What should I collect?

[999digger]

I would like to put a complete set together of some sort of US coin. I am fifteen years old and money can be an issue. What is something I could do and actually finish in a high grade. Help would greatly be apptreciated. Feel free to give your opinion.

 

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[Diver_Down]

Easiest and cheapest would be a Kennedy Half Dollar date and mintmark set. Not including errors, this set can be completed with a modest budget. Your most expensive coins will be the silver issues. You can even just complete the set with circulated strikes omitting proofs.

If you want silver, then just do a silver Roosevelt collection. It is a short set.

The shortest and cheapest set would be a Susan B. Anthony set. You can easily get all varieties on a limited budget.

 

[chatsworth]

I would suggest the Susan B Anthony set. That would be the cheapest... Or if you wanted something a little less exciting you could go for collecting the State quarters.

 

[stefen]

Why not start a multi-collection of Pennies, Nickles and Dimes...

Cost is relatively low and choices are unlimited...

As you learn about each type of coinage, you can expand into other coin-types as you get older.

Buy what you can afford but always buy the best...

Stay away from buying rolled coins or what are called 'LOTS'...you can spend a lot of money and end up with coins that are otherwise hard to resell...instead buy one good coin instead of 50 bad ones...

 

[brendan1414]

Im 17, and i just recently started metal detecting, but also got back into coin collecting. one that i enjoyed was the dimes... i wanted to collect EVERY dme issued, types, not every date. so i went out and found deals on the dimes, and just finished it up today, cost about $35, and have about all the silver to back up the collection as well.. doesnt have to be GREAT condition coins, because of coarse the capped bust is gonna HAVE to be good, perhaps very good condition unless you want to spend hundreds. look on ebay, go to local coin shops.. sometimes they are nicce to us kids just starting out =] have a fun time, and always buy a coin that interests YOU!

 

[Tamu15whoop]

Im 18 and I have been working in a coin shop since I was 15 and I always tell people collect something they like. Ill buy almost anything if I think its neat but I especially like dollars. I started out with wheat cents, the second book can be filled pretty easily. The best coin investment is knowledge, read as much as you can and make friends at a local coin shop, thats how I wound up with the best job in the world! Great to see younger collectors!

 

[mightyzep]

The first set I had complete was the Mercury dimes. Well, I didn't get the 16D but I got all the rest and have a full book of mercs. I like every coin which is the one before you see in circulation now. I like the Indian Head penny, the buffalo nickel, the mercury head dime, the standing liberty quarter and the franklin half. The walker half is awesome too. I like the Peace dollars and the Morgan dollars.

Somehow I don't find that much fun in collecting the silver washington quarters or silver roosevelt dimes, which look just like the current coins. Most of the barber coins I don't like. They always seem pretty worn out.

A really fun and inexpensive way to collect is to get the 20th century type set book. One of each type of coin. Then you could look at them all and see if one is calling for you to collect them all!

 

[CoinHELP!]

High grade Sacagawea collections are good to complete on a budget, as is the Presidential Dollars. You can often get Presidential Dollars for face value.

 

[ImpurestStewart]

Franklin Half Dollars aren't rare and are worth silver weight. 1948-1963. @ 12 bucks apiece you can have a whole set relatively quickly and you won't lose much money.(That is if you decide to sell them, If silver goes up you just made money!) Just my opinion.

 

[capndan151]

Rosies

 

[Mzjavert]

The shortest and cheapest set would be a Susan B. Anthony set. You can easily get all varieties on a limited budget.

Hurry, supplies are limited and going Fast! You could probably get two or three sets of the circulated coins in a roll of SBA dollars.

 

[yyznick]

Just do something easy like Jefferson Nickels, should go relatively quick aside from the 50D

 

[Sterling in Va]

If you want a really easy way of putting a set together, go to the bank, give them a $50 dollar bill, and say I want it in either pennies, nickels, dimes, or quarters. Usually the bank teller will give the rolls to you without a question. This is called coin roll hunting. You loof through rolls of coins to find coins you like. You can get old and unique coins at face value! A few dates you may have to buy, especially if you want to collect silver, but if you keep doing it, you can nearly get an entire set. Just last week, I got $1.50 in pennies at the bank and found a nice 1916 wheat penny in it.

 

[davest]

Lincoln Memorial Cents from 1959 to date. Try to find them in proof or uncirculated. They won't break the bank and

make for a real nice set.

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

You can still do a complete set of Peace Dollars relatively cheaply - compared to any other silver coin that is. That's the only complete series I have. Of the 24 coins only the 1928 is going to be a killer slot to fill. The impossible to find and illegal to own 1964 "remint" excluded.

Makes a beautiful collection, to boot.

 

[Aaronscicli]

my personal favorite is wheats. im 15 too btw. i mostly just look through penny boxes and take out wheats and copper. then i sell the copper and buy more wheats