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Message:: [QUOTE="spirityoda, post: 2378070, member: 44633"]much like you when I first started out I was all over the place.  after collecting coins for about 18 years now I am much more focused now.  for world coins I collect mostly topical/themed collections. "coins with insects", coins with certain stars, coins with hands, toned coins, coins with small coins on the coins as the design itself, and a  large misc. section.  I have found the older I get (54 years old) the more I am liking the older coins say 18th and 19th century.  why is that you ask ?  well I have noticed that they have much more interesting designs with rarity (yes they can get very expensive, but you never get bored looking at them).  right now I focused on a toned Canadian caribou quarters and toned Canadian 50 cent pieces from dates 1937-1967.  I find these designs very beautiful. after I get completion with those 2 goals I want to start collecting world gold coins.  I am asuming you have Krauses world coin catalogs ?  if you are serious about world coins you might want to get a set of 18th 19th and to date catalogs just to go page by page to see what coins you might be attracted to.  I myself am attracted to world coins simply because of all the variety out there.  having a current want list also helps me. good luck in your coin hunting.  most important buy what you love...not what someone tells you to buy.  trust me you will get way more satisfaction from it.[/QUOTE]