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New Member
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 I've spent a lot of time searching forum/s (& other websites) for info/evaluation of inventory/valuation software. The majority of responses were individuals who had 'created their own' by customizing spreadsheets or use free shareware they describe as adequate or unhappy with or those who offer commerical program name &/or website link.  Frustrating - haven't found any side by side comparisons/evaluations of the commercial programs avaialable! Ironically Internet search gives most returns for "carlisle Development - Collector's Assistant Plus" - I don't know who's using it or buying it because no one seems to be talking about it. (Yes, I see that it's spendy.) I'm hesitant to purchase without some feedback from another user -not just because of the price, but the time it will take to input data. Unfortunately (in this area) my collection includes US & World coins, as well as US & world currency. I'm not literate about creating spreadsheets so the computer time I do spend I'd prefer to spend on entering data - not trying to create & customize a spreadsheet. I also would prefer for values to be built in (again, time & expense of purchasing resources to obtain & look up values is beyond my scope!) One program (not CA) stated values come from many different sources. Is there a 'primary accepted' source relied upon to look up coin (and other) values in numismatic world? Does anyone have experience using CA? Recommend any other programs? Comparisons of programs? I've procrastinated on this project long enough and am really interested in opinions!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I use coin manage 2007 by Liberty Street. I think there is a link here on the main forum page between the thread choices somewhere. I like it a lot, and it includes values. I think we've had multiple topics on this, so it may pay to go back and do some searching.
Hope this helps.
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Valued Member
United States
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I currently use Coin Manage 2007. It is a very easy program to use but is very limited in World Coins. I have a very extensive world coin collection and had to manually add them into Coin Manage. I am considering purchasing "Exact Change Coin Collecting Software" so I can evaluate it. There website is http://www.exactchange.info/index.htm I looked at Collector's Assistant Plus and it was a little on the expensive side. I also read a couple reviews that it had a very big learning curve. |
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 United States
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Thanks for the feedback! I'll check out Coin Manage program and Exact Change Coin Collecting program. (I DID go back and read earlier posts in forum - that's why I said most people that have posted about this topic have said they customized a spreadsheet -- something I just don't feel up to attempting!)
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I DID go back and read earlier posts in forum - that's why I said most people that have posted about this topic have said they customized a spreadsheet -- something I just don't feel up to attempting
Sorry about that 2cents. I was playing catch up after a weekend away and didn't read/comprehend your whole topic. My apologies. I certainly didn't want to come across the wrong way. That being said, I do agree with your last thought. I didn't want to take the time to make up a spreadsheet on my own and plug in data and create equations etc, so I opted for the easy way. Buy something that someone else had already created. While coin manage is limited with it's world selections, if I'm not mistaken, you can add your own coins and values for different countries. There's just not default info already in the database. I have the feeling that Coin Manage will continue to expand, and as such, their world gallery will continue to grow. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I use coinmanage 2007 also and I have used it since I had a version 2004 (it was old at the time but still worked)and I find it does exactly what I want out of software and easy to use and you can download a full working demo to try it out to see if you like it on Liberty Street's website
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I tried CoinManage, but as ClearwaterCoins pointed out, it's best suited for those who collect coins from one country. (or two or three) I looked at Exact Change, but wasn't ready to spend that kind of money (yet). If you try it Clearwater, let me know what you think of it. I didn't see a demo for it, but would love to know what it's pros and cons were. On another note, has anyone tried the free online cataloging through https://www.numismaster.com ? They've got a downloadable excel sheet that you can fill in and upload, with printable reports. I haven't tried it yet, but thought of giving that a try first before I shell out for Exact Change. Edited by Topher
04/11/2007 1:49 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I've seen this question numerous times on many forums. Usually the answer is Excel. Make your own. If you have Microsoft Office and most people on Earth do, Excel comes with it and there is the perfect coin spread sheet, your own. I've heard that Access is even better but I started with Excel and it is great for what I need in coins. Logging several thousand coins, their location, condition, face value, coin value, last years value, etc I find you can't beat Excel. The one thing I really like is I can transfer my info to just about any computer on Earth and I don't have to add a program to do it, it's almost always there.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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just carl, I agree completely. The simple fact of the matter is that you can create any type of database you want in Excel. It is a great program. I can tell you this though, if you already have a sizeable collection and have nothing documented, I can guarantee you that it will take 10 times as long to get everything put into place without using preloaded software. I'm referring mostly to US coins and notes of course. I think this is one of the main reasons people use this software. It's all an issue of how much is your time worth. Why do you think there are Jiffy Lube's in the world...lololol Certainly not arguing with anyone, just pointing out my take on it. I don't like paying for things I can do myself, but sometimes it's just easier. |
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United States
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Is there any good coin software for the mac besides excel which BTW I don't have? Can you attached jpg images of different error coins in excel? I don't think a databse of all US coins is what I'm looking for since I collect errors, many one-of-a-kind, so they would each need their own photo. TIA, errrror |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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tights24 I too have thousands of coins to catalog. With well over 50 Whitman Albums, numerous 2x2's, etc. I still find Excel fantastic. The trick is to make one form for albums, then insert cents for example, add all dates from 1900 to present, delete what is not needed for each type of set. Since all coins in all albums are slightly different anyway, bulk additions are not really possible in any program. I have one page for each album, one for each denomination in 2x2's and on and on. Yes I end up with a book but all coins are accounted for independantly. What I really like about Excel is the simple downloading to a disc or CD, transferable anywhere without the necessity to install a special program.
Of course to each their own.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Errorcoins, I know this is a little off-topic but if you need free office software that has excel capabilities then try https://www.openoffice.org It also has a database program if you're into designing your own. Personally its not my cup of tea so I'm not sure how good it is. |
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Posted 04/08/2007 9:52 pm
