Free Coin Collection Software and Shareware
Any budding collector will soon find that once their collection begins to grow it helps to have some way to keep track and catalogue the coins in their collection. As well as helping with your inventory, coin collection software can also provide up to date information on the coins in your collection. You will easily be able to store images, information and history of every coin. When it’s needed, you can recall all of your stored data with just a few clicks of your mouse.
I’ve listed some examples of software that is either free or low cost after a free trial. You can easily find the download links for these and other software by doing a search on the net. Some are completely free to download and use while the others offer a free trial period.
WorldCoins from ArteCode Software includes a database of over 10,000 coins from various countries including Australia, USA, Great Britain, Spain and many others. It’s cataloging features allows you to store up to 4 images and complete history of every coin, including valuation, purchase history and specifications. See the value of your whole collection or individual pieces at a glance. Generate and print reports in many formats. Import or export collection data easily. Powerful in-built search features allow you to use up to 18 search filters when exploring your collection data.
Find Coins Viewer is a completely free program used to easily view the database from www.findcoins.eu. You can easily find information on thousands of world coins. The coin database is updated daily. You will also be able to contact and swap coins with other users, making this a great resource for building your collection. Find the coins you need and swap out those you don’t.
Coin Collector is a low cost shareware program that will help with inventory management. Try it out for free and decide if it meets your needs. Store as much or as little information as you need using the many data fields, or customise the fields to personalise your database.
Coin Collection Wizard is another low cost shareware program to catalogue and manage your coin inventory. Store all of the important information and images of your coins, retrieve it with ease and create reports on your collection.
CoinManage2008 comes with a database of over 12,000 US, Canadian and UK coins. Store manage and retrieve information on your entire collection easily. This software also links to ebay allowing you to search the auction site for the coins you need in your collection.
