Starting Over Again

Hmmm... starting out, with no goals, I would send someone after 25 cents. Simply because they can keep busy trying to collect the multitudes of different designs produced over the last 20 odd years just by looking through everyday pocket change! But if I had to do it all over again, I would start by reading more, and buying less! And when I did buy, go for better, not just to fill holes with low grade, barely readable dates. Also, as a serious colletion, I would target 50 cents. Low mintages, nice size to handle and observe (5 cent silvers and dimes are a little too tedious.) and not too many varieties and holes to fill in a 50 cent series.

HMMMMMMM, I ask myself this question all the time and come up with the same recommendations as follows:
1.Collect only Canada business strikes.
2.Collect only the dates 1858-1967 inc.
3.Acquire the I.C.C.S. Population Report and collect the "TOP 20 FINEST" known.
4.Collect the KEY DATES of the above mentioned dates in the highest affordable grades.
5.Collect the pieces that have the finest EYE APPEAL.
6.Stay away from PROBLEM coins. (ie:cleaned,corrosion,bent,rim damage,lacquered,white washed,etc.)
7.Collect I.C.C.S./C.C.C.S. slabbed coins.
8.Always keep your entire collection open to an "UPGRADE", never be in love with any one coin.
9.Never tell your spouse what the value of your collection is. Because in the unfortunate event of a divorce they are entitled to half. After all what he/she doesn't know, he/she doesn't get in a settlement!
10.Confide in only "ONE" person in your life you can TRUST as to the value and whereabouts of your collection, just in case?

The above mentioned TEN POINTS are what my entire "coin collection" of Canadian Business strikes between the dates 1858-1967 are based and valued on, nothing more and nothing less.

Glenn

I absolutely agree that for a newbie collector I would tell them coins from 1870 to 1967 only! Better yet, stop at 1936.