库存您的收藏

当我写这篇文章时，我们正处于当地的冬季风暴之中，院子里覆盖着雪，街道冰冷。如果您住在该国北部

As I write this, we’re in the midst of a local winter storm, the yard covered with snow and the streets icy. If you live in the northern part of the country, you may be thinking that what I’m experiencing is nothing new. But if you live in Mississippi, it is something new.

当我写这篇文章时，我们正处于当地的冬季风暴之中，院子里覆盖着雪，街道冰冷。如果您居住在该国北部，您可能会认为我的经历并不是什么新鲜事物。但是，如果您住在密西西比州，那是新事物。

I found a lengthy thread on CoinTalk (CT) titled “Starting Some Serious Inventory” that addresses what one collector is doing with his winter downtime. He wrote, “I decided to start some inventory today. Too cold to play golf or fix fences.”

我在Cointalk（CT）上发现了一个冗长的线程，标题为“开始一些认真的库存”，该线程涉及一个收藏家在冬季停机时间所做的事情。他写道：“我决定今天开始一些库存。太冷了，无法打高尔夫球或固定篱笆。”

In response to the original poster (OP), another collector wrote, “Forget the inventory; I just need to downsize some of my collection.”

为了回应原始海报（OP），另一位收藏家写道：“忘记库存；我只需要缩小一些收藏的尺寸即可。”

OP wrote, “Me too, and this is a start. I am giving my stuff to my kids, grandkids, and great-grandkids as birthday and Christmas gifts.”

OP写道：“我也是，这是一个开始。我将我的东西送给我的孩子，孙子孙女和曾孙子，作为生日和圣诞节礼物。”

“Good idea,” wrote another respondent. “Where did you get the checklist form?” At this point, the OP hadn’t mentioned a checklist or checklists, but he had a good answer to the question. “Collector Checklists from Liberty Coin. They have checklists for almost every coin. Free to print.”

“好主意，”另一位受访者写道。 “您从哪里获得清单表格？”在这一点上，OP尚未提及清单或清单，但他对这个问题有很好的答案。 “自由硬币的收藏家清单。他们几乎所有硬币都有清单。免费打印。”

I went to Liberty Coin Service online and printed out a couple of the checklists that I would find useful in upgrading a couple of my collections. To give you an example of the checklists, here’s what I found on the list for Standing Liberty Quarters. The collection has three types, which are not always listed in this fashion. Type I is described as Bare Breast, Type II as Chain Mail Added, Raised Date, and Type III as Recessed Date. For each date, you can record the Grade, Purchase Date, and Price of the coins in your collection. These checklists would be very useful for someone inventorying a collection.

我在网上去了Liberty Coin Service，并打印出了几个清单，这些清单我会发现在升级我的几个收藏方面很有用。为了给您一个清单的例子，以下是我在清单上发现的自由宿舍。该系列有三种类型，并非总是以这种方式列出。 I型被描述为裸露的乳房，II型添加了链邮件，提高日期和III型作为嵌入式日期。对于每个日期，您可以记录收藏中硬币的等级，购买日期和价格。这些清单对于库存收藏品的人非常有用。

Another collector mentioned that he has “. . . a growing collection of unopened shipping packages, full of coins, that still need to be inventoried.”

另一个收藏家提到他有“。 。 。越来越多的未打开的运输套餐，充满了硬币，仍然需要库存。”

At this point, my response is, how does he even know what’s in the packages? I can’t imagine not opening packages containing orders placed online. How could you be sure that what’s in the package is what you ordered and that the seller didn’t rip you off?

在这一点上，我的回答是，他甚至如何知道包装中的内容？我无法想象不打开包含在线下订单的软件包。您怎么能确定包装中的内容是您订购的，而卖方没有将您撕掉？

Another respondent commented to the collector with the unopened boxes, “You also have a massive amount of self-control . . . or else you’re nuts. I’m going with self-control.”

另一位受访者用未打开的盒子向收藏家发表了评论：“您也有大量的自我控制。 。 。否则你疯了。我要自我控制。”

“No doubt,” Unopened Boxes wrote. “I simply throw them in the safe and forget about them. I do admit I am getting more leery of buying anything with a box anymore, since it’s much bulkier to store. I actually turned down an offer of some decent [ancient coins] because they were slabbed and in a display box. Nice set, but far too bulky for me to . . . deal with, but I would feel guilty throwing [the display box] away.”

“毫无疑问，”未打开的盒子写道。 “我只是把它们扔进了安全的地方，而忘记了它们。我确实承认，我会再有更多用盒子买东西了，因为它可以存放得多。实际上，我拒绝了一些不错的[古代硬币]的提议，因为它们被贴上了表演框。不错的套装，但对我来说太笨重了。 。 。处理，但我会感到内gui（显示框）。”

A new respondent offered some words of wisdom: “I made that decision [to inventory] some time ago. It is painful to get it all done but so rewarding when you do. You will probably change how you do it several times before you finish. Just speaking from experience.”

一个新的受访者提供了一些智慧的话：“我（库存）不久前就做出了决定。完成所有操作是很痛苦的，但是当您这样做时，很有意义。在完成之前，您可能会更改几次的方式。只是从经验中说话。”

A new respondent admitted that inventorying his collection was still on his list of things to do. “Today, I started cleaning up my office so I can start inventorying, also. Got quite a bit of junk to get rid of [Who doesn’t?] before I can have enough space to actually work [with my collection].”

一位新受访者承认，库存他的收藏仍在他要做的事情清单上。 “今天，我开始清理办公室，以便也可以开始库存。在我有足够的空间来实际工作（与我的收藏）之前，有很多垃圾要摆脱[谁没有吗？]。”

Another respondent wrote, “I use software to keep track of everything, but I let myself get several years behind. Big mistake. It took several months for me to catch up. I won’t let that happen again.”

另一位受访者写道：“我使用软件跟踪所有内容，但我让自己落后了几年。大错误。我花了几个月才能赶上。我不会让这种情况再次发生。”

Another collector wrote, “Inventory?? Oh [heck] no. My inventory list consists of my registered/slabbed coins and albums. Coin by coin inventory would take me years to even attempt.” I can identify with this comment, as I have a lot of coins (junk silver, for example) that are not worth inventorying coin by coin.

另一个收藏家写道：“库存？哦[哎呀]不。我的库存列表包括我的注册/贴纸硬币和专辑。硬币库存的硬币会花我数年的时间才能尝试。”我可以识别此评论，因为我有很多硬币（例如垃圾银）不值得库存库存。

Next, there was a collector who uses Excel for his inventory. “Took me about six months to log it all. I don’t know yet if I will start adding pictures. . .. I pretty much did this so there will be a time that my son would know what he inherited. Or I can sell it all myself and buy a nice dinner.”

接下来，有一个收藏家使用Excel进行库存。 “花了大约六个月的时间来记录所有内容。我还不知道我是否会开始添加图片。 。 ..我几乎做到了，所以我儿子会知道他继承了什么。否则我可以自己出售它，买一顿美餐。”

OP wrote, “I will not do an inventory of ALL my coins. I do plan on my sets and commemoratives. The ASE is finished.”

OP写道：“我不会库存所有硬币。我确实计划自己的场景和纪念活动。 ASE完成了。”

Another respondent keeps up with new coins, but not everything. “I won’t ever inventory all of mine either. Some of the coins I inherited 50+ years ago just aren’t worth the effort. . .. I buy so few new

另一名受访者跟上新硬币，但并非所有东西。 “我也不会清单所有我的库存。我50多年前继承的一些硬币只是不值得付出的努力。 。 ..我买了很少的新