Collecting Australia $1 Coins ?

You probably couldnt have selected a larger Australian series to collect. It will keep you busy for a long time! If it was me id just start buying whatever took my fancy.

I do however think it is a good approach to buy the key dates first up so theyre not hanging over your head. I'm thinking the Victoria Cross and 2000 Mule would be the big two in the $1 coins.

You should probably also decide if you want to collect simply circulating reverses or if you will venture into NCLT. It might be a good idea to start with circulation strikes, then proofs and then into NCLT once youve done the 'basic set'.

The problem with being a collector is this - "you can't have everything"
- so if you don't want to become a hoarder or accumulator,
you have to set yourself goals.
And this is the hard part - you resist the temptation to acquire things outside your target parameters,
so that you conserve your resources, in order to advance your goal.
So, you like Aussie $1 - that's a great goal, and acheivable.
But, you might want to consider the following -
circulation-only, or NCLT as well ?
errors: mules; Cuds; die-cracks; etc ?
grade: Unc or near-Unc only, or lesser grades ?
expense: collect from change or noodling only, so that every $1 in your collection costs you precisely $1 each; or set yourself a maximum bid at auctions ($10 ... $20 ... you choose).

But if you start now, you'll be on top of everything from 2013 forward.

When you've finished the $1, you can start on the 50-cents and 20-cents - I mention them, because of all of the commemoratives.

The really good thing is that you can set your own goals, and the speed of your progress.
Once you have goals, then you can research your topic: reading here on CCF, or magazines, or books.