What Supplies Do I Need For Collecting

Since it sounds like you are using a regular staple, keep a pair of pliers handy. When you've stapled the 2x2 just use the pliers to squeeze the staple to indent the protruding pieces. Staple scratches are no fun.

1. A blast furnace in case you get tired of collecting and need a way to get rid of it all.
2. Address of newspapers, magazines and ebay so again if you get tired of collecting, a way to get rid of it all.
3. My address so in case you get tired of it all, you can send all your coins to me.
4. Lots and lots of money to buy coins with.

If you stick around here long enough, you'll hear members discussing things like magnifying glasses, computer microscopes, all sorts of lighting equipment, glovese, 2x2's, Albums, safes, coin books and on and on and on.
Coin collecting is sort of like buying a computer. Next is a printer, printer paper, printer cartridges, key boards, mices, mouse pads, monitors, cables, power supplies, surge protectors and on and on and on.
Coins are like that. Difficult to collect coins without tons of other things to go with them.

As to verdi-care only if if need to remove verdigris from coins, you can ask BadThad here at CCF he is the maker of it, and a very helpful guy to say the least!

as far as staplers go - try to find
Flat Clinch Stapler - Ergonomic Style
Max USA Corp#: HD-10FL

You can find this at a large variety of sites, etc.

I have the slightly larger one that uses size 11 staples but the size ten are a little smaller - and the staples don't need to be pressed with pliers after.

Figure out where you are going to store things (aka not the basement) - remember security, temperature, and humidy matter. You can do some reading on this forum about those topics.

But otherwise 2x2's, dansco's are a great place to start. If you don't want to spend the money on dansco's yet, and you are collecting coins that might cost less than the album - consider the whitman folders. Check with some local clubs or dealers you might get them cheaper than you think.

How is someone marked as banned able to respond to a topic?

Starter list:

Acetone
Short, wide Mason Jar
Distilled water
Gloves
Empty space on your book shelf
Books
More empty space on your book shelf
More books
A small bag of junk coins to help you learn about the coin you're interested in
Another book
Coin tubes to separate by year
More coin tubes to separate by mint
More coin tubes to separate by variety
2x2s
Good stapler
Empty drawer
Organizers to organize your coin organizing stuff
Dansco album(s)

...then you decide you want to take a photo

USB microscope
Digital SLR with macro lens
Lighting setups
Scanner

Now that you've spent $5K, you're ready to buy your first coin :)

My experience has been that my 2x magnified lighted 4x4 lens is insufficient! Not only do my eyes hurt but I feel like the couple thousand pannies I've looked at I very well may have missed RPM or DDO because I don't really know what I'm looking for as a newbie and I don't feel 2x is enough magnification for me to see those small details. I'm pretty much on hold until I get more magnification...

I bought a MAX brand flat clinch. In addition to flattening the staples, it can punch through 30 sheets of paper easier than a regular stapler does two.