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<p>[QUOTE="calcol, post: 2658535, member: 77639"]I agree that it would be really tough to create a universal coin cataloging program. I collect pre-1950 U.S. and Roman Republic plus a few Roman Imperial and a few modern "world" coins. RSC or Sear number columns would be totally useless for U.S. coins; grading service cert. number columns would be totally useless for my Roman coins, etc. For some coins, I have multiple high res pics; too many total bytes to include in a single file, and links to outside files become useless as soon as pic or directory names change. So, separate directories for pics of each coin work well with a viewing program.</p><p><br /></p><p>Some folks, like me, take to programming and creating formulas, so spreadsheets or databases work great, and I love the flexibility. Some folks are more verbally and visually oriented, so word processors or perhaps a custom program where the formulas are built-in works best for them.</p><p><br /></p><p>Cal[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="calcol, post: 2658535, member: 77639"]I agree that it would be really tough to create a universal coin cataloging program. I collect pre-1950 U.S. and Roman Republic plus a few Roman Imperial and a few modern "world" coins. RSC or Sear number columns would be totally useless for U.S. coins; grading service cert. number columns would be totally useless for my Roman coins, etc. For some coins, I have multiple high res pics; too many total bytes to include in a single file, and links to outside files become useless as soon as pic or directory names change. So, separate directories for pics of each coin work well with a viewing program. Some folks, like me, take to programming and creating formulas, so spreadsheets or databases work great, and I love the flexibility. Some folks are more verbally and visually oriented, so word processors or perhaps a custom program where the formulas are built-in works best for them. Cal[/QUOTE]
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