"Coins" Type in the Dashboard

What is the significance of the “Coins” type? When I click on it, it brings up a list of 356 coins which seems to be equal to Standard Circulating Coins + Non Circulating Coins + Circulating Commemorative Coins + Coins.  All of that even though it shows only a total of 2 in the “Coins” category.

You have two coins that have a Type of “Coins” rather than one of the sub types.  The system can't handle that search so returns all Coins with all sub types. Notice you cannot select just "Coins" type on a search. It's all or nothing.

What you can do is search all your coins for the two that are just Coin type or export your collection with Type checked and find the two that way. Once you identify the two submit a change request to change to the proper coin type.  Referees should not accept pages with top level types because of this problem.

I'm just OCD enough to do that.  But, not tonight. Thanks for clarifying the issue.

It's not hard with the excel file. Just limit that column to “Coins.”

I just checked. There are 253,505 coins in the catalog. Adding each sub type gives 252,869 coins. So there are 609 coins in the top level “Coins” type causing problems. 

rsirian1

Referees should not accept pages with top level types because of this problem.

The website shouldn't allow those request to be submitted. Don't depend on referees when a check can be automated.

rsirian1

It's not hard with the excel file. Just limit that column to “Coins.”

 

I just checked. There are 253,505 coins in the catalog. Adding each sub type gives 252,869 coins. So there are 609 coins in the top level “Coins” type causing problems. 

Could someone with database access construct a query to identify those 609 and send me the list? I'll plod through them in my spare time and fix them (or at least make a change request with a guess and let the appropriate referee help).

Lists could also be created for Tokens, Medals, Banknotes, and Paper exonumia, but I'm not volunteering for those unless the lists are very small.

bjherbison

rsirian1

Referees should not accept pages with top level types because of this problem.

The website shouldn't allow those request to be submitted. Don't depend on referees when a check can be automated.

I agree. I have commented on this problem before. When I get a chance I'll try to find it.

When creating a new object page the object type is preloaded with the top level. That could be changed to being blank.

bjherbison

rsirian1

It's not hard with the excel file. Just limit that column to “Coins.”

 

I just checked. There are 253,505 coins in the catalog. Adding each sub type gives 252,869 coins. So there are 609 coins in the top level “Coins” type causing problems. 

Could someone with database access construct a query to identify those 609 and send me the list? I'll plod through them in my spare time and fix them (or at least make a change request with a guess and let the appropriate referee help).

 

Lists could also be created for Tokens, Medals, Banknotes, and Paper exonumia, but I'm not volunteering for those unless the lists are very small.

Tokens - 6,385

Medals - 931

Banknotes - 455

Paper exonumia - 275

Bug report from last year. Still open.  Selecting items in top level categories and not in subcategories

A similar issue resolved by changing to a sub type. Hidden catalogue entry

Another open bug report. Coin category search bug including a request to get a list of all items in the top categories.  😆

In my case it is because I have two coins assigned to N#43609 (N#43609). I suppose its logical to assign them the most generic type. But perhaps a new “unidentified coin” type would allow you to go straight through to these holdings without pulling up the entire collection of coins? Of course, I have no idea if implementing that might cause other issues.