Coin/currency collecting software 0

[ShaneG]

I have been looking for a way, other than my spreadsheets, to track my coin & currency collection. I have both US and foreign coins and some US currency. The only thing that seems to cover it has been "Collector's assistant" by Carlisle. Has any one used this or seen reviews on it? I can't find any real reviews and it is a bit pricy ($100+) to just try out for myself. 

 

Thanks

[GoldFinger1969]

What do these software programs offer, above and beyond my homemade Excel Spreadsheet with a few key columns that I created ?

[Coinbuf]

The only one I know of is called Exact Change.  Link to software  I have not used this so I cannot give you any review of the product, I have always just used excel and the registry software here to act as a backup.

[ShaneG]

On 12/14/2020 at 1:15 AM, GoldFinger1969 said:

What do these software programs offer, above and beyond my homemade Excel Spreadsheet with a few key columns that I created ?

They can have a list of coins/currency in that category so you can see what you are missing. Helps me see what holes to fill.  

[Henri Charriere]

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[scopru]

I have looked at several apps to use for inventory.  However, I always came back to excel and now use Google sheets instead.    Allows me to track my inventory, report, create my own "set" criteria, etc... 100% what I need at any given time.  Not what someone else thinks is the best way to track inventory. 

14 hours ago, ShaneG said:

They can have a list of coins/currency in that category so you can see what you are missing.

With all the info available online you could load a series info easily into a spreadsheet.  I would hope this is not the main reason for your looking at a software app to use.    

[RWB]

RE: "Coin/currency collecting software"

I tried programming the robotic guard dog with coin/currency collecting software, but all it did was dig holes and bury money in them. I got a prototype cylon to collect software, but then it got blown up in a terrorist explosion.... Or maybe I'm reading the thread title wrong...?

PS: Well...no, the guard dog did exactly what many "MS-70" coin collectors do....That dog is smarter than I thought! I'll give it an extra steel bold with its dinner.

 

Edited December 16, 2020 by RWB

[ShaneG]

12 hours ago, RWB said:

RE: "Coin/currency collecting software"

I tried programming the robotic guard dog with coin/currency collecting software, but all it did was dig holes and bury money in them. I got a prototype cylon to collect software, but then it got blown up in a terrorist explosion.... Or maybe I'm reading the thread title wrong...?

PS: Well...no, the guard dog did exactly what many "MS-70" coin collectors do....That dog is smarter than I thought! I'll give it an extra steel bold with its dinner.

 

Does the steel bold make it extra brave? 

[RWB]

1 hour ago, ShaneG said:

Does the steel bold make it extra brave? 

Yes.  But I don't give it a treat like that too often. Don't want it to become self-aware.

[Annie oakley coins]

On 12/13/2020 at 2:11 PM, ShaneG said:

I have been looking for a way, other than my spreadsheets, to track my coin & currency collection. I have both US and foreign coins and some US currency. The only thing that seems to cover it has been "Collector's assistant" by Carlisle. Has any one used this or seen reviews on it? I can't find any real reviews and it is a bit pricy ($100+) to just try out for myself. 

 

Thanks

 

[RWB]

22 minutes ago, Annie oakley coins said:

 

"Collector's Assistant" seems OK and costs only 2 BU Morgan dollars. But, be prepared to do a lot of customization to get what you want out of it. You could also build your own using Access or some other small database....I think there is even a cheap version of Oracle.

However, please think ahead about how you will get your data OUT of the software when you want to change.

 

Edited May 11, 2021 by RWB