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New Member
United States
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some advice... right now I am simply collecting anything and everything that comes my way. I pick out wheaties and any silver and any foreign coins, etc. but I want to start a set of some sort, however I dont know what to start with. I want something easy to finish so I can begin to have a sense of accomplishment. that being said I have a lot of wheaties, as early as 1909 VDB ( no mint mark) so I figure perhaps thats a good place to start? is this a difficult set? second, whats good to store these coins in, or any coins at all? right now (gulp) I just stuff them away in a small safe, however the even semi valuable ones are seperate from the rest. of course we all see the albums from the book stores, but what do they do to your coins? what about the albums that store the coins in the white square holders? are they good? thanks for reading, thekurt. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Hi Kurt !!!  Welcome to CoinCommunity. Completion of any set can be rewarding. Lincoln Cents are probably the most collected U.S. set, but there are about 3 or 4 coins that are quite pricey - 1909-s VDB, 1914-d, 1922 with no mint mark, and the 1931-s. Many of the earlier "s" mint coins are tricky to find, but not horribly expensive. As far as albums are concerned, I just love the Dansco albums. They have acetate "slides" on both the front and back of the pages so you can readily view both sides of the coin. And with the new protective slipcases, potential corrosion or other environmental damage is greatly decreased. I highly recommend them. I just bought three new Danscos with the slipcases for my U.S. Type Set, Large Cents, and Half Cents collections. If Lincolns are what you want to collect as a set, then by all means, go for it. My best advice to anyone just starting out is to hang around this place, ask lots of questions, and collect whatever appeals to YOU. Above all, enjoy !!! |
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Valued Member
United States
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Nickel sets culled from circulation are not a very difficult challenge, but will likely become so if the price of nickel and copper remains so high, so it might be beneficial in the long run to begin a set of these, if not just for fun. The old push-in Whitman style folders with the dates and mintmarks for each individual coin is an inexpensive way to organize that.
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Valued Member
United States
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If you're looking for something easy and inexpensive, how about silver Roosevelt dimes? That shouldn't be too tough, and they're silver, so there's still a tie to the "glory days" of US coinage. You can put them in one of the blue Whitman albums. |
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United States
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By the way, were you looking to strictly collect out of circulation, or from dealers, too? I should have asked that first.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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A good idea is to go to a coin show and look at all the different coins. If a certain one catches your eye, then collect that series. The lincoln set will be both challenging and expensive (well, over $1000).
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New Member
United States
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I have less than a year in the hobby. I received for Christmas the Dansco 7070 and Sacagawea albums and I recommend them. Like you, I have found it difficult to concentrate on one series. An inexpensive one (comparitively speaking) and the 7070 I have found to be a good fit. I only need the 2001 S to finish the Sac (until the 2007s come out), but I only have 3 coins in the 7070. If you look on some of the 7070 threads you will see that it will almost certainly take years to complete.
I learn something new just about every time I log onto this site.
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Valued Member
United States
470 Posts |
Start with the Statehood Quarter series. It will only cost you $10.00 to complete (the first 40) or $20 if you try to build a P&D set. A couple hundred if you go for the proof and silver proof versions. If you do that you might as well upgrade the P&D set with coins from Mint sets for another couple hundred. Wow ..don't it get expensive. Good beginner set. |
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New Member
 United States
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thanks guys for all the help, I think the stateys sound like the easiest bet for now. and the whitman folders? I will look them up...
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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thekurt I started the smae way you did collecting everything and still do , for some reason thats the way I like it. I agree with every one else , But want to add start collecting coin books first if you can so you can learn as much as you can , and in that you might find your focus, also this forum is the single most best resource I have for my collecting habbits as I said,
I collect everything , And I am sorry welcome to the forum. The reson this forum is the best resource weather it be World coins to casino chip's to error coins to Morgan VAms to counterfeits or currency(Bank notes)or Aussie coins , Finland , Egypt what ever where ever there is some one lives there, or from there or collect that type or what ever if they dont know about it they either have a book on it or are masters of the internet and can research it for you.
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United States
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Originally posted by scoutjim99
thekurt I started the smae way you did collecting everything and still do , for some reason thats the way I like it. I agree with every one else , But want to add start collecting coin books first if you can so you can learn as much as you can , and in that you might find your focus, also this forum is the single most best resource I have for my collecting habbits as I said,
I collect everything , And I am sorry welcome to the forum. The reson this forum is the best resource weather it be World coins to casino chip's to error coins to Morgan VAms to counterfeits or currency(Bank notes)or Aussie coins , Finland , Egypt what ever where ever there is some one lives there, or from there or collect that type or what ever if they dont know about it they either have a book on it or are masters of the internet and can research it for you.
thanks scout its really nice to have people like you to help out a newbie  |
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New Member
United States
47 Posts |
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Originally posted by bitters
By the way, were you looking to strictly collect out of circulation, or from dealers, too? I should have asked that first.
bitters, both. I love picking from circulation, but I have come to find out that is way too random and I have had dry spells for weeks doing that. I'm going to go to some dealers in my area once I find a set. and actually, I like the idea of silver rosies, I have about 5 already, dont remember the dates but silver nonetheless! |
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Valued Member
United States
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Originally posted by thekurt
both. I love picking from circulation, but I have come to find out that is way too random and I have had dry spells for weeks doing that. I'm going to go to some dealers in my area once I find a set. and actually, I like the idea of silver rosies, I have about 5 already, dont remember the dates but silver nonetheless!
Kurt, I also started with Lincoln cents years ago, and I'm still not finished! I found them easy to start, but I limited myself to the San Fran mint, just because they were more of a challenge. You can get most of the later lincoln wheat cents in uncirculated condition for $4-6 each at a dealer, which makes a nice place to start. But as you get closer to 1909, things get more expensive. I also collect all the State Quarters from circulation, which has been quite fun at little cost. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Hi KURT, And welcome a good starter set in my opinion is the Jefferson nickel set. All the coins in this set can be found in circulation from roll searching except for the 1950-D and maybe the 1939-D and 1942-D you can even find War Nickels at times in roll searching.As many here I use dansco coin albums but to start with if you like you can use coin folders. I have completed many sets of Jefferson nickels form circulation just by roll searching good luck. BRUCE. |
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