I looked through different programs and found this one Collectors Assistant V1B for ancient coins, it let me categorize my ancients Roman, Greek, Middle ages, or just categorize Emperors or how ever you like. You can put a lot of detail and add pictures and keep track of selling and buying, now I am going to get the United States coin and currency and start adding to it, I am pleased with it, but if they are better programs let me know, Thanks
I don't use any program. I organize them by year and by type. Greeks by year, Roman by year, Medieval/Byzantine, by year.
I have my coin collection organized on my computer. I only use very basic computer programs. Microsoft Windows Explorer to create folders and sub-folders. Microsoft Notepad to write down information about each coin. Microsoft Paint to paste screen captures. I prefer not to rely on fancy software, which may eventually become not supported or obsolete. On my computer's hard disk, I have a coins folder. In the coins folder, I have a sub-folder for each area of coins : Byzantine, Celtic, China, Greek, Roman_Republic, Roman_Empire, etc. In each area sub-folder, I have a bunch of sub-folders, 1 sub-folder for each coin that I own. In each coin sub-folder, I have screen captures that I took, when I purchased the coin, including seller photos and the seller's information about the coin, and the price that I paid. I also have 1 Notepad file (just a plain text file), which contains the coin's attribution, and other information about the coin. I also have screen captures of coins which I don't own, which are of the same type, as the coin that I own, which I have found using ACsearch etc. I keep my physical coins in Abafil velvet trays, which are inside of Abafil cases. Except for my Lincoln cent collection, and a few less important US and English coins, which I keep in blue Whitman albums. I don't have any paper cards, or any other physical information about the coins, except for paper receipts and paper invoices, which I keep in a single physical folder in a physical file cabinet. I only have 206 coins in Abafil trays, and my coins which are in blue Whitman albums. Therefore, I can remember some general information about each coin, and I can remember where to find each coin on my computer, for more information about each coin. In my Abafil trays, I group my coins from a particular area (for example, Byzantine) in the same tray.
My foreign and ancient coins are arranged by age. The inventory list is by king or emperor. My photos are by the name of the ruler, mostly. A few are by era, and I need to expand that system.
This most closely approximates my style. I’m sure there are many here that would be disgusted by my lack of organization. I have separate binders for Greek and Roman and I’ve got the Romans mostly organized by date.
My collection is in a bit of disarray. I wish I could have every coin on a spread sheet. I'll just let the kiddo do it! LOL
Maybe it's strange..... or maybe not, but the cataloguing, organization, and labeling processes represent a huge part of the enjoyment that I get out of collecting. (Might even rival the satisfaction of actually owning the stuff!) That being the case, I have created an absurdly detailed, graphic, and functional excel workbook for storing a ridiculous amount of information on my coins (records of previous sales by type and grade, my own organization and labeling system, photos of the coins, records about purchase price and avenue of purchase, etc, etc). I've even created a guide book that tells the stories of emperors and related peoples, places, and events to aid others in enjoying my collection (I collect late Imperatorial to the division of Rome). The book uses references to a number/letter system that correlates to labels that I have put on the tops of my coin slabs (I store them in slotted cases). The system gives each emperor a number (derived my own list of what constitutes an "emperor") and letters to non-emperors that I've categorized along with their most closely related ruler. For example: Augustus- 1 ___Livia Drusilla- 1A ___Julia the Elder- 1B ___Nero Claudius Drusus- 1C Tiberius- 2 ___Germanicus- 2A ___Drusus the Younger- 2B etc, etc
i bought a coinstar machine so me and my frat brothers can put them back in the storage bucket easier after playin drinkin games at our shangri-la.
I am also interested in how others have organized their collections (both digital records and organization of physical coins). I'm assuming your using this software https://www.carlisledevelopment.com/inventory-software.html I have briefly searched for free coin collecting software and found this website https://opennumismat.github.io/open-numismat/ although I have not installed it yet, so I will have to try it and let you know. My current organization method consists of folders for each coin category (Roman, Greek + Provincial, Medieval, and Bullion). I have sub-folders for each coin which contains pertinent information about the coin and a comprehensive data sheet (3-4). My Roman Imperial coins are arranged alphabetically, then by specimen number (1). My Greek + Provincial coins are arranged alphabetically by Province, City, then by specimen number (2). My physical collection is divided into binders for each category. The Roman Imperials are arranged by year of authority as indicated by RIC. My Greek + Provincial coins are arranged alphabetically by Province, City, Authority. (1) (2) (3) (4)
