How do you view your collection while at a show, at work or traveling? (For those who hate Photobuck

scubafuel · January 4, 2015 5:40AM

Hi All,
I've been struggling with these questions lately, so I built a tool to solve them.

I’d like to present Collectivecoin.com. I created it as a way to easily view, note and display a collection online, from anywhere.

A few forum members have been graciously helping me test it, and it’s finally at a point where I’d like to offer it up to a wider audience.

Using Collectivecoin, you will always have your collection available, even if the coins need to stay in the SDB:
You can:

• Easily load and display coins in your collection, with thumbnails, full-size photos and gallery viewing.
• Keep public and private notes on your coins.
• Use the searchbar to find what you’re interested in.
• Drag-and-drop to sort your collection just as you’d like.
• Link coin photos to the boards. Same as Photobucket, but without all the ads and junk videos.
• Have your collection and notes at your fingertips during shows (like FUN!).
• Message other members easily.

There are some pretty spectacular coins to browse through already, and it’s growing. So welcome! If this could be a useful tool for you, please create a profile and have at it. I’d love to hear any comments or feedback you might have. There are already some cool updates in the pipeline based on members’ recommendations. (infinite scroll, view counts, and more)

Thanks to everyone that has loaded coins and helped me test it so far:

Lkeigwin, Bustcuds, sch1man, busthalfbrian, elmerfusterpuck, erwindoc, eastoncollection, ginjamax, bajjerfan, rhedden, eagleguy and Stone. Thanks guys!

My username on Collectivecoin is also Scubafuel, so feel free to check out my bust quarter collection or shoot me a message. Please see below for some quick screenshots from the site:

Homepage: Click "browse around" to see member's coins.

Collection page: Drag/Drop to re-order coins.

Coin Loading page: Here you can add info, descriptions, and notes that only you can see.

Enjoy! Matt (Scubafuel)

Bodin · January 4, 2015 5:42AM

Fantastic job! SO cool!
Without having dug too deep yet, can you add medals as well, or just coins?

TONEDDOLLARS · January 4, 2015 5:43AM

I take my IPad with me which I have uploaded all my pictures of my collection

scubafuel · January 4, 2015 5:47AM

Medals will definitely work. You will need to add something under "series" when loading a coin/medal, but it can be whatever you want. US series will autofill.

Anything else (denomination, etc) can just be skipped if it does not apply.

Matt

Eclectic · January 4, 2015 5:58AM

yosclimber · January 4, 2015 6:28AM

Nice work.
In the Browse view, I think it would help to align the photos at the bottom of the row, so that they are close to their caption.
(At present, they are aligned at the top, which makes them closer to the caption for the coin in the previous row).

CoinZip · January 4, 2015 8:19AM

I like it....

Have you thought about adding social media buttons so folks can share the photos?

valente151 · January 4, 2015 8:54AM

Looks cool. Gonna try it out this week!

Varlis · January 4, 2015 9:59AM

This is really cool. Thanks!

Check out my bust quarter collection, all housed in a Dansco:

Link

This set was put together on a very tight budget (and apologies for the suboptimal pics), but I like the overall look.

Now I'm starting to work on an upgraded set that I hope might one day be something close to Scubafuel's!

crypto79 · January 4, 2015 10:02AM

i built a PCGS supplied showcase shown here

Cameonut · January 4, 2015 10:07AM

True Views at Collectors Universe:

Linky

scubafuel · January 4, 2015 10:24AM

Hi yosclimber, I'm now working on realigning the rectangular, dual-sided coin photos as you suggested, thanks. I had originally thought most people would load obverse and reverse separately, similar to dealer's inventory. But it seems like the two in one pics are really popular as well.

Crypto79 and Cameonut, those are awesome sets!

Eclectic · January 4, 2015 10:30AM

<< <i>Hi yosclimber, I'm now working on realigning the rectangular, dual-sided coin photos as you suggested, thanks. I had originally thought most people would load obverse and reverse separately, similar to dealer's inventory. But it seems like the two in one pics are really popular as well.

Crypto79 and Cameonut, those are awesome sets! >>

Yeh, it's more intelligent and efficient to align obv and rev photo's side-by-side. Allows the viewer to see both sides of the coin with the least amount of effort.

ricko · January 4, 2015 12:11PM

Very cool tool......Will be useful for many here....Cheers, RickO

scubafuel · January 4, 2015 12:41PM

Thanks Ricko.

I've gotten some messages about using Collectivecoin to post coins to the boards. It's great for that. People can use it the same way as photobucket, totally free, but without any of the popups, videos or ads.

Click on any photo you've loaded, and you'll see a blue link at the bottom called "Forum". Clicking "Forum" copies the IMG code directly to your clipboard, so you can paste it into a post.

Here's one for demonstration! From David Kahn:

Cougar1978 · January 4, 2015 1:43PM

I look at its stats on an excel sheet.

Only photos are in the online store.

blu62vette · January 4, 2015 1:50PM

I look the same way as when I am home, pics on my computer and the spreadsheet.

JeffMTampa · January 5, 2015 1:21AM

I've begun uploading my Barber Half collection to the site- so far so good! I'm sure there will be suggestions for improvement through time, but it's a great start!!

An idea- when you get some critical mass how about starting an option for members to post inventory and sell (with a reasonable commission and set of rules)? It could be an income stream to support the site! Us small guys need an alternative to eBay (where only serious collectors shop)!

oih82w8 · January 5, 2015 4:49AM

The bigger majority of my collection is PCGS TrueViewed, so it's available online (provided I have an Internet availability) and I also downloaded them to my computer.

golden · January 5, 2015 7:14AM

I don't. I am not smart enough to know how to do that.

scubafuel · January 5, 2015 9:40AM

JeffM, thanks for trying it out! Collector-to-collector deals are definitely on the radar. Hopefully the messaging function will prove useful.

I've also made some tweaks to make the site look better on the iphone (which is what I have, but if anyone surfs on android, please let me know how it works)
I'll continue to upgrade the mobile version, which should make CollectiveCoin more flexible for the bourse-floor. Man I wish I was headed to FUN in a few days, like some of you guys.

I'm going to do everything possible to make it to Long Beach.

rhedden · January 5, 2015 10:55AM

I uploaded some of my most recent acquisitions, and I found the site to be very easy to use. I could see myself using CollectiveCoin instead of Photobucket for posting to this forum in the future. Hope it catches on.

yosclimber · January 6, 2015 6:13AM

<< <i>Hi yosclimber, I'm now working on realigning the rectangular, dual-sided coin photos as you suggested, thanks. >>

It looks great now - nice work. Always nice easily see which caption belongs to the photo.
Wow, many forum members have their coin photos up. The 3 levels of zoom are a good choice, too.

scubafuel · January 11, 2015 11:34AM

Thanks Yosclimber.

I've added infinite scrolling to the front page, so now you can easily browse all members coins. Search functionality is up as well.

This has been a lot of fun so far!

Collectivecoin.com

As always, everyone let me know if you think of additional functions you'd like to have.

Matt

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