Reference# KM first

That's very nice and clever, but in my swap it doesn't help?

So I still would like the KM# to be first in the reference numbers?

BramVB

Sorting is probably not saved in the link. If you now sort by reference it should work.

How do I do that when exporting to excel?

Would definitely like to see KM numbers preferred to obscure single country classifications. I understand there are time periods where perhaps KM is not as strong so could we not have KM preferred where they are strong? Such as 20th century at least, perhaps 19th century. And others further back in time, where KM is not so complete.

Perhaps from the 21st Century onward Numista could take the lead in this, but the Numista system would need improving. Not just an ad hoc next coin added gets a new number.

As a suggestion what about something akin to vehicle identification numbers where the first 2 or 3 digits represent an issuer, the next 2 a ruling authority etc. combining letters could perhaps give it more flexibility?

Regards

KM numbers are still being issued. Over 300 have been issued for coins dated 2026. The information is on https://numismaster.com/ .

quick silver

 

As a suggestion what about something akin to vehicle identification numbers where the first 2 or 3 digits represent an issuer, the next 2 a ruling authority etc. combining letters could perhaps give it more flexibility?

 

Regards

I don't think anything like that will happen. Such systems were discussed in length and rejected in favor of the simplistic approach.  Without a paid staff to assign and validate every new number to a complex system (À la SCWC/Numismaster) it would be an invitation to mass confusion.

https://en.numista.com/forum/topic77699.html

Not sure if this was already mentioned but another reason for having KM# first is if you are trying to sort the display options by reference.

Currently it uses the first reference which is inconsistent on Numista.

For example if you sort 20th Century coins of Lebanon, KM#s are first for some of the coins, but not all.

You end up with a list of KM#s and then a few Lec# while these coins have KM#s as well. But the KM# is not in the first position.

Becomes a pointless sort option if it's not consistent.