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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;camlov2, post: 1491318, member: 26479&quot;]1)Braided Hair cents would be the first to look for (1840-1857), if you avoid 1840 and 1857 the prices are pretty consistant up to about VF-30, above that the later years (50-56) are going to be the cheapest.</p><p><br /></p><p>2)I personally am looking to put together a set of coins with each being VF-30 or higher to keep the prices down.&nbsp; I would suggest getting the best you can afford, for under 100 you would probably be around VF-40.</p><p><br /></p><p>3)I just asked The Penny Lady the same question and the three books she recommended were the following-</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; United States Copper Cents 1816-1857, by Newcomb</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; U.S. Large cents (2 volumes) by Noyes</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; The Cent Book by Wright</p><p><br /></p><p>4)I don&#039;t think so, if you are only looking for a single coin or single coin per year you will find the most common die varieties to be the most affordable.&nbsp; However I wouldn&#039;t be buying anything in the $100 range off of the internet/ebay without having a good understanding of the coins details.&nbsp; (unless graded and from a quality dealer).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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