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<p>[QUOTE="Bluenose, post: 354518, member: 13428"]Sorry to open an old thread, but it's the exact same topic so I figured it'd be okay.</p><p><br /></p><p>I see that most people use spreadsheets or some other software. What about keeping paper logs? I had planned to start using Apple Numbers to keep a log, but honestly, I'm tired of being chained to the computer. I sit at a computer far too much. Using the internet to chat and find reference material is fine, but when it comes time to log my coins I want to step away from the computer.</p><p><br /></p><p>With that in mind, how would you do it? Loose-leaf binders would be best since you can design a "log form" and add and rearrange sheets as needed, but I want something a little more classy. I'm thinking of buying a notebook for each series I plan to collect. I might then pre-label the pages with each piece in the series so I can keep track of what I don't have as well as have things in chronological order even if I don't purchase in order.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thoughts? Ideas? Inputs?</p><p><br /></p><p>BTW, I assume keeping the notebooks in the boxes with the coins would be a bad idea due to possible contamination from the paper?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bluenose, post: 354518, member: 13428"]Sorry to open an old thread, but it's the exact same topic so I figured it'd be okay. I see that most people use spreadsheets or some other software. What about keeping paper logs? I had planned to start using Apple Numbers to keep a log, but honestly, I'm tired of being chained to the computer. I sit at a computer far too much. Using the internet to chat and find reference material is fine, but when it comes time to log my coins I want to step away from the computer. With that in mind, how would you do it? Loose-leaf binders would be best since you can design a "log form" and add and rearrange sheets as needed, but I want something a little more classy. I'm thinking of buying a notebook for each series I plan to collect. I might then pre-label the pages with each piece in the series so I can keep track of what I don't have as well as have things in chronological order even if I don't purchase in order. Thoughts? Ideas? Inputs? BTW, I assume keeping the notebooks in the boxes with the coins would be a bad idea due to possible contamination from the paper?[/QUOTE]
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