. . . when I was very active in my state numismatic organization, the Asbury Park Press reporter covering our annual convention in Cherry Hill, NJ filed a story with his editor about this young black teenager from Red Bank, NJ whose collection consisted entirely of gold coins . . . . all color photos of gold coins that were cut out of coin magazines and auction catalogs that were housed in cardboard 2x2's and stored in 20 pocket pages in 3-ring.binders. When asked why he collected pictures, his response was that he could not afford the real thing,

So collect whatever gives you pleasure. You don't have to have a collection worth thousands of dollars to enjoy your hobby.