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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;tdogchristy90, post: 1356137, member: 35778&quot;]Hey man, I&#039;m 23 a student and actually have ADHD, so I can relate. I started collecting when I was 14 and my dad and I went to the denver mint and bought me a coin book. Everyone here seems to have giving you solid advice so I won&#039;t go too deep into detail.</p><p><br /></p><p>First collect for the love, not the investment. It&#039;s supposed to be fun, not a job. I started because I&#039;m a lover of history (it&#039;s my degree in school). I also love the art work, the Morgan dollar and mercury dime being good examples. </p><p><br /></p><p>Second, do the research first. You&#039;re much better taking your time and learning. The last thing you want to do is be uninformed, rush it, and get burned. Obsorb as much knowledge as you can and then based on that knowledge make educated purchases. </p><p><br /></p><p>Thirdly, you&#039;re much better off in the long run to be a quality over quantity person. It&#039;s much better from a enjoyment and envestment point to have two ms Morgans than junk coins that you can&#039;t enjoy cause they&#039;re too worn. </p><p><br /></p><p>Start with the basics. Learning the basics from g-ms state coins. How to spot/grade them. There are very easy basics you can learn such as lines being visible on a certain part of a coin that can help you determine grade. (ie on the mercury dime reverse, looking at the bundle of sticks and hatchet, rather the lines are faded or clearly noted it a good way to help with grade) </p><p><br /></p><p>Finally let me give you my two cents. I collect the peace dollar from right after ww1, the morgan dollar, and my favorite te mercury dime from ww2. I collect for the history and the art. The Morgan is very very nice and I understand your growing interest in it. Both the peace and Morgan being heavy silver you won&#039;t find them for much less than melt, $30ish. You can get them in higher grades for about $50 a piece. Also the peace dollar only has 24 coins and not a lot of hard to find pieces so if looking for a complete set it&#039;s a good place to start (and again good heavy silver so can be a good investment. Finally the mercury dime, my favorite. Being a dime you can buy lots of 3-5 in at least almost uncirculated for relatively cheap. </p><p><br /></p><p>I hope this helps and if you need anything just ask. Again, it&#039;s supposed to be fun and an enjoyment.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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