Glad to hear you are interested in starting a collection. Depending on what you want to collect, I would suggest spending your first 20 dollars on a book. If you want to collect Canadian I suggest the "Charlton guide to Canadian Coins" Or for American coins, "The Redbook"
This will give you an idea of what coins are out there that you aren't aware of, and give you a better idea of what you want to collect. Usually when someone collects coins the smart way to do it is to narrow down your interest to one series, learn all you can about it, and then start pursuing it. The typical collection consists of one coin from every year for the series. So for example, my collection consists of every coin minted as a large cent from 1858 up to 1920. But another aspect is to collect all the varieties that are available for the series. So another example would be, my large cent collection, I already have all the years for the set, and now I am just looking for all the little varieties that are available for the run.
One more example would be a type set. Many collectors pursue one coin from each different design of a certain countries coinage. So wether you want to just look for one coin from every year, for every variety, or for one coin from every denomination and series, it's up to you.
what are the two methods of collecting information
A coin collection is called, well, a coin collection. The hobby of collecting coins is called numismatics.
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Coin collecting
While the president has not said much about coin collecting, he has said a lot about education and about the importance of hobbies that are educational. Both stamp collecting and coin collecting teach about geography and about important historical figures, so the chances are, he would be in favor of such hobbies.
There are a variety of methods used for collecting data. These include registration, questionnaires, interviews, direct observations, as well as reporting.
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Coin collecting
RPM is a coin collecting slang for "Repunched Mintmark". It refers to when the mintmark on a coin has been struck twice, and you can see remnants of the first mintmark underneath the second mintmark.
Lots of wear on the coin and the lowest grading possible.
edge of a coin with grooved lines that run around the entire perimeter of the coin
In coin collecting, it means Brilliant Uncirculated, a very nice coin, but not as good as a Proof coin.