Dave Posted May 31, 2006 Report Share Posted May 31, 2006 Do you keep track of your collection? I was wondering if perhaps my method of keeping track of my paper money collection was adequate. I keep a list mainly for insurance purposes in case of theft, fire/water damage etc. I was wondering what safeguards some of you have in tracking your collections and if mine measured up. I used to use a computer program made specifically for cataloguing my notes, but it had some glitch in it so I stopped. What I currently have is a list of all my notes on my computer (with back-ups emailed to different email accounts) that list the country, denomination, year, serial number, grade, and whether is has ultraviolet properties and watermarks. I also have a scan of one type of each note as well the list which includes duplicates with different serial numbers, etc. Is there anything else that I should be keeping track of? I really don’t want to have to keep a scan of the many duplicates/runs of notes, though I guess a few digital photos of them together could be blown up enough to see the serial numbers, condition, etc. A nice fire-proof gun safe would hold them nicely, and put an end to my need of a list, but I can't figure a way to get it downstairs without killing myself, which I would rather avoid if at all possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gxseries Posted May 31, 2006 Report Share Posted May 31, 2006 Why email to different accounts when you can possibly burn them to cds? Seems like a fair amount of hassle that you are doing there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superbeast1098 Posted June 1, 2006 Report Share Posted June 1, 2006 I have a list of all my banknotes that has a description, pick number, and serial number. I also have all of them photographed as well. Most of the banknotes I have are not worth much at all. But I do keep track of them because I want to know what I have..... KFC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted June 1, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2006 Why email to different accounts when you can possibly burn them to cds? Seems like a fair amount of hassle that you are doing there Oh I could burn them to CD's, and have in the past, but I have thought that if I email them to myself to my Gmail account (a web-mail system where the email resides on a server offsite), then if there is a fire, I won't have lost the backup CD as well. It's a method that one of my past employers required after they lost important documents and redundant copies after either a fire or a burglary, I can't remember which. As far as hassle, I don't know. Perhaps for some it would be, but I don' thave a problem saving a document and then emailing it to myself. But then again I may be a little anal about it without realizing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted June 1, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2006 Most of the banknotes I have are not worth much at all. But I do keep track of them because I want to know what I have..... KFC Yeah, mine aren't worth a lot either, but it has taken me a while to get them, and if it were all lost suddenly I am not sure I'd replace it or not. I just wonder if I am worrying too much - or perhaps not enough. But like you, I like to know what I've got, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
see323 Posted June 1, 2006 Report Share Posted June 1, 2006 I will include additional details of the banknotes such as purchase price, year purchased. purchase from who, year sold, sold to who, sold price etc. A better way as describe by others is to burn a few CDs and store in various places. Your mother-in-law house, your brother house, your sister house, your house, Companies usually practise off-site storage in another location in case important data is corrupted in your main storage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superbeast1098 Posted June 8, 2006 Report Share Posted June 8, 2006 One more thing that I usually do as well is keep receipts and packing slips. All the notes I own have come from Ebay, and I have kept the packing slips. that way, I have the info I need if my collection gets stolen. KFC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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