Funny YN story from yesterday

ndeagles

I have a 10 yo boy who started collecting 2 years ago. I began when I was about the same age. He began with a couple Whitman folders and going through my pocket change. I like to buy old rolls and he would go through them when I was done to fill more spots in his books.

Yesterday I was at my favorite LCS and was selling some rolls of silver dimes and quarters to buy some new stuff in the store. I got everything I wanted and had a few dollars left in exchange. Kid has a US Type album that I got him for his Birthday, we were able to mostly fill it with extras from my collection. One of his open slots was a barber quarter so I picked up a VF 1899 quarter for his type set.

Every time I use cash, I give him my pocket change to see if he needs any for his folders, I mixed the barber quarter into a handful of pocket change and handed it to him. He started going through it putting some coins aside, got to the 1899 quarter, and said 1899, I need that, and continued on looking through mostly modern pennies and nickles. The fact that there was a 122 year old silver quarter didn't even phase him no surprise or emotion at all, no difference in his reaction to the quarter than a 2021 penny. He pulled out the type album and put the quarter in there. Eventually I told him that I didn't actually get it in my pocket change and not too expect to see that in his change. Thought it was funny and wanted to share.

PeakRarities

It’s great to hear stories like that. I was always infatuated with currency at that age. My grandfather on both sides of the family collected coins and got me into it as a young age. Those memories will stay with him the rest of his life!