Entering Sequential Notes

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Hi,

I have been adding my notes, but I do not think that they have been counted as sequential e.g. If I enter the following:

INZ 1897073 48 48
INZ 1897099 48 48

Would this be counted as 26 sequential notes?

If not, how do I enter them?  I am talking about a LOT to be entered

Hi,

I have been adding my notes, but I do not think that they have been counted as sequential e.g. If I enter the following:

INZ 1897073 48 48
INZ 1897099 48 48

Would this be counted as 26 sequential notes?

If not, how do I enter them?  I am talking about a LOT to be entered

For each range like that, only enter the first and the last note. There is no value in recording each note in the range.

That is what I have been doing, but it appears that only the notes entered have been counted, and not as sequential total i.e.  2 notes counted and not 26.

That is what I have been doing, but it appears that only the notes entered have been counted, and not as sequential total i.e.  2 notes counted and not 26.

A while back, someone suggested that the count be added when adding sequential notes into the SNDB. For now people say to enter the first starting point of the sequential and the last but for me I just enter the entire sequential into the SNDB. Some people do it and it provides great value where the sequential note (serial number).

Example:
FFN 6674141
to
FFN 6674155

were found in Toronto, ON

but it's your choice if you want to add the entire sequential note but AZ suggested that you don't as it provides no value but in my opinion it provides value.

but it's your choice if you want to add the entire sequential note but AZ suggested that you don't as it provides no value but in my opinion it provides value.

As far as keeping track on issued serial number ranges, there is no value in doing this whatsoever. It is easy to enter all notes from the range and the count of your notes in the database can grow much faster, but it is essentially cheating.

And yes, when you enter first and last note from a range, only 2 notes are added to the database and the total count of your notes increases by 2, as expected.

I am not sure what you mean by "essentially cheating".  I thought that the idea of the data base was to have a reference work.  I am almost 81 years old, and I have neither the time or patience, to be entering 900+ notes per week.

Let’s say I have 2 brand new bundles of $5 notes:

Bundle 1:
INT 6898411-72 PN 25
INT 6888537-75 PN 24

Bundle 2:
INW 4590272-383 PN 31
INW 4581348        PN 31

There may be gaps/missing notes in each range but no large jumps in serial numbers and no change in plate numbers. In this example, I will enter 4 notes from the first bundle (2 for each range) and 3 from the second bundle. Entering all 200 notes from both bundles will not be of benefit for collectors researching issued serial numbers ranges and sheet layouts.

If serial numbers in ranges are all sequential (which is common), one can use a spreadsheet feature such as autofill and quickly generate lists of notes to enter into the database, without having to type each serial number separately. This is what I meant by cheating.

If serial numbers in ranges are all sequential (which is common), one can use a spreadsheet feature such as autofill and quickly generate lists of notes to enter into the database, without having to type each serial number separately. This is what I meant by cheating.

I never heard of software that can autofill sequences notes onto spreadsheet. When I get sequential notes, I type it out individually which takes a long time for me but I may consider stopping.