I'm A Relatively New Collector, I Don't Know Where To Start.

STEP 1: Decide what series you want to collect.

Buying all kinds of random coins is a mistake IMO. Eventually, you'll figure out exactly what you like to collect and be stuck with stuff you don't care about. Then you'll wish you would have spent your money for a better example in the series you like. Collecting coins is fun - but you need to stay focused for the best results.

Hello Jim. Its great to hear from a youngster getting interested in collecting coins. I hope you find it interesting enough to stick with it.

You mentioned that you might lack confidence dealing with the bank teller. I will tell you that politeness and a smile go a long way. If you take others advice and politely tell the teller that you are interested in coin collecting and would like to buy x rolls of customer rolled coins, I'm almost certain that the teller will be pleasant in return. If not, that says nothing about you, and a lot about the teller. You will also want to find out how they should be packaged such that you can return them.

If you do this frequently enough, and the tellers come to know what you are interested in, you may even find that they set stuff aside for you. That may not be your experience, but it is not uncommon.

Also, please return to the forum and post about what coins you have decided to collect and get further advice from the members here.

Happy Hunting