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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Skyman, post: 1954719, member: 28299&quot;]First off, WELCOME to the Boards!!!&nbsp; Remember, the most important thing to do while collecting coins is just to have fun.&nbsp; Along those lines, if you do get interested in the field, I would STRONGLY recommend that you only spend disposable income on coins that you purchase.&nbsp; That way you keep it as a fun hobby.</p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s great that you have some coins from your Dad.&nbsp; The two imaged look like nice circulated coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>You have 2 silver Classic Commemoratives (CC).&nbsp; CC were minted from 1892 to 1954.&nbsp; If you were to build a set of 1 of each design type there would be 50 coins in the set.&nbsp; If your were to build a set of every date and mintmark there would be 144 coins in the set.</p><p><br /></p><p>I see written on your second coin&#039;s holder 1725 - 1925.&nbsp; The Lexington you have is a sesquicentennial.&nbsp; A sesquicentennial means 150 years, so the coin in this case celebrates 150 years since the battle(s) of Lexington-Concord in 1775.</p><p><br /></p><p>I strongly support Josh&#039;s suggestion to get a Red Book.&nbsp; It is a compact and extremely informative introduction to US coins.&nbsp; I hope you have many years of enjoyment in collecting coins!!![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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