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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;JDS, post: 691205, member: 20515&quot;]I have returned to coin collecting after a thirty year hiatus, and this site has been an extremely valuable resource. It&#039;s incredible how much information is so easily accessible today as compared to when I was collecting coins as a kid in the 1970&#039;s.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;I started my collection only a week ago. I must say that I enjoy having the financial resources one acquires in adulthood as it allows me to build a nice collection a bit quicker than I could as a ten year old. :smile </p><p><br /></p><p>The first thing I did was&nbsp; buy some albums for cents, nickels, dimes, quarters and half dollars. I completed the state quarter album and made good&nbsp; progress on the newer coins in all of the albums. As I started reading about coins, I decided to collect what is my favorite of all coins, the half dollar. I discovered APMEX and ordered uncirculated Kennedy halves from 1964 to 1985. I didn&#039;t have to pay too much, though I am sure I paid more than I should have. At any rate, I am looking forward to receiving them in the mail and looking them over. I also have the 2009 proof set on the way, as well as a roll of buffalo nickels, wheat pennies, a roll of the 1943 steel cent and two rolls of the new 2009 Lincoln penny.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>My strategy at this point is to focus primarily on the half dollar, working my way back in time through the Franklin and then the Walking Liberty. I will try to pay attention more to the quality of the coins I acquire rather than the quantity and take the time to reacquaint myself with US coins over all. </p><p><br /></p><p>Oh yeah, there is a coin show&nbsp; next weekend that I will attend and all next&nbsp; week I will be off work allowing me time to visit&nbsp; some coin shops.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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