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Message:: [QUOTE="Mike Willner, post: 358844, member: 11144"]Amen, Brother. I started collecting recently with my 9 year old son... he covers the US, I cover the World. Talk about being overwhelmed! 100's of countries, hundreds of years, thousands of coin types, none of which are listed in CDN! What has eased the pain has been to narrow in on a particular niche that I find interesting: I started by narrowing on WW1 coins, then further narrowed to WW1 era European silver coins. This has given me a great range of coins to pursue, most of which are very, very affordable, some of which are devilishly difficult even to find at any price... a great mix for collecting fun. Another example: I read a history of the Battle of Stalingrad which made a great impression on me. Soon thereafter I started a collection of WW2 era Soviet coins. This has been great fun, and each one, no matter the condition, tells a story. In fact, I have a 1942 coin that is in very poor condition and I keep wondering if it was buried in some heap near the Tractor Factory in the north side of Stalingrad... I like it BETTER because of the lousey condition. Anyway, I suggest create a niche that really interests you and go from there. Meanwhile, I'll be off trying to fill in my son's IHC collection at VF - XF. Good luck, have fun.[/QUOTE]