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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Cherd, post: 1461507, member: 24754&quot;]Focusing on a year/mint set of a specific type of coin is not the only way to collect. I would personally suggest starting out as a type collector. Track down the nicest single example of each particular type of coin that falls within a price range that you can afford. An inexpensive way to start would be to complete a 20th century set. Or you could complete a small cent and nickel collection, which could consist of:</p><p><br /></p><p><u>Small Cents</u>: Flying Eagle (1857-1858), IH No Shield (1959), IH Copper-Nickel (1860-1864), Indian Head (1864-1909), Wheat VDB (1909), Wheat (1909-1958), Wheat Steel (1943), Memorial Copper (1959-1982), Memorial Zinc (1982-2008), 4 Lincoln Boyhoods (2009), Shield (2010-)</p><p><br /></p><p><u>Nickels</u>: Shield Rays (1866-1867), Shield (1867-1883), Liberty No Cents (1883), Liberty (1883-1912), Buffalo Mound Reverse (1913), Buffalo (1913-1938), Jefferson (1938-2008), Jefferson War (1942-1945), 4 Jefferson Westwards (2004-2005), New Jefferson (2006-)</p><p><br /></p><p>As you can see, there is a lot of variety to be had, and variety is what makes coin collecting interesting to me. Or, you may end up with a particular coin design that you tend to appreciate more than the others, at which point you would have discovered the coin for a year/date collection.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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