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New Member
United States
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Hi there! Just started looking into collecting US coins and wondered...where to start. Wheat pennies, State Quarters, V nickles, liberty dimes...so much and yet I don't even know what's worth looking for. Any advise? Thanks!! Moved by Forum Mom from US Paper Money and Banknotes forum to Main Coin Forum. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4897 Posts |
 To CCF! Read a lot here and get yourself A Guidebook of United States coins ( RedBook). Look through it and find the coin or coins that speak to you. |
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Valued Member
United States
362 Posts |
 How ever I have discovered that starting with book two of jeffersons and the Presidential dollars or the national park quarters, you would be able to fill up a book easily. Not to mention get in on the ground floor of collecting through new circulating pocket change. But like the man before me said find what speaks to you, and if it happens to be silver all the better. Oh and to CCF |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
1723 Posts |
to CCF. You need to decide what particular US coins interest you the most. If you have no preferance, then just start with all the sets. Start from todays date and work your way to the older dates. This way you will be able to fill in many years just by watching your change, starts you collecting, and gives you time to research whatever you need to. Eventually you may decide on a particular type that you like. At that point, you can focus more on completing and learning what you need to about that type. Just a thought. CHEERS! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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with all the former responses, starting with newer sets will be easier of your wallet and many can be found in pocket change. But if you decide you like an older series more I'd go with that one, your first coins should be ones that you absolutely cannot live without, lol, you'll understand perfectly when you find a design you love. And if you just start a set because of convenience you might lose interest while if you start with ones you love you'll be hooked! The Red Book is a great reference.. Go through it and find a series that stands out to you, IMO the prices are a little off, but for a reference it's excellent and it'll at least give you an idea of what the series will cost. And of corse this site is also an excellent reference with many people happy to help! And welcome!  |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
1177 Posts |
Canadian coins ;)
just kidding! America has a lot of beautiful coins! good luck and happy spending!
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
1411 Posts |
to CCF! Watch it Jake... America has Amazing coins! Also... your signature reminds me that I need to see what I would need for a Canadian type set (based on my ideas)... Thanks! |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Most of it will be based on your budget. I would start by collecting what you like and have an interest in. As a collector, there are no rules, buy the best of what you like and can afford and enjoy them.
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Valued Member
United States
386 Posts |
As InDianGoldEagle says, it depends on your budget. How much do you plan to spend each month? Are you looking to collect coins that also have precious metal content, such as silver or gold? Will you buy raw coins or slabbed, graded coins? Do you want to collect modern coins or classic coins? Do you want to specialize in a series or collect coins from the spectrum of dates, types, and metals? Are you looking to collect US coins or world coins or both? You see, there is a lot that goes into this. But you won't get bored. Enjoy the journey and be patient and careful. Stay in this forum and you will learn a lot and get a lot of professional help. P.S. Edited by blackjack
01/05/2013 4:33 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1691 Posts |
start with going through your change...then ask family and friends if they have any old coins lying around. Join a local coin club and go to the library reference section for coin books. There are so many coins out there At some point you will probably want to specialize in certain areas of interest(colonial, copper, silver, commemoratives, mint sets, paper money, etc) Decide if you are mainly interested in investing or just for the enjoyment of collecting....Happy hunting! Edited by atlashealth
01/05/2013 5:57 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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Like others have said just start with what you like. Browse around ebay and see what you like and dont like and go from there. Pretty much all of us have different series we like the most and will all be biased towards our own preferences. If your purpose was to collect based off of historical significance you can make arguments for certain series over others, but other than that it will just be people telling you their own preferences of what they like. Modern coins will be the cheapest to collect and most available, but the most important part is that you like whatever youre collecting |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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And STOP. Do not start collecting coins. The more collectors out there, the less coins I'll find.  On a serious note: 1. Purchase what is called the Red Book by Whitman Publishing. Spend some time looking through it for what you like. 2. Check out the internet for any coin shows in your area. Go to a few with the intentions of just looking. At least for now. 3. Check to see if there are any coin stores in your area. Go to them and again, at first just look until you think you know what your doing. 4. Try to go to a few flea markets and look for coin dealers and for now, again just look. 5. Ask friends, neighbors and relatives if they have any old coins they would want to part with. 6. Watch for any garage/yard/estate sales. Go there and ask if there are any old coins there. |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
3692 Posts |
I'd be more interested to know the reason behind you wanting to collect coins. Nobody starts without a reason, so when we know your motives we'll know in which direction to point you.
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Valued Member
United States
461 Posts |
Libertad, that is the first thing that came to my mind too. What sparked the interest?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1536 Posts |
You can always start with an example or two of several different series. You can even just start with coins you find in rolls from the bank. The Jefferson nickel series is interesting because you can find most directly in circulation. Wheat cents can often be found in circulation as well. |
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Valued Member
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Ever since I started my collection again, I am leaning more towards getting rare medals and tokens.
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