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Message:: [QUOTE="WingedLiberty, post: 1181743, member: 26030"]#6. A Recent Silver Proof Set     For $60 you get a pile of coins (as many as 14) in Proof condition, a number of them silver, along with five of the popular State Quarters, a Sacagawea "Golden" Dollar, four Presidential "Golden" Dollars, Kennedy Half Dollar, Rosevelt Dime, the new Jefferson Nickel, and the new Lincoln Shield Cent.  This is hard to beat for bang for your buck (at about $4 per coin average)!   I selected a silver set here rather than a copper/nickle clad set because the price for a silver set is not that much more than the clad, and I always found silver makes the coins so much more beautiful (plus you get over an ounce of silver from the coins, which could help with price appreciation on the set in the decades ahead). Seeing pristine examples of the spectrum of coins in the set could help spark your imagination and help you decide if you want to collect the complete series of any of the coin types in the set.   [ATTACH]123569.vB[/ATTACH]  #7. Indian Cent     One cent coins are the most widely collected denomination; and having the design previous to the 100 year old Lincoln Cent is a must have.  You can get these very cheaply.   [ATTACH]123571.vB[/ATTACH]   #8. Standing Liberty Quarter     This coin definitely has a coolness factor.  It just smacks of the art deco culture pervasive in the roaring 20’s.  A very short-series, minted only from 1916 to 1930.  Higher grades can get pricey, but lower grades are very affordable. [ATTACH]123572.vB[/ATTACH]     #9. Pre-1954 Commemorative Half Dollar.       Let your imagination run wild.  Many of these have very low mintages and are fairly affordable. If you are not sure where to start, take a gander at the Texas or the Oregon Trail two of the more beautiful designs in the series. Prices start around $100. Peruse a Redbook of U.S. Coins and pick out a design that speaks to you.   [ATTACH]123573.vB[/ATTACH]  #10. One-Tenth Ounce American Gold Eagle      Every U.S Coin collector should have at least 1 gold coin (just to say they own some gold) and these 1/10th ounce American Gold Eagle coins provide about as cheap a way to get a legal tender U.S. gold coin as any.  Plus it gives you a sample of arguably the most beautiful coin design ever produced -- the Saint Gaudens design that was used on the Twenty Dollar Gold Pieces of the early 20th century.  Getting a Proof version of this type from the Mint is a great way to go.  You spend less than $200 for some gold and at the same time get a coin showing that stunning St. Gauden’s design.  As a final note, getting an example in Proof condition from the U.S. Mint often gives the coin a cameo appearance making the design more visible on this small coin (about the size of a U.S. Dime). [ATTACH]123577.vB[/ATTACH]     Summary   So for a bit over $500, one would have a great start to a very diverse collection with some great types sporting a wow factor.  A beginning collector (depending on age (i.e. budget)) might be able to put something like this together in a few years with the help of a part-time job.  It was definitely hard picking just 10 -- My #11 and #12 would have been an early wheat backed Lincoln Cent and a Peace Dollar.  Sill I think this short set would provide a good basis for someone to decide where they wanted to focus their collecting interest.      What’s your Opinion?     So what do you think, would you have a different top 10? Addendum: See page 2 of this thread for the addition of coins ranked #11 and #12 in series, these were added by popular demand.    For a direct link to #11 & #12, click here ... <a href="http://www.cointalk.com/t175198-2/#post1182282" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/t175198-2/#post1182282">http://www.cointalk.com/t175198-2/#post1182282</a> [/QUOTE]

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