need to start new collection (i am a kid) so any advice?

IMO, I would go with Buffalo nickels. You can get a good amount of the set for a reasonable price, they are available just about anywhere, and if you ever decide you want to sell them, they are one of the most collected U.S. coins out there and someone will always want to buy them from you either here on the forum, eBay or privately.

You might want to look at the silver Roosevelts, they are fairly easy to put a decent set together for a moderate price, plus you have the intrinsic silver value

I would go with the Roosevelt dimes if you have limited funds. The Buff. nickels is also good but you already know the dimes and you could put together as set of the silvers cheaper. The nickels are are great but there still are some pricey ones. I suppose it's a coin toss Just make sure not to use anything from you sets!

Franklin Halves are do-able and still a silver investment as well. You have quite the nice collection as it looks by your post above. Glad to hear from young numismatists on this forum! GREAT!

i know how you feel, im a kid too and collecting expensive coins is pretty hard. You might want to try the dansco 7070 album, I have completed 9 different albums and the 7070 is my all time favorite. As soon as I get the last five coins for this album you can bet I will start another one, althought it has a couple coins that are expensive in it you have to remember all the types of coins have expensive dates too.

I don't want to confuse you... Let's just say that
this is what I would do if I was a kid now with the
knowledge I have... You might do differently.

I would look at a modern set that has silver value,
is relatively inexpensive, is popular now, and is
SURE to be even more popular in the future as I got
older and had a family.

The only set that fills that bill is the ASEs.
I would get a Dansco 8181 and fill it with only the
most cherry coins. That way, in 20 years, I could
introduce the hobby to my kids with a set of coins
that could not be reproduced at that future time
for anywhere near the time and money it took me by
getting it started young.

Whatever you do, I will say to you:
Get only top notch, gorgeous coins, with tons of
eye appeal. 20 years from now you will still be
able to get cheap culls and circs, but every year
older the coins get, the harder it will be to get
stunning examples. Make sense? This applies to any
coin... be it an 1809 or 2009! PLAN AHEAD!

BW:
I got the 7181 initially. I wasn't particularly drawn to
proofs either, so I opted out of the 8181. However, I have
found a few things while filling the 7181:

1: Being a relatively inexpensive set, you can finish the
set fairly quickly. This left me wanting more, which leaves proofs.
A BU set can be challenging to cherry pick, but is still pretty
easy compared to just about anything else in our hobby. The proofs
add some challenge and drag out the enjoyable process.

2: Building the set, I fell more and more in love with the
coin, which led me to appreciate the proofs as well.

3: The proofs are EXTREMELY popular and have more value
growth potential IMO than most of the non-proof coins. Getting
them now will keep you busy with a design you'll fall in love
with, and 20 years from now you will have much more value.

This is just my humble opinion. I have all the 'rare' BUs done,
and only have a couple of commons left. If I had a 100 bux to
play with right now, the book would be full today. I am switching
to an 8181 though and picking up the 2008 proof asap. Then
the fun will continue for another year or two. Just a thought.

Oh, and one day, I do intend to pick up a 95w... before I die.

ratio411:
I like that thought process. I'll check out the proofs too before I buy a Dansco (if I do decide to work on the set), but I'll likely end up starting with the non-proof set and then moving on to proofs if/when I get to that point. I just have never been into them, but I can definitely see your point(s).