If you're a noob, you should definitely not be starting with this chain. It's a mess, and frankly won't be alive in a year. Here are some coins I'd suggest that definitely aren't scams.

Bitcoin - It started the entire cryptocurrency arms race
Ethereum - An incredible smart contract blockchain, easy to learn, and it's fun to deploy contracts. Second to Bitcoin on CoinMarketCap
Tron - It's mooning right now (also SC platform)!
Grin - Privacy coin, raised millions of dollars
DASH - Masternodes! Get paid to help host the network.

Check any one of these out and you'll be far more rewarded than this blockchain with no devs.