How do you catalog your coins?

[ZeMartelo]

Hey Folks,

 

I am starting a coin collection for myself and I was wondering what do you folks use to catalog your coins?

I was thinking of making something with Excel so if someone has a spreedsheet that they would like to share please email it to me.

 

Thanks

[+Team kizb]

I'd be interested in a spreedsheet as well.

[+Droo]

I find the database program that comes with MS Works (cheap version of Office) very useful and fast to load even with thousands of records. My only regret is not employing more data fields; purchase date, price, seller, seller/trader info, host site for activation code, etc).

In a recent thread on the same question some folks posted fun ideas.... I loved Mauison's Google spreadsheet idea or even the use of the trading sites (cointracking or geocoincollection) though these do have a subscription fee.

[ZeMartelo]

Do you have the link for that discussion about google spreedsheet?

[Firefly03]

I use FileMaker Pro. It's a data base that you create. Nice thing is if I decide to change it somehow, I still can, it's not set in stone. I even have a place for a picture of the icon.

[ZeMartelo]

That sounds good.

Unfortunately I only have Excel to work with.

[+Labrador Wild Man]

Hi there

 

I have all my collation, trades, wachlist and where in the world coins and T/B in excel then I transfer them over to GSAK (software) database using one of there great Micros, there I designed the columns for how I like them to look i.e. date of activation, where in the world who has it and when and so on. I am changing the database all the time, but you have to input manually NO GPX file yet? for your trackables one day finger crossed

 

Well hope this helps for some ideas

 

Labrador Wild Man

[ZeMartelo]

That sounds pretty good.

I was wondering if you could share your spreadsheet just to see what kind of layout of have?

[+Droo]

Do you have the link for that discussion about google spreedsheet?

A quick Google search will take you to the various links to get you started.... all Mauison said is that he uses it and can access it from any computer which sounds promising. Also Google isn't likely to go bust anytime soon so the doc is likely to stay put.