I have sort of an affinity for the Argus C3 as the anti-Leica, as the best epitome of the American anti-elitist, everyman-ism.
Not too long ago easily, and today with judicious shopping, $100 could net you the camera and the 35mm, 50mm and 100mm lenses. With study and practice you could take good photos.
The Argus is nick-named the brick for good reason. The body is Bakelite, heavy and with sharp corners. The Leica is smooth, slender, sexy.
The Argus is the perfect camera for a beginner because it is crude but adequate. The Leica is a Veblen good, the Argus a workhorse; master it and you master photography.