How many coins from your birth year

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pcarey2003

Joined: 18 Eyl 2013
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Posted: 15 May 2015, 21:23 #

Just a bit of fun really. I exported my collection to excel from the beginning and each time I update on-line I update that also so they run parallel. I was curious how many coins I owned from the year I was born (1976) so searched the year column on excel for this year and it came back with 45 cells - 45 coins.

Was just wondering how many coins other people own from their own birth year?

kolikko99

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Posted: 15 May 2015, 21:25 #

I'm too lazy to count and besides I get those coins as change every day

Spookie

Joined: 30 May 2013
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Posted: 15 May 2015, 22:25 #

All you need to do is click on Advanced Search, enter the year, select "in you collection" and there you'll have it.

191 different coins from my year (1971)

kolikko99

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Posted: 15 May 2015, 23:38 #

Quote: SpookieAll you need to do is click on Advanced Search, enter the year, select "in you collection" and there you'll have it.

191 different coins from my year (1971)

that's the problem, I don't add worthless junk to my list (modern coins)

pcarey2003

Joined: 18 Eyl 2013
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Posted: 16 May 2015, 00:02 #

Why bother replying on this forum then? The idea was to find out how many coins people have from their birth year, not who doesn't collect modern coins....simple.

ALLRED1950

Joined: 2 Tem 2012
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Posted: 16 May 2015, 00:21 #

every one collects differently. Me i collect modern coins. to me they are not worthless junk.

Hey when i run the advanced search i get everything that has a coin made in 1962 Even if i dont have. It will put up the whole series. if i have a 1961 but not a 1962. I will have to play some more.

It is, what it is, or is it.

adithyasrao

Joined: 24 Ara 2014
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Posted: 16 May 2015, 03:33 #

while using advance search it says i have 54 different coins of my birth year.but i am sure i don't have 54 different coins of my birth year.

numismaticroy

Joined: 14 May 2011
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Posted: 16 May 2015, 10:04 #

I found the most accurate way to obtain the information was to save my collection to Excel and then do a "find all" which gave the following:

My collection - 125
My swaps - 32

Total 157

Thanks for suggesting doing this. I am going to start a collection of all coins dated 1946 (My birth year)

Roy

neilithic

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Posted: 16 May 2015, 11:06 #

I don't collect post 1945 so zero

jokinen

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Posted: 16 May 2015, 11:11 #

I have more than 300 coin types that were also minted during my year of birth in the late 1970's. Maybe 25 coins or so I actually own with the exact year.

ALLRED1950

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Posted: 16 May 2015, 15:51 #

I went though an think i have around 101 coins of my birth year

It is, what it is, or is it.

pcarey2003

Joined: 18 Eyl 2013
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Posted: 16 May 2015, 16:25 #

Quote: numismaticroyI found the most accurate way to obtain the information was to save my collection to Excel and then do a "find all"

Exactly what I did Roy, yes the advanced search didn't work in this sense. Think I will also try and collect more from my Birth Year, see if I can get to 100

ALLRED1950

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Posted: 16 May 2015, 18:18 #

Hey pcarey2003 I will have to pull a US penny ,nickel, dime, fifty cent and dollar coin from 1976 for you,

It is, what it is, or is it.

ArnoV Translator

Joined: 23 Kas 2011
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Posted: 16 May 2015, 20:10 #

My year was 1964

39 in collection
7 for swap

Cerulean

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Posted: 19 May 2015, 17:06 #

I have 146 coins from my birth year of 1981.

Azhnak2

Joined: 20 Eyl 2014
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Posted: 19 May 2015, 21:35 #

I have 363 from my birth year 1980.

Essor Prof Catalogue referee

Joined: 13 Nis 2015
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Posted: 13 Ekim 2015, 18:56 #

Quote: "adithyasrao"while using advance search it says i have 54 different coins of my birth year.but i am sure i don't have 54 different coins of my birth year.

Using advanced search isn't correct, that's why you find more coins than you really have.
When you choose a year in "advanced search" together with "in your collection", then you get all the types of coins you have where your birth year is a part of but that doesn't mean you always have your birth year.
So it's better to use one of the excel files (collection or swap) and there use search, then you know exactly how many coins you have from your birth day.

ngdawa

Joined: 18 Ekim 2011
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Posted: 14 Ekim 2015, 10:27 #

What is the best way to find the answer?
• Like someone said, the advanced search doesn't work, since it shows all coins that's been minted dring this year (even though you don't have it, like 1970-2005).
• I tried to search in my excel file, but it didn't say how many hits it got, even though i pressed "find all". Is this due to my settings?

pcarey2003

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Posted: 14 Ekim 2015, 11:19 #

Quote: "ngdawa"Is this due to my settings?

I keep the excel spreadsheet running parallel to the Numista database so both are always up to date. All I did was to highlight the Year column on the spreadsheet, then hit Find, typed in 1976 and clicked Find All, came back with 63 cells found.

Not sure why your's wouldn't have worked, I don't know of a setting which would affect the find option, other than tick boxes for "match case" and "match entire cell contents" and the Look In: maybe it's set to comments?

ngdawa

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Posted: 14 Ekim 2015, 12:14 #

I have no clue!
I did get it in my Word document (where I first started to track my collection before I changed to Excel). This is not as updated as my Excel file, but then I got 62 coins. Some are ×2 or higher, but without the doubles it's 62 coins.

Essor Prof Catalogue referee

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Posted: 14 Ekim 2015, 15:36 #

Quote: "ngdawa" I tried to search in my excel file, but it didn't say how many hits it got, even though i pressed "find all". Is this due to my settings?

The amount of hits should be at the bottom of your search box:

COINMAN1

Joined: 8 Haz 2013
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Posted: 14 Ekim 2015, 17:59 #

67
As it is easier to use my own database, it states that I have 67 coins from my birth year.
As I only collect by type and not date, this must be a low total

I'm just a collector of coins, not a slave to it, unless I am in a coin shop.
For all you banknote collectors. Link to my swap list.
https://colnect.com/en/banknotes/list/swap_list/COINMAN1

ngdawa

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Posted: 15 Ekim 2015, 00:20 #

Quote: "Essor Prof"

Quote: "ngdawa" I tried to search in my excel file, but it didn't say how many hits it got, even though i pressed "find all". Is this due to my settings?
The amount of hits should be at the bottom of your search box:

Oh, my search box doesn't look like that at all. Is that in Excel?

Essor Prof Catalogue referee

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Posted: 15 Ekim 2015, 01:50 #

Yes, this is the search box I get after clicking on the "Search and select" button in Excel 2007.

Moneytane

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Posted: 21 Mart 2019, 18:30 #

Quite a lot as 1976 was well into the base metal coin era.

The most important is this Proof set of my Home country

Its in better condition than me after nearly 43 years!

I love coins. Especially silver, gold and anything really old.
Member of the Royal Numismatic Society of New Zealand and the Auckland Numismatic Society

phfoticus

Joined: 26 May 2017
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Posted: 21 Mart 2019, 19:42 #

It looks like there are 7 photo-worthy coins from my birth year.

I don't need to look at Numista to get this number -- normally, the first four digits in the photo filename is the date, and there is a combined directory of symbolic links to all the photos.

CassTaylor

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Posted: 21 Mart 2019, 20:06 #

According to my exported collection list, I have got only 4 coins from my birth year (2000).

Hardly surprising given my affinity for coins with a bit more history!

yvon

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Posted: 21 Mart 2019, 21:19 #

Sadly enough in my birthyear, coins were not invented yet...

...you can run, but you can't hide...

gsereno

Joined: 13 May 2017
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Posted: 21 Mart 2019, 21:24 #

68 coins in my collection for my birth year (1980).

I am interested in swapping world coins. Please let me know if you are interested too

numinis

Joined: 19 Ağu 2015
Posts: 625

Posted: 22 Mart 2019, 07:30 #

Between 1 and 2 percent of my collection. But the question is quite difficult, because Excel file mixes years of different calendars; the site search counts coins by type; and dates of some calendars do not match Gregorian dates exactly.

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Koin72

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Posted: 22 Mart 2019, 16:26 #

55 from my birth year 1939

Always remember, No matter where you go, there you are.

Numismatist uk

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Posted: 22 Mart 2019, 20:55 #

Quote: "yvon"Sadly enough in my birthyear, coins were not invented yet...

And where I come from in the future, we have a cashless society.

128 from what I've added so far.

'We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give.'
Sir Winston Churchill

yvon

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Posted: 22 Mart 2019, 21:50 #

Quote: "Numismatist uk"

Quote: "yvon"Sadly enough in my birthyear, coins were not invented yet...
And where I come from in the future, we have a cashless society.

128 from what I've added so far.

Both is terrible for a real coin-addict....

...you can run, but you can't hide...

jimpop

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Posted: 23 Mart 2019, 03:54 #

None (1980)

darcyrmt

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Posted: 24 Mart 2019, 19:32 #

I am focusing on making a complete global set of my 1969 birth year (circulation coins only, hopefully XF or better, no FAO or commemoratives), so my number is high. Through the two databases online, I count 370 coins possible. I have 334 now which includes 13 I'd like to upgrade, and there are 2 on the way from eBay. And probably going to bid on one today!

Moneytane

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Posted: 28 Mart 2019, 08:56 #

Do you need any New Zealand ones?

I have a spare set of 1969 coins in BU condition if you want including a nice Cook $1

I feel sorry for anyone born before 1967 or so, when many countries were still issuing silver circulation coins.

Even more for those born before 1947 when most of British Commonwealth dumped silver for Cupronickel.

I love coins. Especially silver, gold and anything really old.
Member of the Royal Numismatic Society of New Zealand and the Auckland Numismatic Society

darcyrmt

Joined: 14 Ekim 2011
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Posted: 28 Mart 2019, 08:59 #

Quote: "Moneytane"Do you need any New Zealand ones?

I have a spare set of 1969 coins in BU condition if you want including a nice Cook $1

No, I have my set of NZ's already, but thank you!

Carlos55

Joined: 22 Ekim 2014
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Posted: 28 Mart 2019, 16:33 #

I did advanced Search and found 36 pages of 20 coins plus a page with five. That would make it 725 coins. The problem is that in those pages there are multiple coins of the same kind and year, just different condition, and I am not feeling like checking every entry. That makes 725 coins a minimum.

Trade only within the US.

neilithicman

Joined: 22 Kas 2017
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Posted: 29 Mart 2019, 00:10 #

Quote: "Moneytane"I feel sorry for anyone born before 1967 or so, when many countries were still issuing silver circulation coins.

Even more for those born before 1947 when most of British Commonwealth dumped silver for Cupronickel.

Most of the coins minted post 1930s aren't worth too much more than their melt value so it's not too bad.

The other difference is also that there were far fewer coin types minted in earlier years than there have been in the last 20-30 years, so it probably all balances out.

What? Me Worry

XRY-478

Joined: 1 Ocak 2018
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Posted: 29 Mart 2019, 00:29 #

Quote: "darcyrmt"I am focusing on making a complete global set of my 1969 birth year (circulation coins only, hopefully XF or better, no FAO or commemoratives), so my number is high. Through the two databases online, I count 370 coins possible. I have 334 now which includes 13 I'd like to upgrade, and there are 2 on the way from eBay. And probably going to bid on one today!

Nice Aussie 1 cent, whoever choose that must have really good taste.