I think that the search option on Numista is too complicating ...too many check button and options have to click for searching a coin ....and I never find the coin I am searching..end up confusing ......
The bottom point is that if I already know everything about this particular coin why will I search it ?????
One easy method I use that I search the coin on Google and then I go to the Numista link from there....
I guess the Moderators of Numista should make some changes for Quick and Simplify the search option...
Quote: "arvin11"too many check button and options have to click for searching a coin ....and I never find the coin I am searching..end up confusing ...
When you go to the advanced search page there are indeed a lot of check buttons and options. But these are filters, the more information you fill in, the greater the chance you'll find your coin. But you don't have to fill in all these boxes. It's even possible you'll find your coin by filling in only 1 box.
Strange you never can find the coin your searching. Maybe you forgot to tick the right boxes in the bottom search box (Coin type). Maybe some boxes are not ticked (like "non circulating" or "commemorative") and then you won't find what you're looking for. The easiest way is to tick there "all".
When you go to the advanced search page there are indeed a lot of check buttons and options. But these are filters, the more information you fill in, the greater the chance you'll find your coin. But you don't have to fill in all these boxes. It's even possible you'll find your coin by filling in only 1 box.
Strange you never can find the coin your searching. Maybe you forgot to tick the right boxes in the bottom search box (Coin type). Maybe some boxes are not ticked (like "non circulating" or "commemorative") and then you won't find what you're looking for. The easiest way is to tick there "all".
Just type the following examples in numista Search and in Google you will understand what I mean to say....
Quote: "arvin11"
Just type the following examples in numista Search and in Google you will understand what I mean to say....
1pound coin United Kingdom
20 kon cccp 1936
Quarter Anna India 1945
Numista is not Google, and does not need to become one. When you use Numista search you know perfectly what you're searching for - COINS! So, for your examples, here is what one should type into search field:
1) 1 pound United Kingdom
2) 20 1936 USSR - what is kon and cccp?
3) Anna India 1945, or, 1/4 India 1945
If these searches return too many matches, use advanced search.
To me, I'd like more filters in the advanced search, not less, but I never found myself struggling with either simple or advanced search, works like a charm every single time I use it.
Personally I've rarely had to use the filters, I find most things by putting the obvious information in the search line. Even if I don't know the country I've often found it pretty quickly by putting in the year, the denomination and a word or two I do know.
For someone who doesn't like the Numista search engine, it's possible to use Google advanced search and select "Site or domain: numista.com".
I often do it in Google Images, but here you have to type in full "site:numista.com", for example this search for СССР. Now this other search for CCCP gives somewhat different results. Why? Because in the first case I used the Cyrillic alphabet (= SSSR, i.e. USSR); in the second, I used our alphabet. The Cyrillic "P" is actually an "R". They write "П" for our "P".
I agree that the search in Numista sometimes doesn't work as expected. One puzzling feature is the assumption of multilingualism. For example, you have to know how Polish noun cases are used with numbers: 1 Złoty, 2 Złote, 5 Złotych... For users who are not fluent in some languages, this may be confusing.
(Previously there was also a problem with such queries as "10 cents Germany", but now it seems to be fixed.)
Quote: "numinis"I agree that the search in Numista sometimes doesn't work as expected. One puzzling feature is the assumption of multilingualism. For example, you have to know how Polish noun cases are used with numbers: 1 Złoty, 2 Złote, 5 Złotych... For users who are not fluent in some languages, this may be confusing.
Essor Prof: thank you for a suggestion. (This is less helpful if user does not need exact year, only a certain type of coin.)
By the way, "Netherlands 5 cents, 2009" also returns nothing. In order to find that coin, user has to search for "Netherlands 5 cent, 2009". This is contrary to all reasonable expectations, because "Netherlands 5 cents, 2009" seems to be a precise description of a common coin.
The search feature can be easily improved in this respect.
Quote: "numinis"I agree that the search in Numista sometimes doesn't work as expected. One puzzling feature is the assumption of multilingualism. For example, you have to know how Polish noun cases are used with numbers: 1 Złoty, 2 Złote, 5 Złotych... For users who are not fluent in some languages, this may be confusing.
Isn't it possible to just searh for "1 zlot", "2 zlot", and "5 zlot"? Shouldn't that give any hits?
Quote: "numinis"I agree that the search in Numista sometimes doesn't work as expected. One puzzling feature is the assumption of multilingualism. For example, you have to know how Polish noun cases are used with numbers: 1 Złoty, 2 Złote, 5 Złotych... For users who are not fluent in some languages, this may be confusing.
Isn't it possible to just searh for "1 zlot", "2 zlot", and "5 zlot"? Shouldn't that give any hits?
I usually search "1" and unmark the "non circulating" option. This is it.
Quote: "ngdawa"Isn't it possible to just searh for "1 zlot", "2 zlot", and "5 zlot"? Shouldn't that give any hits?
Unfortunately, part of a word doesn't give any hits in "advanced search", it must be the exact word.
In the "regular search" you will find some hits when you use "zlot", but then you will only found coins which have written "zlot" on it, as an abbreviation. You won't find any hits for Zloty, Zlote or Zlotych.
Quote: "ngdawa"Isn't it possible to just searh for "1 zlot", "2 zlot", and "5 zlot"? Shouldn't that give any hits?
Unfortunately, part of a word doesn't give any hits in "advanced search", it must be the exact word.
In the "regular search" you will find some hits when you use "zlot", but then you will only found coins which have written "zlot" on it, as an abbreviation. You won't find any hits for Zloty, Zlote or Zlotych.
Good thinking. "zlot*" wasn't the solution (too many hits) but if you add "2" to it you get all the 2 Zlote's you want (still a few too many hits but overall very doable):
complicating ...too many check button and options have to click for searching a coin ....and I never find the coin I am searching..end up confusing ......
