Searching on Coin Websites....

ianrussell

What are some examples of searches you do on coin websites? (ie. what text do you type in)

(I am asking this as a favor... we're working on our search technology (starting from scratch again), and want to make sure we're thinking of everything).

Thanks in advance,

- Ian

ModCrewman

Really only searches I run on Ebay:

195* Proof
196* Proof
196* SMS

Add "PCGS" to any of the above.

My Ebay listings always include the following in the title as appropriate, assuming that these would be search terms people would use.

90%
40%
Silver
Cameo
Toned

Obviously, the asterisk indicates a wild card for any year of the decade.

blu62vette

dmpl, pl dmpl, pl, dmpl, dmpl, dmpl, 63 dmpl, 64, dmpl, 65 dmpl, and maybe dmpl again.

crypto79

Trade
1934 vam

AnkurJ

CAC
Old holder

ColonialCoinUnion

Proof

CoinJunkie

PCGS Secure Plus (ex-NGC Star) CAC Gold Monster Rainbow PQ MS68+ Pop 1 Finest Known Registry L@@K!!!

(So far this combination hasn't turned up anything, but I want to see any coin so described)

GRANDAM

Panda

ModCrewman

<< <i>PCGS Secure Plus (ex-NGC Star) CAC Gold Monster Rainbow PQ MS68+ Pop 1 Finest Known Registry L@@K!!!

(So far this combination hasn't turned up anything, but I want to see any coin so described)

>>

You may have better luck if you drop the "L@@k" .

RedTiger

1907 half
1912-s nickel
Morgan DMPL
Proof Seated

Bochiman

Gotta have "toned" in there for searches. I may want coins without toning as well, but I want to be able to search based on toning or not.
I also keep the TPGS name in searches (or to remove from searches).

I search by date as well, and by type (ie..... "morgan" "merc" "mercury" "dime" "half cent" "1/2 cent" etc).

I also like to search on grades or grade ranges ("MS63" "AU" "AU58" etc).

thecointrader

I will often search for adjectival terms or auction/pedigree names (i.e. 'russet' or 'Reiver').

Be sure to include a full description search that is generated by a user-defined term or terms.

keyman64

FS-
DDO
DDR
RPM
Trumpet
Micro
Large
S over
D over
Inverted
S/S
D/D

philographer

CAC
Old* holder
Fatty
Fattie
MS65

AngryTurtle

Chopmarked

Buzzybest

bargain
steal
basement prices
half of melt

BillJones

I go to the "Collectors Corner" which is listed at the bottom of the Coin Facts page. I've used it a number of times to find coins even while I'm at a show. They tell me that Dealer X has coin Y, and if he is at the show, I can go and check the coin out. I've found some items that way and avoided the hastle of returns when the piece did not work via the mail.

ianrussell

Half of melt? :-)

Okay - this has been helpful - there were a few things we had not thought of.

I was expecting some more complicated searches though, so if anyone has anything more specialized, let me know (if you don't want to post it here for everyone to see, please just PM me).

Thanks again!

- Ian

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determined

The most important thing to me is a "New coins added since your last search" option. When I do repeated searches over time at a site I usually just want to see the new coins added and not have to look through the same coins again and again.

For an example, I could put in PCGS as a search term, and then also click the "New coins added since your last search" and it would give me the new PCGS coins added since my last search.

And if I leave the search term field blank, and only click the "New coins added since your last search" it would give me ALL of the new coins, of any type, added since my last search.

Vcoins.com has this search option and I use it everyday.

Shamika

I'd have to kill you if I told you.