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<p>[QUOTE="Collect89, post: 1128626, member: 15445"]<b>Welcome & have fun.</b></p><p><br /></p><p>You & your son should first get the red book for US coins and then discuss what coins you want to begin collecting. US State quarters or Lincoln cents might be a logical way to begin because you can easily get a coin folder & begin filling it from coins from the bank. Presidential dollars are another possibility because you can get them at face value from the bank or near face value from a coin dealer. The Presidential dollar collection can become quite valuable & you can always get face value for it (although I doubt you would ever sell it). Once you learn more about the different US coins, you might begin collecting one of each coin for a US type set or US modern mint products. Perhaps coins from the balance of the world would interest you. World coins interest me and they can sometimes be purchased on the cheap. Telling you what coin to collect is like telling somebody what car to buy or what girl to marry. You guys will make good decisions.</p><p><br /></p><p>Read some of the posts here at CT and post a question when you have one.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Collect89, post: 1128626, member: 15445"][b]Welcome & have fun.[/b] You & your son should first get the red book for US coins and then discuss what coins you want to begin collecting. US State quarters or Lincoln cents might be a logical way to begin because you can easily get a coin folder & begin filling it from coins from the bank. Presidential dollars are another possibility because you can get them at face value from the bank or near face value from a coin dealer. The Presidential dollar collection can become quite valuable & you can always get face value for it (although I doubt you would ever sell it). Once you learn more about the different US coins, you might begin collecting one of each coin for a US type set or US modern mint products. Perhaps coins from the balance of the world would interest you. World coins interest me and they can sometimes be purchased on the cheap. Telling you what coin to collect is like telling somebody what car to buy or what girl to marry. You guys will make good decisions. Read some of the posts here at CT and post a question when you have one.[/QUOTE]
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