@JWP said: @HATTRICK It reminds of when the family went to TX visit mom's parents and I brought back a bank made from a real large beer can. I saved all summer and I couldn't figure out why there was so little in it. Then 1 day i found a butter knife on the floor and realized my brothers had used it to widen the coin slot and were doing a slow drain on it.
Was it the knife or were there candy wrappers and baseball card wrappers laying around?
@moursund said:
First my children (ages 24, 26, 27) would have to produce grandchildren...
Wow, You're that old dude? Lol.
I thought you were your kids age! Lol
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@JWP said:
I have 2 of my grandkids that I just introduced to the Lincoln cents. I'm hoping they get hooked because i want to leave part or all of my collection to the grandkids. They get really excited looking through my penny rolls trying to find the missing dates for their folders. Kinda reminds me of years past when I was doing the same. I gave my grandaughter a holed indian head Cent that i put on a necklace for her birthday. She loves it , so I think i have my 1st coin collector hooked. Just 4 to go. Has any one else doing the same with their grandkids? Coin collecting is wonderful.
Thanks for sharing this. I’m sure grandpas and grandmas on the forum hope for a similar outcome these days. JZ
I think collecting is something your born with or not. Some people are naturally drawn to collecting. Others could careless.
Grandparents and parents can support collecting but I dont think you can turn someone into a collector.
Before coins I think I was collecting bugs... mom never liked when Id put spiders into jars and brought them into the house though... lol
Then it was fossils... Because I was a money oriented kid, coin collecting was a natural and better fit.
My kids only care about what things are worth - no interest in collecting. Grandkids still too young to tell yet - not getting my hopes up!
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@bidask said:
My first grandson was born 3 1/2 months ago
I expect more grandchildren …hopefully 😀
I have put away Lincoln penny sets complete except for the 1909 svdb.
I also have complete sets of franklins Jefferson’s and Washington quarters to pass out to them as well.
I will give to them over time as I see their interest grow.
Also I will introduce them early to coins of the world ….cool ones 😀
I will spend time with them to hopefully encourage them to collect and help them understand history behind the coinage.
No interest ….no coins.
Something that helped me was teaching about value. An appreciation for how things are made and how silver and gold figure into all that. Placing a 1 oz silver coin in hand is helpful. That Pokémon card gets ruined your out something happens to your silver dollar you still have the silver. Be patient. Their interest comes in waves. 😉
@bidask said:
My first grandson was born 3 1/2 months ago
I expect more grandchildren …hopefully 😀
I have put away Lincoln penny sets complete except for the 1909 svdb.
Oy! Stop being such a cheapskate! Don't leave out the keys! 😡😜
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This youngest generation that's coming up in the age range mentioned here is likely the most apt to get into the hobby. I've seen it first hand working retail. They aren't as impressed with technology as their parents are because they were born with iPhones and wifi and all that. They're excited about coins because learning about them helps them feel smart and accomplished.
Had I more free time over the last few years, I would have started up a local coin club. There was plenty of interest and enough youngsters to make it a worthwhile experience.
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Was it the knife or were there candy wrappers and baseball card wrappers laying around?
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I combine insight and wisdom, experience and financial savvy, with some sophomoric humor. But I was born when dimes were made of silver. 😉
Still at it nine years later
1992 and on😂
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I think collecting is something your born with or not. Some people are naturally drawn to collecting. Others could careless.
Grandparents and parents can support collecting but I dont think you can turn someone into a collector.
Before coins I think I was collecting bugs... mom never liked when Id put spiders into jars and brought them into the house though... lol
Then it was fossils... Because I was a money oriented kid, coin collecting was a natural and better fit.
Almine like bugs too
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Mine helped me slab the plastic cockroach we put in the humor thread
🎶 shout shout, let it all out 🎶
My kids only care about what things are worth - no interest in collecting. Grandkids still too young to tell yet - not getting my hopes up!
My first grandson was born 3 1/2 months ago
I expect more grandchildren …hopefully 😀
I have put away Lincoln penny sets complete except for the 1909 svdb.
I also have complete sets of franklins Jefferson’s and Washington quarters to pass out to them as well.
I will give to them over time as I see their interest grow.
Also I will introduce them early to coins of the world ….cool ones 😀
I will spend time with them to hopefully encourage them to collect and help them understand history behind the coinage.
No interest ….no coins.
I give away money. I collect money.
I don’t love money . I do love the Lord God.
@bidask can I be one your grand kids
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Something that helped me was teaching about value. An appreciation for how things are made and how silver and gold figure into all that. Placing a 1 oz silver coin in hand is helpful. That Pokémon card gets ruined your out something happens to your silver dollar you still have the silver. Be patient. Their interest comes in waves. 😉
🎶 shout shout, let it all out 🎶
Oy! Stop being such a cheapskate! Don't leave out the keys! 😡😜
This youngest generation that's coming up in the age range mentioned here is likely the most apt to get into the hobby. I've seen it first hand working retail. They aren't as impressed with technology as their parents are because they were born with iPhones and wifi and all that. They're excited about coins because learning about them helps them feel smart and accomplished.
Had I more free time over the last few years, I would have started up a local coin club. There was plenty of interest and enough youngsters to make it a worthwhile experience.
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@The_Dinosaur_Man Hopefully my grandkids will coin collecting as much as I do. The history of the coins is what I truly love.
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