Got some email from PCGS for their new look set registry. Seems to work faster and a more modern layout.
About bloody time. The old one was a dog's breakfast.
Though there seems to be no obvious way to add a coin to all existing sets? There is a link when you add new inventory but not existing. Seems to also accept non-PCGS coins as inventory too, but not as in sets.
I got that email but I haven't had a look yet.
I must have missed the email. I had no particular complaint about the previous layout. At this stage, I can't quite see how this an improvement. I use the service on a daily basis so no doubt I will get used to it.
Quote from: 'kchan1111' pid='105084' dateline='1486610986'Got some email from PCGS for their new look set registry. Seems to work faster and a more modern layout.
About bloody time. The old one was a dog's breakfast.
Though there seems to be no obvious way to add a coin to all existing sets? There is a link when you add new inventory but not existing. Seems to also accept non-PCGS coins as inventory too, but not as in sets.
according to email from pcgs new coins will automatically be added to sets when you enter the cert number
Quote from: 'r9453' pid='105090' dateline='1486614784'I must have missed the email. I had no particular complaint about the previous layout. At this stage, I can't quite see how this an improvement. I use the service on a daily basis so no doubt I will get used to it.
Same for me. Story of my life these days, just get used to something and wham bam it's changed. As you say, something else to get used to.
Quote from: 'frenc11' pid='105095' dateline='1486619621'Quote from: 'kchan1111' pid='105084' dateline='1486610986'Got some email from PCGS for their new look set registry. Seems to work faster and a more modern layout.
About bloody time. The old one was a dog's breakfast.
Though there seems to be no obvious way to add a coin to all existing sets? There is a link when you add new inventory but not existing. Seems to also accept non-PCGS coins as inventory too, but not as in sets.
according to email from pcgs new coins will automatically be added to sets when you enter the cert number
Well I added a coin and I had to manually go through all the applicable sets and click on a button to add it.
Quote from: 'r9453' pid='105090' dateline='1486614784'I must have missed the email. I had no particular complaint about the previous layout. At this stage, I can't quite see how this an improvement. I use the service on a daily basis so no doubt I will get used to it.
You look at your set registry on a daily basis? Wow you are one very active buyer/seller.
Actually, it's the pop report I look at most often. The set registry less often now but I did add 210 coins in about six months which was a bit intensive.
Quote from: 'r9453' pid='105100' dateline='1486623609'Actually, it's the pop report I look at most often. The set registry less often now but I did add 210 coins in about six months which was a bit intensive.
Does PCGS have an app? It would be easier to scan in the bar codes with phone camera then thumbing in 210 x 8 digit numbers.
The PCGS Set Registry was Far easier to use and to add new coins to than the NGC equivalent even before these changes.
Maybe now that PCGS has improved their site software NGC might now do something about their ridiculously awkward to use registry set software :good:
PCGS does have an app to scan barcodes for certificate lookup. I don't think you can use it to add coins to your inventory. I did not enter my 210 numbers at the same time, I enter them into a spreadsheet and copy and paste from there as the coins arrived. As often as not I did it on the train on the way home from the shop.
I have the following link bookmarked which I used previously and it still works:
https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/oceania/australia/140
I notice there are 2,209 registered sets. My sets are in the Australian Commonwealth group. There is a Austrailian Mint Sets group (note the spelling error) which appears to give prominence to MS coins over the PR coins which are in the Australian Proof Sets group.
I'm not a fan of this layout compared to the old one. That's as far as I got this morning, I will drill down into it later and see what I can find.
If you start here:
https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/
It takes several mouse clicks to get to the Aussie sets. To be fair, I think that was always the case.
Quote from: 'kchan1111' pid='105106' dateline='1486633172'Quote from: 'r9453' pid='105100' dateline='1486623609'Actually, it's the pop report I look at most often. The set registry less often now but I did add 210 coins in about six months which was a bit intensive.
Does PCGS have an app? It would be easier to scan in the bar codes with phone camera then thumbing in 210 x 8 digit numbers.
You can use any barcode scanning app to scan the codes into the text box on the registry set screen.
I normally type in the first cert# of a submission then copy and paste the first 6 numbers and add the last 2 as I add each new coin.