What is the best software?

[brevak-migration]

What is the best software for recording my coins? I understand that ngc and pcgs have accomodated collectors with an avenue for registered coins and competitive sets. I enjoy the registery here at NGC and also enjoy the way PCGS has their inventory feature. Is their a decent software that can keep track of raw coins or would this be a task to complicated with to many variables?

 

[James_OldeTowne]

First of all, Welcome to our friendly little neighborhood!

 

I use a simple Excel spreadsheet with about ten columns on it.

[IGWT]

I also use Excel. Here's another thread on the same subject.

[physics-fan3.14]

I use Excel also, although mine isn't so simple. I love the easy customizability of it.

[Ahab]

Google "Numismatist's Notebook". Cheap and easy to use.

[jesbroken]

Welcome to the board. IMO, Excel is the most versatile and most everyone has it.

Jim

[TomB]

Excel.

[Jeffrey Cardona]

Welcome aboard!

 

I use Carlisle's Collector's Assistant Plus. It covers the modern and old US coins and it can be updated annually to keep it current with the coins the US Mint puts out each year.

[Houston Investor]

I use excel. It is easy to customize the way your want it.

 

Since I am also a Project Financial Controller for a major oil company and have designed all types of accounting spreadsheet applications its only natural I use excel for coins. In addition when I taught evening classes in financial and cost accounting at a local college I found excel a great application for exam design. I have sevaral linked spreadsheets for my coin business so that at anytime I can immediately pull up financial statements.

 

What you will find however, that no matter how sophisicated your coin spreadsheet application it will not make the bids go up!

[DC Dawg]

If you use a Mac, you can buy Bento, a very user friendly database program that you can set up to accept a simple list to create a database that can be manipulated in almost any way you want. It's a nice little program that I am using to start cataloging my collection.

 

Scott

[brevak-migration]

Thank you all for your answers. It appears that good old excell seems to be the most popular. I too use excell for work and should work out very well without any extra expense. Thanks again for your time.