what would be some suggesting in starting to collect i kind started with morgan silver dollars,mercury dimes, old nickels which seem the best and most inresting to ya'll thanks for the information
You've mentioned some good ones there. I love Walking Liberty halves, and Morgans. Mercs are great too, and may be a good option for a collector on a budget.
The American Silver Eagles are not expensive, they're beautiful coins and bullion silver to boot. I have a thing for BU Mercury Dimes myself. Can't seem to have enough.
You mentioned some very good options. I would also advise looking into 19th century type coins, such as 2 and 3 cent pieces, because they are unusual and relatively inexpensive compared to some more widely collected issues.
RE: starting collection I suggest Lincoln cents. they're fairly cheao, and they still show up in pocket change every now-and-then.
A very limiting factor might be the amount of time and money you have to spend on collecting. Many times, a person starts with one area and is then "converted" to another. Several collecting areas require either a large expenditure of money OR a large expenditure of time to gain knowledge to cherry-pick varieties. I would suggest perhaps the Lincoln cent series, or even limit it to Lincoln Memorial Cents as there are many varieties and can usually be obtained in high quality coins. This could expose you to mintmark variations,double dies, handling of coins, etc., all good aspects for any future collecting. I also like the Jefferson 5 cent series for similar reasons. When funds are tight, these 2 series have the greatest chance of something nice being found in bank rolls. They also present a large variety for grading skills. If money is not so much a problem, I like high end Buffalo 5 cents, what a beautiful coin! Having money is wonderful, but knowledge is necessary to be successful.
What predcarn said exactly. I would suggest you find a place to acquire a Whitman, Dansco or Littleton Album though to give yourself a place to put what you collect. A cheap way to get started is to first go to a bank and buy a bag of cents. $50 a bag. After you go through them you just return them to a different bank so they don't get mad at you. You can do the same with Nickels.
