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  1. Create your personal account. New Account Page
  2. Log into your new account if you haven't already done so. Login Page
  3. Create an Archive.
    1. Go to the Archives Page.
    2. Enter the required Archive Name. This must be unique among all your archives.
    3. Enter the optional Description.
    4. Click the "Create Archive" button.
    NOTE: The name and description you give to your archives will only be viewed by you. People looking at your public galleries will not see these.
  4. Create a new item in your archive.
    1. From the list of archives on your Archives Page select "Edit" next to your new archive. Assuming this is your first archive there will only be one entry in your archives list.
    2. Enter optional descriptive data:
      Item Number This should be a unique identifier (numbers and/or letters) to help you distinquish similar items. For example, you may have several 1878 Morgan dollars, by giving them individual numbers you can more easily track which item your looking at. You will probably also want to include this number on the item's holder along with the info you already put there.
      Name How you would refer to this item when discussing it with friends.
      Description A more detailed description of this item. Tell the ready about the item's condition or describe what makes this particular item special
      Dated The date on the item. This is usually the date the coin was minted, but especially with medals this may be the date of some honored event. This can also be double dated, for example in the United States the coins of 1976 bore the date "1776-1976" to honor the country's 200th aniversary
      Issue Date The date the item was actually issued.
      Issued By For coins this is usually the contry. Medals are usually issued by an organization or a country.
      Designer The artist(s) who designed the item.
      Engraver The person who cut the dies for this item. This often is not known, especially for coins.
      Diameter The diameter of the item. Don't forget to include the units. For example use "28mm" instead of "28"
      Thickness The thickness of the item. Don't forget to include the units.
      Weight The weight of the item. Don't forget to include the units.
      Designation Type identifiers, such as VAM numbers for Morgan dollars or Sheldon numbers for American Large Cents
      Composition What is this item made of.
    3. Click the "Create Item" button.
    4. Add images to your new item.
      1. On the Edit Archive page click the "Edit" button next to your new item. This brings up the "Edit Item" Page.
      2. Click on the "Browse..." button. This is near the bottom of the page in the "Create Image" box.
      3. In the "File Upload" dialog box that poped up select the image you want to add to your item.
      4. Press the "Open" or "OK" button. The button may have a different lable depending on what internet browser you are using.
      5. Enter an optional description for this image. The most common desriptions are "Obverse" and "Reverse". A short description is best. Longer descriptions should be put in the Item's description.
      6. Press the "Add" button. The button will be disabled and a message displayed under it. When the upload completes the image will show up in the list at the bottom of this page, the button will be enabled and the message cleared.
      7. Repeat this section for each image you want to upload to this item. You can come back any time in the future to upload new images.
    5. Create a new gallery.
      1. Go to My Galleries
      2. Enter the required Gallery Name.
      3. Enter the optional Description.
      4. Click the "Create Gallery" button.
      NOTE: The name and description entered here are visible to the public.
    6. Add your item to your new gallery.
      1. Go to the My Galleries page.
      2. Click the Edit link next to the gallery to which you want to add your item. This brings you to the Gallery page.
      3. Select the archive from which you will retireve an existing item.
        At the bottom of the page you will find a section containing some items that you have previously entered. If you have more than one archive you can switch between them using the Source Archive drop-down list.
      4. Click on the item you wish to add to your gallery. Any data you had previously entered for the Item in the Archive will be copied to the fields in the sections marked "New Display Item" and "Item Attributes".
      5. Make any desired changes to the data. This is the information that will be presented to the public. Changing the values on this page will not update the values you have in your archive.
      6. Click the "Add Display Item" button.
        1. Check your new gallery.