Newbie

I recently acquired a collection of Canadian and foreign coins and paper money. I'm a little overwhelmed as I know nothing about it. I'd like some direction on where to start, I need a dummies tutorial! Fortunately or unfortunately he collected a little bit of everything, it would be much easier if he had specialized in one area. I have the Charlton books and a few other random books but are there any really good resources for beginners?

I was thinkin about focusing on one denomination at a time in order to learn and organize what I have. I also need to somehow create an inventory.

Any help appreciated