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Valued Member
United States
120 Posts |
What do you use to track your coin inventory. I know there are small ringed books, software programs, and probably other ways I have not seen or thought of that could be used. I am just trying to get a feel for what everyone is using and what you consider to be the best.
Thanks in advance,
Mike
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I use Excel, no beating it. Gives me flexibility and the power to arrange the data any way I wish.
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Valued Member
United States
116 Posts |
I've used MS Access for years. Takes some effort to learn, but well worth the effort. Can get about any type of list/report I want and if needed can export anything/everything to Excel.
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Valued Member
United States
125 Posts |
I track my collections with CoinManage. However, I do not get the annual updates.
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Valued Member
United States
266 Posts |
I have an Excel spreadsheet, and I also have a filemaker pro database. I have found that there are things that I like with the spreadsheet, and things that I like about the database, so I just keep both.
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Valued Member
 United States
120 Posts |
Thanks,,,food for thought
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Valued Member
United States
143 Posts |
I use Numbers (Mac) and it works well. It has many options that excel lacks.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I use Numbers (Mac) and it works well. It has many options that excel lacks. Can you give specific examples? I use Excel for inventory and just about everything else, and I can't think of any functions that Excel lacks in regards to tracking coin inventory. I'm not disputing what you say, rather I am asking out of curiosity. |
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Moderator
 United States
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I have a spreadsheet as well.  I use OpenOffice.org, but I do have Excel at work. My inventory spreadsheet works with both equally; what I save in one is perfectly handled by the other. |
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New Member
United States
11 Posts |
I also use an excel spreadsheet for tracking my 7070. It has all the tools I need.
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Valued Member
United States
266 Posts |
I think that the debate in which program is better, is in the user. It is just like the Mac vs PC argument. I like a Mac better because I learned on a Mac. Whenever I go to a PC, I get frustrated because I am not used to it. It is the same way with most programs.
When I did my Excel spreadsheet, I learned ALOT about Excel that I previously didn't know. I put my sets into a database as well, and learned ALOT about filemaker pro. I don't know everything about either program, just enough to do what I want it to do, and to be dangerous.
Most people don't have the patience, or time to learn a new program for their coins, so they go with what they know. It all depends on what you want it to do, and can figure out how to accomplish that goal.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I use CoinManage. It is pretty good, but the support is awful. I would like to see someone's excel spreadsheet. I might want to try that.
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Valued Member
United States
213 Posts |
I don't really track my coins. I have a small "inventory", though. Also, I keep my coins on a shelf. I know what I have, what I need, and when something goes missing.
I never realized there were such great benefits to owning so few coins.
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Valued Member
United States
120 Posts |
lol I like Pauls answer,, now I know what I am doing wrong, I have to many coins.!
Mike
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1599 Posts |
Can you ever have to many?
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New Member
United States
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Anyway somebody could share an example of an excel?
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