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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;sshafer11, post: 2029236, member: 67540&quot;]Well the more experienced of a collector he is the more likely he is to be &quot;particular&quot; about what he wants in the collection. So you might need to tread carefully. If you have a general idea of what series(s) of coins he likes to collect or maybe what errors he doesn&#039;t yet have (or just ones he really likes) you could start there. In terms of budget you could look on eBay by doing an advanced search for toned coins or errors and that will allow you to specify your price range so you won&#039;t have to sort too many coins. If you do decide to go the route of purchasing a coin I would personally suggest you buy either a PCGS or NGC certfied coin because toning can be artificially done and sellers might be confused about what is an error and what is simply damaged. If he doesn&#039;t collect certified coins he can always opt to crack the coin out of the holder if he is so inclined.</p><p><br /></p><p>The other option if you don&#039;t want to possibly get the wrong coin, if he is a student of the hobby and really likes to learn about the coins he collects you can&#039;t go wrong with books. There are tons of fantastic collecting references that I think just in general most collectors wouldn&#039;t mind in their stocking.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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