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New Member
United States
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Does anyone use coin collecting software? I track everything on Excel spreadsheets but a software application would be helpful. Does anyone have any experience?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Try the search box...I recall a few posts/topics in the last couple of months
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New Member
 United States
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All I have found are really old threads (2017 & earlier). I was hoping to have a more current discussion.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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This might help...search Coinmanage Vs Exactchange
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I have been happily using a spreadsheet since the 1980s.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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If you have a Mac, U.S. Coin might be a good choice.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Coin collecting software has the problem that you are limited to what the maker decides is important -- and in a layout of his choice.
A spreadsheet (in my case Excel) allows me to tailor my inventory however I wish.
An if you want more flexibility and capability look at databasing software (such as Access).
My problem with Access is that the learning curve is very steep.
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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I used coin collecting software for record purposes for a few years (spreadsheet), but eventually I just found it to be too much trouble.
Since I collect all coins covering the whole of the history of coinage covering the last 2,500 years in all cultures, a software spreadsheet doesn't really cut the mustard for me.
Instead, all of my coins are in Mylar/cardboard 2x2 flips with full description, plus when and how much paid, written on the 2x2.
Slabs prevent this from happening. Thus, none of my coins are slabbed, much the same as in a museum.
If I relocate a coin into a different part of my collection, all of the information relating to the coin relocates with it.
I do, however, keep a good photographic record of my more valuable coins in a separate album, of the same dimensions as the coin albums. The back of each of these photographs carry the came descriptions as found on the 2x2's, that relate to each coin. Again, if the photograph is relocated to a different part of the album, all of the information relating to the photographed coin relocates with the photograph.
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New Member
United States
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Thanks for your feedback. I have a PC/Windows laptop and been using Excel for a while. The reviews I have read on various forums are mixed and those reviews tend to be older. Below is the software you would pay for. Coin Catalog Pro, https://www.coincatalogpro.com/Index.html (DB-Pros) Coin Collector's Assistant, http://www.carlisledevelopment.com/...oftware.html (Carlisle Development) Coin Elite, https://trovesoftware.com/coinelite.html (Trove Software) Coin Manage, https://www.libertystreet.com/Coin-...Software.htm (Liberty Street Software) Coin Organizer Deluxe, http://www.primasoft.com/deluxeprg/coodx.htm (PrimaSoft) Coin Tracker, http://www.cniche.com/coin/index.htm (CyberNiche) Exact Change, http://www.exactchange.info/index.htm (Wild Man Software) EZCoin, https://ezstamp.com/software/coin-c...ng-software/Numismatist Notebook II, https://www.tabberer.com/sandyknoll...n/index.html (Sandy Knoll Software) Numismatist's Safe, https://hobbykeeper.com/software/safe (Hobby Keeper) Visual Packrat Plus 2.0, http://vpackrat.com/coinv2.0.htm (Visual Packrat) For now, don't worry about cost. I really want to focus on how good the software is independent of cost. Is anyone familiar with the above software? If none of these stand out I may go with a free version like OpenNumismat (open source freeware) or create a more sophisticated Excel spreadsheet with integrated Visual Basic code or move to MS Access and develop my own database. Thanks for your help. Edited by CoinNumi
07/22/2020 10:28 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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While most use an Excel spreadsheet, I use MS Access, which is a database program. I am currently managing over 3000 entries and it works well for me.
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Pillar of the Community
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 to the CCF! Quote:
A spreadsheet (in my case Excel) allows me to tailor my inventory however I wish.  And if you use Google Sheets as I do, it's free.  Quote:
All I have found are really old threads (2017 & earlier). I was hoping to have a more current discussion. This thread may be helpful as well. |
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Mexico
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I started in an Excel, then I used Exact Change For a long Time, but now I decided to use a web based database, I am actually using UCoin.com, I have found that it is simple, fast and reliable, the developers, are very helpful in adding missing coins, it is missing some features but I hope they will add them at some time. What I like most is that they have a very complete database of coins and it keeps growing day by day. also the versatility of having all your information anywhere you are its great. I have found other options like this like numista but I selected Ucoin because I liked the way info is presented in a given period. I also tried the the swap section, it is very good, a lot of people do swaps in there in a couple of days I got a lot of swap proposals. the biggest flaw I found is they do not use the US Grading scale, but for me is not a problem most of my coins are not from the US. And it exports all your database to a good old excel  Edited by mibarra
08/11/2020 4:53 pm
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And it exports all your database to a good old excel This is a good thing in case the website disappears.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Used excel. Then went to Google Sheets. Both are easily tailored to what you want. Big picture for me is, I do not want to invest the time or money into a product that I have to learn and may or may not allow me the flexibility I had/have with excel/google sheets for my main inventory application. Nothing wrong with doing that if you desire. Just not my cup of tea.
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New Member
United States
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Thank you everyone for your feedback. I am going to stay with Excel and do some Visual Basic programming to match the sophistication I am looking for. If that becomes too cumbersome I will move to Access.
After testing many of the options available (free trials with limited functionality) I am not impressed with any of them except for the images. What I will do is retrieve images of my coins online and save them as part of my own database.
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