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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Cherd, post: 20817740, member: 24754&quot;]Maybe it&#039;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!)</p><p><br /></p><p>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).</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;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).</p><p><br /></p><p>The system gives each emperor a number (derived my own list of what constitutes an &quot;emperor&quot;) and letters to non-emperors that I&#039;ve categorized along with their most closely related ruler. For example:</p><p><br /></p><p>Augustus- 1</p><p><span style="color: #ffffff">___</span>Livia Drusilla- 1A</p><p><span style="color: #ffffff">___</span>Julia the Elder- 1B</p><p><span style="color: #ffffff">___</span>Nero Claudius Drusus- 1C</p><p>Tiberius- 2</p><p><span style="color: #ffffff">___</span>Germanicus- 2A</p><p><span style="color: #ffffff">___</span>Drusus the Younger- 2B</p><p>etc, etc[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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