It's easy starting your collection. Get a jar or box to store them and check your change to collect as many different coins as possible. Let your parents and relatives know about your collection and ask them to check for unusual coins as well. Check both sides of the coin and identify the year it was made. The front of a coin is called obverse and it bears the main design, often a portrait of somebody important. The back of a coin is called reverse and it shows its value.
Once you have started collecting coins, think how you want to organize them. Separate them according to year or value and put them in labeled envelopes. If you've added foreign coins to your collection, organize them according to country of origin. In addition to envelopes, use small cardboard boxes, cans or jars for your collection. Use labels to clearly identify your coin collection.
You can buy a coin album to display your coins. These albums come with three side folders, with holes where to put each coin. You can make your own coin display with cardboard. Ask your parents or another adult to help you cut and fold a piece of cardboard in two. Buy small transparent plastic envelopes. Glue or tape them these envelopes to the cardboard. Put a coin or group of coins inside each envelope.
Talk about your collection with your friend and colleagues; they may also have a coin collection or will decide to start their own. When you know more people who like you collect coins, you can arrange to meet for swapping your double coins for ones you don't have.