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- Subject: Re: COINS: Cataloging program suggestions?
- Message-ID: <BzMAyB.2M93@austin.ibm.com>
- Sender: Marc H Fairorth
- Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 16:25:23 GMT
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- References: <BzJ4q9.1Hu@news.iastate.edu>
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- In article <BzJ4q9.1Hu@news.iastate.edu> raeker@tc4.fi.ameslab.gov (Todd J. Raeker) writes:
- >
- > I am writing a Windows Application for cataloging my coin collection
- >and to learn Windows programming. I am mostly doing this for my own use,
- >but if it turns out to be usefull to others, I may as well release this
- >as shareware. What I would like to here from you is your ideas on usefull
- >features and would you be interested in using it. Here are some features
- >I will include.
- > 1) Ability to read a file of recent market prices for coins and
- > easily update the value of my coins on a periodic bases. Some
- > numismatics society must surely maintain an electronic data base that
- > can be gotten from the net or a BBS. Can someone tell me where and
- > how?
-
- I don't know, but if you find out, PLEASE PLEASE post this information to
- the net here. I too undertook the project you are describing, and my major
- obsession was trying to find electronic price information. I found one
- service that provides PCGS certified prices to dealers, but the price was
- way too expensive for an individual.
-
- > 2) Analysis of value trends for individual and groups of coins that I
- > do and do not have. This includes line charts and trend tables.
- >
- >
- >Any other features?
-
- I'd use the numbering scheme developed by PCGS. If you order their
- population book, you will see all of the numbers that they use.
-
- >
- >
- >Best regards,
- >Todd.
- >Dr. Todd J. Raeker | 307B Wilhelm Hall
- >raeker@tc4.fi.ameslab.gov | Iowa State University
- >Phone (515)-294-9927 | Ames Laboratory, USDOE
- >FAX (515)-294-5204 | Ames, Iowa 50011
-
- Marc H Fairorth
- marc @ wizards.austin.ibm.com
-