New Collector Looking For Some Help.

Thanks, but I was hoping you could give me some examples of what others collect? I need some inspiration.

some collect coins for one country, some collect coins before certain years, some collect only slabbed/graded coins.

I have mostly US coins, with world coins for my Birth Year Set, coin from countries that I have visited, and some other world coins.

Here is a link of my albums:
http://www.coincommunity.org/galler...hp?cat=10468

SteamyRevolt, to the CCF

w/ amida17. Buy the Red Book and see what coins in US history really appeal to you. Also, E-Bay is a great place to see coins. I originally started type collecting one of each US coin, but then my interest went in the direction of Civil War & Store Merchant tokens due to their history and has stayed there. Everybody has their likes & dislikes... only you can decide ultimately what you want to collect. Who knows, maybe you'd like ancient Romans or world coins like MANY of the CCF members? Good luck w/ whatever you decide to do.

Ok, i'll look into that book. Thank you very much everyone!

Sometimes I think of the hours I've spent coin roll hunting, or traveling or waiting at auctions and I would almost want to say GET OUT NOW WHILE YOU CAN!

Seriously though this hobby is very enjoyable and it can get very addictive or overwhelming.

I don't think anyone on here will be able to tell you what to collect. To each their own. One reason I love talking with other collectors... to find out what they find facinating and to share in that.

I started with nickles and had a LOT of fun with those, I've dipped into silver dollars, but my true love is 50 cent pieces and maritime coins.

You have to find out what speaks to you... There's a whole lot to learn in numismiatics so start with just one thing.. and then let it go from there..

Good luck and hope to see more posts from you with updates!

I started out when I was about nine years old and only cared about Lincoln wheat cents. I had a decent date set going but then realized there were other coins I could collect too. From Wheaties, I expanded to Eisenhower dollars, Kennedy halves, then said "hey, I should also get some Lincoln memorial cents, and maybe get one of each mint mark and date for all the Lincolns". THEN I realized there were other small cents out there, and commemorative halves too! And nickels are easy to get from bank rolls and a set can be completed with moderate work. Then I said "Hey, I can upgrade these too and have a collection worth of envy!" And man, it won't stop. But it all began with finding something I saw that I loved. When you find that, you'll be on the way too. And like many people, both on here and elsewhere, I am sure you'll broaden your definition of "what to collect." Once you have that in mind, search for coin stores in your area. Look at what people on here have for trade and sale, and check online sites like (as much as I cringe) ebay. There are other online coin dealers you can shop from, and I am sure people on here can give you reviews on many of them. Hope this helped.

What it boils down to is these points:

What coins in that pile do you find the most appealing to look at? Keep those.

Are there any interesting dates that you want a coin from?

Are you interested in buying coins? If so, establish a budget of how much you are willing to spend per coin. Then go look at the pictures of coins, both US and world. If you catch yourself thinking "Ooh, I want one of them!" cross the grade of the coin with price on an online price guide. For example, you can look at pictures of US coins with their grades on pcgs.com/photograde to get a general sense of a coin in question, then get a rough guestimate of if your budget will allow for it with numismedia.com