Collector Hung Tze-lin suggests: "Choose a certain period based on your interests, get as much relevant data as you can, and begin collecting." Coins produced in periods when the country was strong are of generally better design.
「最好依興趣選定年代範圍，再蒐集相關資料、進行收藏」，有數千種各朝錢幣的收藏家洪子林曾指出，通常國勢強盛時錢幣的字體美、神韻佳，弱時的字體無力、形制粗糙。