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Hello My name is Mike me son are going to start collecting coins together and one day maybe it could turn into a gold mine for my son. So I'm looking for a really good starter set I am on a budget but can afford a good starter set and start me and my sons journey to collecting coins and having something that could help him out one day and plus spending the timwe teaching him that's what I live fop so if you know where or who I need to talk to about a starter set please msg me on here
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What type coins are you both interested in: world coins, US coins, modern, classic, ancient?  |
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to the Forum. |
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to CCF. Give us an idea of your interest and budget. John1  |
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A set that is obtainable and is also 90% silver is the Franklin half series. They are widely available in circulated and uncirculated examples.  |
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to the family Mahembree! PM me if you can, I'm set up to sell/trade Lincoln Cent and Jefferson nickel starter sets. Just love to see new collectors getting into numismatics, especially the kids! I think I may have the perfect option for you. All here are happy to be of any assistance you need, questions, comments, encouragement. Jump right in, water's great!   Edited by Crazyb0
04/07/2017 11:32 am
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to the Community! I moved your post to the appropriate forum for the proper attention.  |
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Mike, just realized as new member you can't use PM feature until minimum 50 post limit. I can send an email to you but you must turn on the feature in your profile section. Be happy to help you and your son get started. Edited by Crazyb0
04/07/2017 1:21 pm
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! I have been collecting off and on for around 40 years. My son is now 29 and we enjoyed the time together doing "our thing" as he grew up and he still enjoys going to coin club meetings and coin shows with me. He got married 2 years ago and now his wife is joining our coin club after attending as a guest a couple of times. I hope you and your son will share many happy memories over the next few decades like we have. |
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I agree with muddler ...a Ben Franklin set of half dollars would be a good starter set. The set goes from 1948 through 1963. Coins that are graded XF to BU would not be to hard to put together. You might want to look up some history on Ben Franklin while you collect the set. Another popular set would be American Silver Eagles ( ASE). ASE's were first minted in 1986. They contain 1oz. of .999 fine silver. Dansco makes some nice albums for coin sets, you might want to check out what is available. |
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do it for the sake of spending time with your son, do NOT do it expecting it to turn into a gold mine.
starter sets will always be just that, starter sets, and not likely to ever be worth more than you paid for it.
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I agree with Wade on this one. It's not easy to make money on coins. Do it for the experience, not as an investment. Assume you won't make money, and hope you don't lose money -- any profit is just a bonus. You'll want to amass knowledge before you amass coins. If deals sound too good to be true, they probably are. Crazy posted pictures of some nice 1851 Indian Head silver dollars the other day, and I'm sure he'd let them go at "spot price"! But they're forgeries, and he posted them as an illustration of knock offs being produced now. Good luck!  |
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Dansco makes some nice albums for coin sets, you might want to check
out what is available. That's good advice. You could pick a series that interests you and start acquiring pieces to fill the slots. You could purchase sets from collectors to get started, as one fellow graciously offered. You could just start with pocket change collecting ATB and State Quarters. The possibilities are only limited by your wallet!  |
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If you want a set that has "value" from circulation or searching boxes of coins then the Kennedy half is the way to go. If you want an easier set to start with that will give you a quicker satisfaction of filling the album up faster Lincoln Memorial cents are the way to go. Jefferson nickels are doable but it may take you a LOT of boxes to finish your album. |
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It's not the destination, it's the journey. Of course it's only my opinion but Jefferson nickels is an excellent place to start and I second the Franklin halves. I don't know how old your son is but maybe a reward for working on the Jeffersons and certain milestones you set could earn a trip to the flea market or coin shop for you to add another Franklin or Two to your set. A type set would be nice, but don't settle for hole fillers. Always get the best you can afford. Make it fun or it won't last. |
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It's not the destination, it's the journey. Would that be the Westward Journey?  I agree with both Franklin halves and Jefferson nickels. The nickels have quite a few more years but even the War Nickels can be found in rolls and aren't highly priced. There are minimal key and semi-key dates. You mentioned "teaching" and Jefferson nickels have gone through several changes since 1938 including composition, mintmark placement (existence of P) design updates, etc. A lot to learn. The Franklin's are 90% Silver but are manageable because of the short run. As far as cents go, a Lincoln Memorial set (1959-2008) should be fairly simple to achieve. There are a few varieties that can or cannot be included at your discrepancy and most can be found in rolls. Whatever you do, make it your own. There aren't any hard and fast rules to a set. In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020
In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024
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04/08/2017 02:39 am
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