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Message:: [QUOTE="therocktjb, post: 1642647, member: 43258"]I look for deals everywhere. I started with Wheat Cents, and got my collection going by stopping in at Coin Shops and buying  a few dollars worth of circulated common dates by the pound or however they were selling them. My LCS back then would sell me them for 2 cents apiece, so I could buy $10 face value for $20 and these were the ones that people would bring in and dump for some cash. The owner was a one man business, so he rarely if at all sorted them. I found some semi key dates in my buys, and after I filled most holes in my book, then I started to get better versions of what I had. Now, I roll search from the bank for cents. I sort out the AU/BU pre 82 cents, wheats, foreign, Lincoln Bi-Centennials (just because I love the look to each and don't care if they're circulated or not) and years with known errors from the bunch, then closely examine what I have in my "hoard" from the bank. Take what I don't want back to a bank, rinse and repeat. There is plenty you can do to start your collection on a budget, so don't feel overwhelmed by what you see on websites for prices.[/QUOTE]