You will be working on a course project which is a database that you create and maintain. This gives you the opportunity to apply the skills you learn to a real-world situation.
For your project, you are a consultant working for Half-Eagle Rarities, an auction house specializing in rare coins from around the world.
Like every other business, Half-Eagle Rarities wants to get on the Internet and establish a niche in the world of online commerce. Your client has just purchased a software package designed to manage coin auctions over the Internet using a Web-based interface. Your mission is to set up and create the database to support that software. The logical design already exists, and looks like this: