If You Could Invest $20 Weekly Into Coin(S) What Would You Get

The first month, I'd devote that budget to good reference books.
That way, I'll learn how to distinguish valuable coins others miss--and make the most of my budget.

I would start one something less bullion related. Maybe Indian head pennies or Buffalo nickels.

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My suggestion is for $20 a week, just go to banks and get rolls of coins. Also, if you know a store in your area you may want to ask them too. Something I haven't don'e for a long time now was to try laundromats. I used to know when the owners would come by one near me and ask if he wanted to sell some change. I used to get about $50 worth from him each time I asked. Seldom found anything of great value but did find some.
Mainly as a new person in collecting I would start with friends, neighbors and relatives for any old jars, cans, boxes, etc. of coins laying around. Also, try garage/yard/estate sales and flea markets.

That's about what I was going to say. I've been thinking about doing the same...$10-30 each week. I'd probably go with dimes I can get at close to melt. Most likely 64 Roosevelts...you should be able to get pretty much AU ones for around melt. At the current silver price (around $36 & change), you could almost squeeze in 8 per week for your $20. They'll stack up quickly!

This is a great thread! it's interesting to me partially because I dropped by the local antique market a couple weeks ago and they have a coin shop in the back. Giant safes, guys sorting through piles of coins, etc. Anyway, the owner started chatting with me and suggested that I spend $20 (or whatever I was comfortable spending) in silver every week. Of course, he wanted to sell it to me at spot (or just a tiny bit higher). That's when silver prices were near $50 so I'm sure he would have been thrilled to unload a couple hundred dollars of silver and almost certainly make a huge margin. Still, that's a good approach to long-term investing.

I think I will take some of the advice here and start snagging rolls from banks.

Oh, and to the newcomers!

Well, I would get $20.00 in nickels each week. I started doing this a few months ago just to have them due to their intrinsic value being higher than a nickel. There are articles written on saving nickels now while the metal is still copper and nickel. Saying a win win 'investment'. Well, in the first $20.00 I got the very first roll had a war silver nickel. Upon looking through the rolls to verify, I found MANY pre 1960s nickels including buffalos. My point is that the nickels along with being 'real money' can be collected in coin books which is what I have ended up doing. My real intent was just to put aside a few hundred dollars in nickels, just in case they ever became like pre 1965 dimes, quarters and halves! I have found about 22 silver nickels and the same in buffalos along with a few Canadian pre 1982 nickels that are 99% nickel, including a 1929! Anyway, with $20 per week that is what I would do. Silver dimes are another investment that you would be able to buy a few per week or just save up. I did see the pennies as well, but more work! Whatever you decide have fun! If you can find a bank that has a few rolls of halves, that's another idea, but just mainly to search for 'free silver' I have gone through some of them and have found some silver halves (remember the 65-70 are 40%, many are unaware and they can be found in rolls in quantity, not just a stray silver coin)

I would start out buying some common date Mercury dimes in XF-AU condition. I just really think Mercury dimes are beautiful and historic coins to get you started. I think that Mercury dimes and Buffalo nickels are very classic designs that my spur you on to collect more vintage pieces as your knowledge and income grow.