Jeremy Leach

Hi all, Just to mention that the CollectAny Windows app now has the ability to create websites from your collections - so if you have web-space (which is very cheap these days) you could publish your own websites easily to display your collections. More details at the bottom of this page : http://collectany.azurewebsites.net/live/Tutorials/Tutorial%20sets All the best Jeremy Leach, WarmBreeze software

Hi, For anyone interested in our software, it's now been updated so the suggested coin collection design in the 'one-click designer' includes the fields you mentioned above (if you have the app already it will prompt to update). I've attached a screen-shot of a lot of the fields. As my videos show, you can edit these suggested designs however you wish so there's nothing in concrete. However hopefully the suggested design is a good starting point now. I've read up a bit about condition and rarity and can see there's a lot of debate and difference depending on country etc ! I've included the Sheldon Grade, the British Grade, the Sheldon Rarity and the Universal Rarity so hopefully this might cover a few bases. There are a number of other fields you mentioned too. Regards Jeremy Leach WarmBreeze software

This is just picking up on an earlier point about how you can add 'Monarch' information into your CollectAny coin collection by using 'sub-collections'. I've created this video just to explain the process. It's also in the tutorials section of the www.collectany.com website. These are all the videos I intend to create just now but thought they might be of use. Regards Jeremy Leach

Hi, Just to pick up on an earlier point about averaging valuations from different sources, here's a short video showing how calculated fields are easy to set up in CollectAny, using the example mentioned. i.e averaging the valuations from SPINK, CCGB and the Coin Yearbook. Regards Jeremy

Hi, here's one of the videos I said I'd create (also in the tutorials section of the www.collectany.com website). It describes the process of editing an existing design for anyone that's interested. Basically it shows how you can take the default coin collection offered by the 'one-click designer' and customise it however you like. Also, to answer your question azda - unfortunately we don't currently have any plans to make a MacBook version. Regards Jeremy WarmBreeze Software

Thanks all, these comments are very helpful and I'll add fields to the default 'one-click designs' in the next few days and let you know ! Picking up on a few points though about the software: Are any number of images supported, together with image captions? Yes, you can add as many images as you like to a record. You can also choose one of the images to be the one that represents the record and is the first one displayed when you select a record. Images can be sourced from a file, by grabbing from the screen or getting them directly from a webcam. All images support captions. Captions can be displayed in reports if desired. Just to mention that a record can also have links to websites or links to files (you might have for instance some in-depth information in a pdf about a coin that you want to embed into the record). You can add all sorts of file types and a copy of the file is embedded in the database. Ability to add notes on a coin? Absolutely. A key point is that you can design as many full text fields as you like. I'll be tweaking the default coin designs to add 'Provenance' as a full text field now that you've kindly explained what it means. Is it available as an app on smart devices? Unfortunately not. That's a big undertaking and it's hard to give all things to all people particularly with the differences in technology that's out there. IMO desktop apps generally have richer features even though I fully understand the convenience of smartphones etc. Just to mention though - CollectAny works fine on a windows tablet (I use one a lot of the time). Does it have a web front end with a web site to publish to (so I can share and view from any on-line device)? Again it doesn't. Hosting other peoples data on a website is another big undertaking with possible implications (not all people would want to collect 'good' things). However one of the key ideas with CollectAny is to contain a collection in a single, portable (CollectionSet) file. These files are just like any other file in that they can be emailed, put on the cloud (GoogleDrive, OneDrive, DropBox etc), backed up etc. CollectAny can import from these files (i.e adding records into your existing collection) and if you want you can just export part of your collection (even just one record) to a CollectSet file. The concept is that this file type is in effect just a 'container' for transporting content-rich data. Add different prices from various up to date publications which then would give them an average price for grade? Definitely do-able. This sounds like something that individual collectors would want to tweak in their own designs. CollectAny has a comprehensive ability to use calculated fields. So you could for example have a whole set of price fields representing the prices from a number of publications then have a calculated average field within the record that could automatically calculate the average price. I think I need to add another video to our website covering this aspect too ! Finally I want to briefly mention that the app also allows a powerful 'sub-collection' ability. For example I've seen quite a few posts here where there is a lot of background information given about the monarch or royalty figure on the coin. In CollectAny you could have this sort of person-information as a sub-collection. The record for a coin could be linked to a record in the sub-collection that describes the person. The coin report could automatically indent this sub-record when displayed. I can give a better example if anyone is interested. Regards Jeremy Leach WarmBreeze Software

Hi Jaggy, thanks for that. The fields that catch my eye in your list are these : Rarity - How do you rate this? Auction ID - Is there any standard format? Lot No. Provenance - I'm not very clear what this means Hammered or Milled - ? Raw or Slabbed - ? Certificate No. - Is this of the authenticity? Sorry for my ignorance (I am genuinely interested though - I did start a small collection many years ago and this is getting me interested again !). I'm just trying to make sure I capture fields that most collectors would find useful and don't want to miss any important ones (so the 'suggested' collection designs in my software get it pretty much right first go for most collectors even though you can go on and modify the designs). Cloning records isn't something our app currently does but it's a good idea and we can add it on the enhancement list. Jeremy

Hi, Thanks for the comments they are really interesting. It is possible to make a collection have whatever fields you like. When you first use CollectAny it guides you to what is called a 'one-click designer' which takes your written description of what you want (could just be the word 'coin'!) and then automatically generates a collection. However this collection design is just a suggestion. (I will make the suggested coin collections include some additional fields in line with your comments and release an update in the next week). However when you get to know the app a bit more you can also design your own collection. What's good is that you can import an existing design into the designer as a starting point and then edit that. Once you've created a new design with exactly the fields you want you can then import data from your old collection into the new one. The import feature is powerful and lets you map the fields from the source database to the ones in the destination and the app initially makes a very good automatic guess at the mapping before you begin. This means that you could also import data from one of your friends collections even if their collection design wasn't quite the same as yours. You don't find this ability very often in other databases. I will create another short video soon to show the process of modifying an existing design and the import of data. It sounds involved but really it's a quick process once you get the hang of it. Thanks for the comments, they are very useful. Regards Jeremy Leach WarmBreeze software

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Example of pasting from CollectAny into the forum Just as some additional info for this thread, here's an example of text and photos that have been pasted directly from the CollectAny app into this forum post. It's a very basic coin but only used as an example ! ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Coin : Elizabeth II Penny ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── [1] Obverse -Inscription -ELIZABETH.II.DEI.GRATIA.REGINA.F:D: [3] Reverse - Inscription - ONE PENNY 1967 Description : The Penny dates back to before the formation of the English nation. Copper was first used in the striking of the Penny during the Reign of George III in the year 1797. Bronze was used as a more hard wearing, longer lasting alternative in 1860 and was used until the Decimal Penny was debased in 1992 using copper plated steel as the bronze had a higher value than the face value of the Penny. Elizabeth II Pre-decimal Pennies were struck from 1953 until 1967. Their were two different types on account of their being two different inscriptions. The first type was only struck 1953 and the second type was struck from 1954 to 1967. The obverse was engraved by the sculptor Mary Gillick. In keeping with tradition Elizabeth's portrait faces to the right, in the opposite direction to his predecessor. Elizabeth's portrait depicts her wearing a Laureate (A Crown of leafs). The reverse device is of Britannia seated facing right, holding a Trident in her left hand and her right hand is resting upon a shield which is emblazoned with a Union Flag. Condition notes : Fine condition - very slight signs of wear. Grade category : Fine Numeric grade : 62 Year or period : 1967 Country : England Minted by : London Royal Mint Diameter : 31 mm Weight : 8.5 gr Metal composition : Bronze Paid : £3.25 Bought when : July 2016 Bought from : eBay CoinBazaar Sold for : £0.00 Stored in building : Main Stored in container : Box 12 ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Created using CollectAny software www.CollectAny.com

Hi, It's good to get any feedback on the app and I can understand concerns about data. We had to focus on Windows as that's where our skills are so unfortunately it's not a Mac Product. Just to mention that there is a facility to export all the raw data from the CollectAny app (File > Export selected records > As raw data). This exports the data to a .CSV file that can be opened in EXCEL (and other apps that can read CSV files). It also exports photos to JPG files. We recognised that some collectors might well need to get their data out of the app at some stage to avoid the re-keying issue. (There is also the reverse ability to import from CSV). I've added a short video to the example link above to show the basics of using CollectAny in case it helps people. Also available here : I very much see you guys as the experts and us just trying to provide what is hopefully a useful tool to some people - so I'm interested in any comments you might have. It all helps us try to get a better product. Thanks and all the best Jeremy

Hi, (Thanks to the forum admin for letting me mention my app on the forum) This is just to mention that for anyone needing a simple way of cataloguing your coin collection you could try our 'CollectAny' Windows software at www.collectany.com. Free 30 day trial, very easy 'one-click designer' feature for new users. One example here : http://collectany.azurewebsites.net/RomanCoinsExample You can easily get a more comprehensive design (more fields) through the one-click designer (just type what you want, for instance 'UK coins' or 'US coins' or 'Roman Coins' etc) : http://collectany.azurewebsites.net/OneClickDesigner Plus there is the abilty to go further and configure the app however you wish. All the best Jeremy Leach WarmBreeze software