Need Some Ideas For A New Collection!

Two ideas: Stick with the denomination, and move backward into Barber dimes. Not as easy as Mercs, but commonly available.

Or, stick with the era and move into Standing Liberty quarters or Walking Liberty halves.

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When I completed a set of Australian coins to my satisfaction, I asked myself
What sort of collection could I start but could Never complete?
The answer came with the study and collection of Ancient coins. I have been doing that since then, for nearly 40 years!

If you want a challange that won't break the bank and keep you going for years try the 21 years of the Victorian Canadian Large cents. 1859 alone is estimated to have 400 plus varieties. Simple but addictive. The 2011 Charltons canadian coin book can get you started for less than $20. Just a suggestion.

start collecting foreign coins

warm wishes.

As long as you are on a Dime thing, why not do as already mentioned and continue with Dimes. Actually you could make one big Album if you used a Whitman Album. Start with Liberty Heads, then Mercury dimes and continue to full with Roosevelt dimes and all in one Album cover.
Also, if you used 2x2's for all your coins you could use those 20 per page plastic sheets and a large 3 ringed binder and make one really large Dime Album. Starting with Seated Liberty, then on with the others until present.
Not sure why you aren't collecting Lincoln Cents like the rest of the World.
Actually some collections are really getting tuff. Standing Liberty quarters have mostly lost their dates and are really getting up there in cost. Similar with Buffalo nickels. Shield nickels and Liberty Head Nickels too are rather difficult to find and yet not really worth a lot.
Have you thought about Buggy Whip or Beanie Baby Collecting?

Lincoln cents! Lots of coins to collect, but most are easy and relatively inexpensive. I've got a lot of collections going on, but this one gives me the most fun by far.

Btw grats on the mercs!

Definitely move backward and collect the Barber dimes. This what I did and had a lot of fun. The most expensive date in the series in the 1895-o and it can be had for $300 - 400 in a certified lower grade. This is less than the 1916-D mercury. Of course there are some other moderately expensive dates $50 - 100. Over half the dates are common and can be found cheap, a couple of bucks. Don't worry if your local dealers don't have them, you can find them on e-bay all day long.

Depends on which company Album you use to collect. I don't have Dansco or Littleton or some of the others but I've heard that Dansco does not have slots for some of the odd ball coins. Such as the 55 Double Die. My Whitman has slots for 22 Plain, 55 DD, 72DD, 95DD, all the 60's, 70S's, all the 82's, etc. Stupid Album since many are not considered part of a collection. I like Whitman but sure are dumb when you see a slot for the 1913 Liberty Head Nickel and just not easy to find anywhere.
Still all in all, it sure is fun trying to fill an Album for coins that have been made for over 100 years.