.
The collection as a whole documents the development of coinage through history, since the invention of coinage. The coins just don't tell the story; they ARE the story in such a collection.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1812 Posts |
I used to keep a running inventory of all my coins when I was doing Coin Shows and selling on ebay (that ended in 2006 & I would never sell their again)... Anyway, what was then my inventory, became my Granddaughters future collection to help pay for her education.. Currently everything listed is World Errors and varieties... A few days ago I just completed uploading all the error coins & currency photos on facebook under 26 different photo folders (listed by Country) and added the necessary information... Next comes the non-errors (that may be done by the end of the month)! I was thinking of posting some of the folder links on this forum instead on individual photos... |
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Valued Member
United States
458 Posts |
I write everything down by hand.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3184 Posts |
I should do it, would be fun and can help me keep track of things.....hmmm maybe I will start now!
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Valued Member
Australia
218 Posts |
I try to maintain an excel spreadsheet which shows all the information about the note or coin, such as where I purchased it, the price I paid, and when. It's too hard to remember, since I like to trade and sell here and there. Makes it easier to remember when the time comes. Also my notes are in display holders, which on the back, show all the information about the actual note, such print figures, signatories, design information, specs, etc. Lot of work, but fun.
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Valued Member
United Arab Emirates
242 Posts |
I catalog & track all my Banknotes collection through a Collection DB software (after you enter the data, you may export it to Excel, HTML or even ASCII) ... There are several Collection DB "freeware" you could Google where it is easy to classify your collection and alter software's tabs/options based on your needs. My banknote collection is classified to 3 categories: - Worldwide Banknotes - Banknote Specimens & Proofs - Banknote Specialized Issues Then, each category does have the following fields: * Country * Issue Date * Catalog # * Grading * Certified By * Buy Date * Bought From * Scarce Signature? * Depiction ( since I only collect scarce-rare notes which depict Allegorical Figures, Statues, Sculptures & Mythical Gods, this field is VERY important to me) * Buy Price * Catalog Value * Sell Price * Sell Date * Remarks I scan my banknotes as well & upload them in the DB software ... In the future, if I want to look one banknote up, simply, I use the "Search" option with its multiple search varieties in the software & one click & that's it!  Cheers |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3546 Posts |
Hello,
Since this thread attracts members that tend to inventory and price their findings, I would like to know if anyone could suggest a reliable and 'free' on-line web site that supplies both photographs and corresponding updated retail prices for foreign(outside of the USA) currencies.
Thanks,
mdpmedia
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New Member
United States
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I enjoyed this post because it is interesting to see how differently we treat the same things. I usually circle the Pick number in my SCWPM. I then underline the condition my note is in. I also take notes and research in the margins of my catalogs.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
992 Posts |
I'd love to write it all up, but the Excel spreadsheet does a fine job.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
2578 Posts |
I believe the OP (circa 2012) meant to ask "Does anyone catalog (or inventory) their banknote collection" not "write up" as that tends to infer insurance. I'm sure most collectors have an inventory these days. I use both a "Numbers" like spreadsheet and I'm developing a Google Docs webpage for my collection.
Anyone else cares to add?
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
901 Posts |
This is something that I really should do.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
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I, too, use an Excel spreadsheet to track all the details that are important to me such as date purchased, country, Pick #, series/year, denomination, amount paid (USD), etc. I do like the "write up" concept though and the look of the stamp write up on the first page of this thread. I want to do something similar with the world notes that I keep in a lighthouse 4-ring binder. I've been toying with the best way to do such a thing as the pages I use are 3-pocket and depending on the size of the note, there's not much room for a little slip of paper with notes on it. At the very least I would like to identify each note with country, series/date and pick # because there are many notes that I can't identify by sight, specifically the ones in Cyrillic, Arabic and Asian character sets. Issues/considerations: 1. Want to include the info in each pocket vs. affixed to the outside of the pocket since I periodically move notes around when I add new notes. 2. Concerned about ink jet printer ink reacting with the notes or transferring to the inside of the pocket 3. Size... many of my notes don't allow much room for anything else in the pocket. Optionally I could number the pages and create a few index pages for the "write up", but I'd prefer that the pertinent info to be right there with the note. Edited by CelticKnot
08/07/2019 10:49 am
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
12843 Posts |
I wonder if most people just keep their notes in holders and/or note boxes vs. albums.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3546 Posts |
I have kept a detailed Excel spreadsheet for years with columns entitled, 1. year, 2. name of coin, 3. country of origin (if foreign), 4. denomination, 5. variety (if applicable) with applicable Breen, FS or VAM #s..., 6. grade, 7. defect descrip. (ie.: rim ding, rev. scratch etc), 8. acquisition price w/ date of purchase, 9. sold price, 10. inventory number, 11. was a photo of coin taken(Y or N with the inventory #) I write all of the aforementioned #s' data except 7, 8 & 9 with ink on the Mylar holder or a white sticker on the corner of a slab to maximize auction sale prices. I sincerely believe more qualified and elevated auction bids emanate from more interested bidders with a sense of purchasing valuables that have apparently been researched with some degree of structured effort; perception is reality... It may seem like a lot but when it comes to tax time inventory reconciliations I can sleep at night. Plus I'll know that if I pass in the night etc. my heirs will have 0 problems getting FMV on a collectible that more than likely they'll have no clue of its value nor research time to be assured that they will not be taken to the cleaners when they eventually sell. |
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Valued Member
United States
213 Posts |
I have two lists of all of my coins. One written out by hand and one on a spreadsheet app on my phone. They both have all of the info you would expect to find, like purchase date, price paid, composition, relevant notes about the piece, etc.
The primary reason that I wrote out the physical copy, is for my daughters in the event of my death. There will be a detailed list for them to work from along with a letter (that I just wrote out this week actually) that not only explains how they are to divide it, but also how to go about selling each sub-group in my collection (bullion & constitutional, U.S. and world precious & non-precious, ancients, etc) Becauce, lets face it, the odds are pretty good that they'll want or need to sell at least a portion of it at some point, and I don't want them to get ripped off.
I also like to flip through the pages, and it requires no electricity.
The info on my phone is there as a back up so I could rewrite my physical copy if need be without having to start from scratch, and as a reference when I'm at my LCS.
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