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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Brett_in_Sacto, post: 2172872, member: 71510&quot;]Set your goal and be realistic.&nbsp; If your budget is small, continue on the pennies and save up for those opportunities that come up, like when someone appreciates your enthusiasm and gives you a great deal on a 1909-S penny, and work on finishing that collection.&nbsp; What I get out of the hobby is a wonderful US History lesson - far better than I received in school.&nbsp; As you learn, you will learn about the coins, where they came from and how they became what they are.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, being so young, you might want to focus on modern day coin collections that will increase in value over time.&nbsp; A state quarter collection can be affordable where most coins are at face value.&nbsp; When you retire, that collection will be 50some years old and will have gained value in that time.</p><p><br /></p><p>But set a goal that you believe you can achieve and figure out the budget to get there.&nbsp; Then go after it.&nbsp; The nice thing is that if you are careful about spending, you can always sell any partial collection for about what you paid for it.&nbsp; So you can switch and not feel trapped into a collection that lost your passion.</p><p><br /></p><p>Good luck![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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