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The physical coin tracker
built for serious collectors.

A free, browser-based tracker for your real coin collection — not crypto. Catalogue every coin, see live realised auction prices, track series completion and export an insurance-ready inventory in one click.

4,704+British coins catalogued
Realisedauction prices only
£0to start tracking
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Quick answer A physical coin tracker is software that catalogues a collector’s real-world coin collection — denominations, years, mints, grades, photos and purchase prices — and estimates each coin’s current market value. MyCoinage is a free, browser-based physical coin tracker for UK and US collectors, backed by realised auction sales rather than asking prices. There is nothing to install; you start with a free account and add coins from a searchable catalogue of 4,704+ British coins.

Why every physical coin collector needs a tracker

If your collection lives in a shoebox, an Excel file, or the back of a Paragon album, you’re relying on memory for two things that really matter: what you own and what it’s worth today. A physical coin tracker solves both at once.

Good trackers do five jobs you can’t easily do by hand:

  • Inventory: one record per coin, with grade, year, mint, photo, date of purchase and price paid.
  • Live valuation: a current market value pulled from recent auction sales, updated automatically.
  • Series completion: which coins in a set you have, and which you still need, at a glance.
  • Gain / loss: how your collection has performed since you bought each piece, in pounds and percentage.
  • Insurance cover: a dated, photographed PDF inventory you can send to a home-contents insurer or specialist numismatic policy.

A spreadsheet does job one. A physical coin tracker does all five.

What MyCoinage tracks for you

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Pre-built catalogue
4,704+ British coins ready to add. No need to type each entry from scratch.
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Live realised prices
Every coin shows the latest sale, 90-day average, 30-day change and all-time range, per grade.
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Series completion
Visual grids for 50ps, sovereigns, proof sets and more. See the gaps without counting.
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Rarity & liquidity scores
1-to-100 rarity score plus a liquidity rating so you know which coins actually trade.
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Your photos, your record
Upload obverse and reverse images per coin for your inventory and insurance file.
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Watchlist & alerts
Follow coins you don’t own yet. Pro members get email alerts when a watched coin crosses a target price.
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PDF insurance export
One-click export for home-contents insurers: photographs, grades, market values and purchase history.
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Community & leaderboard
Optional public profile and collection leaderboard. Privacy is opt-in, never default.

How MyCoinage compares to other physical coin collection trackers

The physical-coin-tracker market is small but varied: browser-based tools, desktop software, mobile apps, printed logbooks and the universal spreadsheet. Here’s how MyCoinage sits against the main alternatives UK collectors actually use.

Feature MyCoinage Numista Coiniverse OpenNumismat Spreadsheet
Runs in a browser Yes Yes Mobile app Desktop install Yes
Realised auction prices Daily, per grade Member submissions only Estimates Manual entry None
UK coin focus Yes, primary Worldwide, shallow UK Worldwide Worldwide N/A
Series completion grids Yes Basic No Basic No
Rarity score per coin 1–100 No No No No
Insurance-ready PDF export Yes (Pro) No No Print to PDF DIY
Price alerts Yes (Pro) No No No No
Free tier 25 coins Unlimited Limited Unlimited Unlimited
Install required No No Yes, from store Yes Excel or Google Sheets

How to track your physical coin collection in five minutes

You don’t need a complete inventory on day one. Most collectors start with one series — their 50p change, a parent’s pre-decimal bag, a set of proofs — and grow from there.

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Create a free account

Email and a password, nothing else. No card required. You are tracking coins inside sixty seconds.

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Find a coin in the catalogue

Search the 4,704+ coin database by denomination, year, monarch or mint.

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Add it to your collection

Pick the grade (UK or Sheldon), record what you paid, add a photo if you want.

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Watch the value update

The portfolio value refreshes as new auction sales come in. You can see gain/loss vs purchase price.

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Export for insurance when needed

Pro members get a one-click PDF inventory with photos, grades and market values, ready to submit.

Where the numbers come from

Most coin-value sites publish whatever the dealer down the road is asking. MyCoinage does the opposite. Every price on the platform is a realised sale — a transaction where the coin actually changed hands at that figure. No estimates, no retail catalogue numbers, no wishful thinking.

The sources, in rough order of contribution:

  • eBay UK and US: verified sold listings only, refreshed continuously.
  • Spink, Baldwin’s, Noonans: hammer prices from published UK auction-house catalogues, refreshed weekly.
  • Onebid: European auction aggregator, hammer prices only.
  • Verified member submissions: sales logged by collectors and passed through an admin verification queue before publication.

Each price is put through an automated verifier that flags denomination mismatches, country mismatches, outliers and anything that looks like an asking price rather than a sale. Flagged records are held for manual review before they appear on a coin page.

If you want to see how a specific coin is priced, the grading guide explains the scales, and every coin page shows the full source list underneath the grade table.

Physical coin tracker FAQ

What is a physical coin tracker?
A physical coin tracker is a software tool that lets collectors catalogue the actual, tangible coins in their collection (rather than cryptocurrency). It records each coin's denomination, year, mint, grade, purchase price and photographs, and usually estimates the current market value. MyCoinage is a free, browser-based physical coin tracker for UK and US coins, backed by realised auction sale prices.
Is MyCoinage really a free coin tracker?
Yes. The free plan lets you track up to 25 coins, use the full 4,700+ coin catalogue, view the daily Coin of the Day graph, access every guide, and appear on the community leaderboard. No credit card is required. Pro (from £2.99/month) unlocks unlimited coins, full price graphs on every coin, grade-by-grade market data with source links, insurance-grade PDF exports and price alerts.
Do I need to install anything?
No. MyCoinage runs in any modern web browser on desktop, tablet or phone. There is nothing to install, no app-store permissions, and your collection stays accessible from any device you sign in on. The site also works as an installable web app on Android and iOS if you prefer a shortcut on your home screen.
How does MyCoinage know what my coins are worth?
Every price is a realised auction sale, meaning a transaction where the coin actually changed hands. We aggregate sold listings from eBay UK, eBay US, Spink, Baldwin's, Noonans and Onebid, plus submissions from verified members. We never use asking prices or dealer catalogue values. The grade-by-grade table on each coin page shows the latest sale, the 90-day average, the 30-day change and the all-time price range.
Can I track my coin collection on my phone?
Yes. MyCoinage is fully responsive and works on iPhone, Android and tablet. You can add coins, mark as sold, upload photos, view price graphs, export PDFs and manage your watchlist on mobile. Tapping a coin from any list or search result opens it immediately, no double-tap required.
How does a physical coin tracker compare to a spreadsheet?
A spreadsheet tracks what you tell it to. A coin tracker does the same plus looks up a live market value for every row, alerts you to auction-price movements, tells you which coins you need to complete a series, and produces an insurance-ready inventory without manual re-keying. MyCoinage imports from CSV so you can bring an existing spreadsheet in one upload.
Does the tracker work for US coins as well as UK coins?
The catalogue is strongest on British coins right now, with full coverage of every major UK denomination from halfpenny to £5. US coin coverage is active and growing: Morgan dollars, Peace dollars, Walking Liberty halves, Lincoln cents and more are all in the database. You can add any coin to your collection using the "Request a coin" tool if we are missing it.
What happens if I cancel Pro?
Your data stays. Cancelling from Account Settings reverts you to the free tier at the end of your billing period, with your full collection preserved. You lose Pro-only features like full price graphs on every coin and PDF export, but nothing is deleted. You can re-subscribe any time.
Is my collection private?
By default, yes. Your collection is private unless you opt in to a public profile and the leaderboard from Settings. Individual coins can also be marked private so they do not count toward leaderboard value, which is useful for high-value pieces you do not want to advertise.
Can I use MyCoinage for insurance valuation?
Yes. Pro members can export a PDF inventory of their collection with photographs, grades, market values and purchase history, ready to submit to a home-contents insurer or a specialist policy like Hiscox, Ecclesiastical or Gallagher. The PDF is timestamped and uses realised auction prices, which insurers prefer to dealer quotes.

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