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What is CoinLists?
It’s an extraordinary framework for building a completely customized rare coin
web site without having to invest time, energy and money in extensive custom
programming.
Vega Applications Development, Inc. has built a series of modules specifically
for the coin industry. Your web site is assembled from these modules according
to your specifications. You provide the content and Vega provides the
coin-oriented modules for searching, listing, and selling coins on the
Internet.
In addition to the inventory listing, all other online content is maintained
by the client. With just a small amount of training, you can easily change your
own online content as needed. Some clients have presentations that never
change, while others have extensive editorial comment updated daily. You decide
what works best for you.
CoinLists is built upon a proprietary software database known as
MUSIC (Master Uniform System for Identifying Coins). This database
includes all of the United States coinage recognized by NGC and PCGS -
including attributions and pedigrees. The beauty of MUSIC is that it transcends
the limitations and sort order problems imposed by conflicting numerical look
up programs. This means that if you have an 1878 Morgan Dollar in MS, PL, DMPL
and Proof, all of the coins will sort properly.
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Who is Using CoinLists?
We encourage you to visit two of our charter subscribersites that capitalize on
the CoinList technology. See for yourself how the CoinLists framework has been
implemented in a unique manner by each company.
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Delaware Valley
Rare Coin Company
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Delaware Valley Rare Coin Co., Inc. uses the CoinLists engine to list and
describe the coins it has for sale on the Internet.
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The online inventory is updated regularly through Delaware Valley's custom
Inventory and Business Management System (IBMS).
The latest version of IBMS was specifically designed to complement CoinLists
websites.
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David Hall
Rare Coins
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The staff at David Hall Rare Coins uses the CoinLists engine to showcase their
gallery of rare coins for sale.
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The online inventory is updated daily by a custom program that extracts
inventory data from DHRC's existing inventory system and uploads it (with
images)
to their CoinLists site.
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Online sales are processed using a
PayPal module.
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Numismatic
Assets, Inc.
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This site includes a daily Featured Coin and live Kitco spot prices on the home
page.
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The staff also regularly updates the articles and glossary using the integrated
HTML editor.
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Online sales are processed using a
PayPal module.
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Technology Behind CoinLists
CoinLists is a technology for rapidly deploying rare coin inventory to your web
site. Your web site visitors can use Internet Explorer 6.0 (recommended) or any
other HTML 4.0 compatible browser. Upload tools and other utilities require
Windows 98, 2000 or XP. CoinLists based sites are hosted on Windows 2003 Server
running ASP.NET. Data is stored in SQL Server 2003 based tables. Bandwidth and
server colocation is provided by
Host My Site.com.
Features
Web Site Look and Feel - The web site content is 100% customizable. Our
developers can take your logo and build an interface that reflects your
company's individuality. And this goes beyond simply colors and fonts. Each
page is broken up into a series of sections and each section can be rearranged
or customized as needed.
Content Manager - The online content manager lets you add and edit
content as needed. Using the content manager, you can edit your home page,
company and contact information, web site headers and footers, write articles
and columns, etc. Editing is done online through a web interface. Some HTML
knowledge is helpful, but you can also paste in content from other editors,
such as Microsoft FrontPage.
Inventory Management - CoinList features a database driven inventory
system. Coins that are in the database will be listed on the web site for
potential buyers. Coins can be added to the system manually using the
Administration interface.
If you already have an inventory system, CoinList can interface with your
system by importing and automatically uploading your data and images.
The Coin Grid - The coin grid is where you display your inventory.
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Displays year, mint mark, denomination, grade, description, price and a photo.
Columns for additional data can be added if needed.
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All columns can be sorted.
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The coin list can be filtered by coin metal, denomination, mint state or proof
status.
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The coin list can also be filtered to show coins added in the past week, month
or quarter.
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Coin list is paged with “Next” and “Previous” buttons. But your visitors can
choose the number of coins displayed per page. If desired, they can also view
all coins on one page.
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Users can select the level of description detail to display in the grid.
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Totally customizable with your fonts and color scheme.
The Coin Detail Page
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Highlights a specific coin with detailed information and pictures.
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Displays a thumbnail image that can be toggled between the obverse and reverse.
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Thumbnail features a coin “zoomer” tool. This allows the user to examine a coin
with a virtual magnifying glass.
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Displays two large photos of the coin.
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Detail page lists the year, denomination, grade, mintage, price and
description. For NGC coins, it lists the NGC population and population higher.
PCGS population figures are available as long as you have written proof of
permission from Collectors Universe.
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“Add to Cart” button for sites using ecommerce.
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Totally customizable with your fonts and color scheme.
Ecommerce
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CoinList features a complete shopping cart so users can quickly buy your coins.
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Shopping cart uses your shipping methods and rates. Local taxes can also be
added if needed.
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Coins can be linked to eBay auction pages.
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Instructional text, headers and footers can be changed using the content
editor.
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Payment processing is provided by PayPal.
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