Best Coin Series For A Newbie

Regardless of what ever you chose to collect, try to remember this is a hobby, not an investment. Your chances of making a collection of anything and reselling for a profit are almost non existing. Of course you could spend many hours on ebay or similar to resell but again, this is a hobby. Have fun and enjoy it. You never really will is all you do is think about selling it all tomorrow.

with Vermontensium, Liberty nickels are the way to go.

As many have said, doing a type set will give you a good idea what you find appealing. I just started collecting a year ago and found several series that I really loved (Capped Bust Halves, Liberty nickels, Indian Head cents).

I recently decided to do a Liberty nickel series in high VF to low AU. In that grade range, I can get most of the coins for under $50, except for a few. There are only three key date coins in the series and with your budget completing this series shouldn't take that long.

As others have said, whichever series you decide to collect, study it thoroughly and do your research