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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kaparthy, post: 376, member: 57463&quot;]Okay, I decided I can&#039;t do them all, can&#039;t afford it all.&nbsp; What would be a good short set to start out?&nbsp; Must be most people do a short set to start, some of those prices for the rare ones are just out of the question.</p><p><br /></p><p>(1) You cannot afford them ALL AT ONCE.&nbsp; These are not Buffalo Nickels or Kennedy Halves.&nbsp; You have to have some patience and perseverence.&nbsp; You have to set up a bank account or something and SAVE for the coin(s) you want and once or twice a year buy one or two.&nbsp; It is a lifetime avocation.</p><p><br /></p><p>(2) If you look in the Redbook, you can find THREE Major Varieties to pursue, each available in EF for about $200.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>(2a) The suggestion for famous years such as 1812 and so on is fine.&nbsp; Knowing some US History would help.&nbsp; Webster led the War Hawks.&nbsp; I don&#039;t know where Clay and Calhourn were then.&nbsp; Jackson was a general.&nbsp; Benton was his aide de camp.&nbsp;&nbsp; So, you have to know what (if anything) happened in 1825 and 1829 and so on and tie the coins to those events.</p><p><br /></p><p>(2b) You could pick a single year such as 1824 or 1828 and go for all the varieties and errors.&nbsp; Dealers are often behind the curve on stuff like this and if you have good knowledge, a good memory, and either good eyes or a good lens, you can &quot;cherry pick&quot; the varieties you want.</p><p><br /></p><p>Good luck.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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