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<p>[QUOTE="otlichnik, post: 5280070, member: 109731"]Nice chart. Ultimately, whatever works for you is good.</p><p><br /></p><p>Personally a couple of observations. I agree with Roman Collector that a references column would be good to add you RIC etc numbers if you use them. </p><p><br /></p><p>You may also wish to add size and weight columns. You can do moderately accurate diameter with a simple ruler though eventually I bought a pair of steel calipers online for about $20 (and I see there are digital ones now for under that). I also bought a digital scale for about $20 online. Mine only does tenths of grams, some do hundredths. The scale is more important as you can't get any weight without one - unlike the ruler trick. And weight can help you avoid fakes and properly ID when coin types are similar and weight is a factor.</p><p><br /></p><p>Lots of people divide the obverse and reverse into separate legend and design columns. But I can't actually say why that would be better. In a searchable spreadsheet it really doesn't matter.</p><p><br /></p><p>SC[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="otlichnik, post: 5280070, member: 109731"]Nice chart. Ultimately, whatever works for you is good. Personally a couple of observations. I agree with Roman Collector that a references column would be good to add you RIC etc numbers if you use them. You may also wish to add size and weight columns. You can do moderately accurate diameter with a simple ruler though eventually I bought a pair of steel calipers online for about $20 (and I see there are digital ones now for under that). I also bought a digital scale for about $20 online. Mine only does tenths of grams, some do hundredths. The scale is more important as you can't get any weight without one - unlike the ruler trick. And weight can help you avoid fakes and properly ID when coin types are similar and weight is a factor. Lots of people divide the obverse and reverse into separate legend and design columns. But I can't actually say why that would be better. In a searchable spreadsheet it really doesn't matter. SC[/QUOTE]
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