What is a good way to get started in coin collecting?
I have a lot of "proof sets" though I doubt they are worth a crap, I like them anyway.
It’s such a broad, huge field how do you know where to start?
Do you just pick a coin you like (I like Mercury Dimes and Morgan Dollars) for instance and go with it or what?
Thanks for the input.
Tagged as: crap · mercury · mercury dimes · morgan dollars · proof
Coin collecting is a very large field but you already like 2 types of coins that have a great following. Winged Liberty dimes (Mercury) are great coins that are also quite beautiful. I have 2 complete sets. Morgan silver dollars are a fun thing also. I knew that I would never be able to complete the set due to a few very expensive coins. I also did know that I could complete a date set, that is one of each date. I made sure I had all the mints included and also was lucky enough to get some of the scarce dates also. I have a nice set and work on making it better grade wise. I have collected for a long time so I have interests in most all coins. Right now I am working on ancient Asian coins. I buy the proof sets also and some were a good buy and others were not. As you get into coins and learn more you may want to buy books and study coins, do research, if or when that happens you will become a numismatist. It is a great hobby and one can even make a few buck by knowing more about a series than the dealers do but don’t let them know that. have fun
sounds as if you have already started a nice collection. Keep only what you really like. I, too,
like the mercury dimes, steel pennies and Morgan dollars, buffalo nickels. I also have all the
state quarters.
We started with the State quarters. Like most, you start with one and go from there. Proof sets are worth while because they are uncirculated and will eventually increase in value. I also collect HO trains and run them when I can. A train that hasn’t touched tracks is worth more, but not much fun to look at!