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Thank you, looks good.
Andrew "Pat" wrote in message ups.com... Andrew Meier wrote: As I was just about to post about a similar topic, I'll just post it he I was wondering if a Wiki exists for coins and if not, how feasable would it be to start one? Basically it would include coins, medals and tokens from all over the world and would be searchable by everything... Andrew For a while I have been working on a site which does a lot of what you ask for. You can see it at http://www.coincat.com Basically it is an online coin catalog, and can be searched in a variety of ways - by country, date, denomination, metal etc. There are currently around 9000 coins in the database from the 1700s to 2007. Any member can add coins to the database or add details to an existing coin. It also allows members to use the database to store records of their coins with no need to install software, although it does not support many of the US specific requirements (slabbing details etc). I hope that people find it useful, and please feel free to contact me with questions or suggestions. Pat Clay The online coin catalog http://www.coincat.com |
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I use Numis Expert (www.ripi.com). It comes with a Microsoft Access Runtime
module so you don't need to have Access on your computer. Bob wrote in message ... Okay Guys and Girls: What is the best coin software? It must be user friendly, and able to do all PCGS, NGC, NNC, NTC and etc? I have been using Coin Plus and it will not do what I need it todo. Thanks for your info ahead of time. |
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"Eric Babula" wrote in message
1... wrote in : Okay Guys and Girls: What is the best coin software? It must be user friendly, and able to do all PCGS, NGC, NNC, NTC and etc? I have been using Coin Plus and it will not do what I need it todo. Thanks for your info ahead of time. I posted the following back in Feb, 2006. Not sure if all these software titles still exist out there, but you can give it a shot. I found that CoinManage works pretty darn well for me. Hope this info helps: This subject comes up quite often on RCC, so you might want to do a search for 'coin software' and see what comes up. I've made some suggestions before (see below for two of my previous posts). Ok, here's the list of the other software programs I've tried, or heard about: 1. Coin Manage (libertystreet.com) 2. CoinElite (trovesoftware.com) 3. Coin Collector's Assistant Plus 4. Coin Keeper 5. Coin Organizer 6. Smart Tracker Coins 7. Collect! 8. Organize Your Coin Collection 9. Pro-Coin 10. Tellico 11. NumisEXPERT/ProIII 12. Coin Plus! 13. Collection Explorer 14. Village Coin 15. Ancient Coin Collector's Assistant 16. Coin Track 17. Currency Vault 18. Virtual Coin Cabinet I'm sure there are plenty others out there, too. A few years back, I tried out the Demo versions of the first 9 of these. Sorry, you'll have to do a search to get the websites. My suggestion to you would be for you to try out the demo versions of a bunch of different packages, to see what fits your needs the best. I could tell you that I like CoinManage the best (and, I do, from the ones I actually tried), but you may find that it totally sucks for your needs. Or, you may find that you don't think it's worth the money to use one of the pay ones, if there's a free one out there. Or, you may decide that you could make your own database just as easily, to suit your needs exactly. HTH, somewhat. Good luck, and let us know what you choose! Another post: Two of the better-known coin software programs are CoinManage (www.libertystreet.com) and Coin Elite (www.trovesoftware.com). I ran thru the trial versions of each, and will probably settle on CoinManage, if/when I decide to buy. There are many other packages out there - Coin Collector's Assistant Plus, Coin Keeper, Coin Organizer, Smart Tracker Coins, Collect!, Organize Your Coin Collection, Pro-Coin 2005, etc. - ebaY has a ton of different ones for sale, too. Your best bet would be to research all of the programs out there (time to do a web search) to see what's available and what they can or can't do. Then, discuss the pros and cons of each, along with other wish-list items, with your coin-collecting friends, and maybe here at RCC, if anyone would care to get involved in this project. Then, maybe you can come up with something even better than what's available. Every person has different needs. I don't even know what all my needs are, yet. I'll probably buy CoinManage (well, I might have to check out some of the new ones on the market), and see if it fills all my needs or not. I did the same with my Genealogy software - tried out the trial versions of about 15 programs, settled on the one that I thought was the best, and came to realize that I really need more than one program to do all the things I wanted it to do. Good luck! Keep us informed on how it's going. Well, I hope that helps you a bit. -- Eric Babula Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA Based on Eric's list, I started at the top with Coin Manage. I looked no further. It meets all my needs. It doesn't look up coin values for you, since those values change every week. Instead it takes you to the ended ebaY auctions for the coin at hand. Very useful, I plan to buy the full, paid version this month. The test version is that good. It is free to try for a month or so. Give it a try, it doesn't cost anything to do so. Jonathan_ATC |
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linxlvr wrote: I use a spreadsheet in openoffice, but hey, that's just me. Hey, that's just us. I tried coin software, but the guy who wrote the software always had a collection that was slightly different from mine. With a spreadsheet, I can put in everything that matters to me, and only what matters to me. Regards, Tom |
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"Jonathan_ATC" wrote in
ink.net: Based on Eric's list, I started at the top with Coin Manage. I looked no further. It meets all my needs. It doesn't look up coin values for you, since those values change every week. Instead it takes you to the ended ebaY auctions for the coin at hand. Very useful, I plan to buy the full, paid version this month. The test version is that good. It is free to try for a month or so. Give it a try, it doesn't cost anything to do so. Jonathan_ATC Glad to see you found something useful for you! I also like Coin Manage for my uses. I think most of the titles I listed have/had free trials, for those who are interested. Another option, which I know others have opted for, is to just make your own coin management program, with your favorite spreadsheet software, or database software (e.g. Micro$oft Excel and/or Micro$oft Access). I'm too lazy for that! ;-) -- Eric Babula Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA |
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winwin wrote:
linxlvr wrote: I use a spreadsheet in openoffice, but hey, that's just me. Hey, that's just us. I tried coin software, but the guy who wrote the software always had a collection that was slightly different from mine. [...] And this is the key! The PRO of comparing your collection with a known list is minor compared to the CON of being at the mercy of some coin software developer. I don't have to worry about Open Office going out of business. And even if it becomes a dead product, I can always switch to Excel or some other spreadsheet program. -- Jim Seymour |
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"gogu" wrote in
: Ο έγραψε στο μήνυμα ... Okay Guys and Girls: What is the best coin software? It must be user friendly, and able to do all PCGS, NGC, NNC, NTC and etc? I have been using Coin Plus and it will not do what I need it todo. Thanks for your info ahead of time. I am using CoinManage since 2004. 2004 edition was quite buggy, although the program as idea was a good one. 2005 was better but still with a couple of bugs. 2006 is quite perfect, actually I have no complains except a couple of suggestions to make it more suitable for various users. Now the 2007 version is available and if Paul (the developer) took notice of the suggestions/feedback we made in the past year, I believe that the program will be a winner! You can download a 30 days evaluation copy here and see if it suits your needs: http://www.libertystreet.com/shots21.htm rgrds Hmm, maybe it's time to look at the newer versions! -- Eric Babula Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA |
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Ο "Eric Babula" έγραψε στο μήνυμα
0... "gogu" wrote in : Ο έγραψε στο μήνυμα ... Okay Guys and Girls: What is the best coin software? It must be user friendly, and able to do all PCGS, NGC, NNC, NTC and etc? I have been using Coin Plus and it will not do what I need it todo. Thanks for your info ahead of time. I am using CoinManage since 2004. 2004 edition was quite buggy, although the program as idea was a good one. 2005 was better but still with a couple of bugs. 2006 is quite perfect, actually I have no complains except a couple of suggestions to make it more suitable for various users. Now the 2007 version is available and if Paul (the developer) took notice of the suggestions/feedback we made in the past year, I believe that the program will be a winner! You can download a 30 days evaluation copy here and see if it suits your needs: http://www.libertystreet.com/shots21.htm rgrds Hmm, maybe it's time to look at the newer versions! I believe you'll be very satisfied Eric! I have not yet upgraded to the 2007 version but I plan to do it around Christmas. As I said, if they listened to their clients and fixed some minor things, this software will be quite near to what I expect from it. rgrds PS Which version you are using now? -- E' mai possibile, oh porco di un cane, che le avventure in codesto reame debban risolversi tutte con grandi puttane! F.d.A Coins, travels and mo http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/golanule/my_photos http://gogu.enosi.org/index.html -- Eric Babula Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA |
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"Jonathan_ATC" wrote in message ink.net... "Eric Babula" wrote in message 1... wrote in : Okay Guys and Girls: What is the best coin software? snip Based on Eric's list, I started at the top with Coin Manage. I looked no further. It meets all my needs. It doesn't look up coin values for you, since those values change every week. Instead it takes you to the ended ebaY auctions for the coin at hand. Very useful, I plan to buy the full, paid version this month. The test version is that good. It is free to try for a month or so. Give it a try, it doesn't cost anything to do so. Jonathan_ATC Wouldn't any valid data depend a lot on how accurate the eBay description of any given coin is? If so, I would have to conclude that any information about prices and conditions is unrelaible and nearly worthless. Aram. |
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"gogu" wrote in news:ekklti$8sk$1
@ulysses.noc.ntua.gr: I believe you'll be very satisfied Eric! I have not yet upgraded to the 2007 version but I plan to do it around Christmas. As I said, if they listened to their clients and fixed some minor things, this software will be quite near to what I expect from it. rgrds PS Which version you are using now? I have 2005. To be honest, I haven't used it nearly as much as I wanted or expected to. I've been concentrating on other things. But, I have good intentions to get back with CoinManage and get more of my collection imaged and input in there. Talking about it gets me even more excited about it! -- Eric Babula Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA |
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