£20 instead of £200, though there is less functionality).
#COIN INVENTORY SOFTWARE FULL#
Alternatively, if you have an iPhone or iPad, there are versions of FileMaker for them which are much cheaper than the full Mac versions (e.g. I'm pretty sure the above is replicable in Bento, which has become more sophisticated over time. I hope that gives you some guidance as to the range of data and data views you might find useful. You could of course add pictures to your main spreadsheet / database, but remember it will become pretty damn big!) (the reason you can't see a field for Picture is that each record on the database links via Coin ID to its corresponding picture on a separate database, to keep the size of the main database modest.
colouration, dents, nicks, scratches, patina, toning)
etc)įurther (additional to Condition - e.g.
#COIN INVENTORY SOFTWARE HOW TO#
Tutorial (reminder to myself of how to operate the database)Ĭondition 1/2/3 (1 = A, N, G 2 = BU, UNC, EF, VF, F, VG 3 = /BU, /UNC, /EF. However, just to give an indication from the database(s) used for my own collection, and ignoring the comparative values since the 1960s which is a sideline interest of mine, this is the main layouts and data fields I've set up :Ĭalculator (to calculate new values from Spink using different algorithms)ĭatabase log (history of changes I've made over time) However, you may not use FM yourself, and since the apps were to accommodate my own collection, my dealing (For Sale, Sold, Customers, Invoices, etc), and sundry other uses, you'd find them far too esoteric for your own uses. This all fits onto a single A4 page at the most.Īs a Mac user myself, I spent a few years in the 90s building a very customised series of interlinked and related FileMaker apps which have served me well over the years. In the case of a coin being unrecorded, or if it is proof that a reference can be corrected, then this info is noted in the same file. The collection reference number links to a word file of the same name containing the coin's description together with any feature worth noting, details of acquisition, cost, seller, any other provenance, weight, images of the coin and any associated tickets etc. It is probably easier to make your own customised inventory because as has been noted earlier in the thread, any existing template will almost certainly have a missing field that you would insert if starting from scratch.
#COIN INVENTORY SOFTWARE FOR MAC#
Thanks!īTW I also found another Bento spreadsheet for Mac called the The Numismatist ( ), though as with much coin inventory software, it looks geared towards the US market (mind you, I also collect US coins.)ĭatabase or spreadsheet, either should be ok. has anyone tried either of these, and are they any good? They look more basic than Coin Manage UK, though. I'm not aware of any Mac-specific coin inventory software, apart from Numismatist's Notebook II ( ) and some templates for the "Bento" database e.g. any recommended existing templates to use as a starting point etc.), but perhaps this thread is a more appropriate place to ask?
I thought maybe just to use a spreadsheet, so earlier today asked a question about this in the beginners forum (i.e. Apologies for resurrecting this thread, but was wondering what to use as a Mac user for an inventory of my coins, I really don't want to have to boot into Windows each time to check my coin inventory.
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