What stories will you tell your Grandchildren?

mrpaseo · February 1, 2003 10:23PM

This day in age is a great time to be in the hobby, I think I will make sure I know the complete 1933 Double Eage story, and pass that one on.

There are many other stories, such as the State Quarters and the Sacagawea start...

What are you going to pass along?

Ray

MacCoin · February 1, 2003 10:35PM

I think it will be about coins that came out in my life time. Memorial cent was the first I can rember than the Kennedy half. My two oldest sons where born in 75 and 76 so for sure there will be the bicentennials. they still don't know why I call them type 1 and 2. The SBA, Sac and state quarters will be stories for the kids to tell there grandchildren

DHeath · February 1, 2003 11:09PM

I'll probably tell them about all the nice coins I wish I had kept. I always hate selling any of them.

kieferscoins · February 2, 2003 12:36AM

Hard question, because stories are alot easier to tell looking back 20 years and seeing what happened. I would say the rise in the prices for the $million dollar coins.

Cameron Kiefer

Twowood · February 2, 2003 1:38AM

I'll suggest to them that they (1) Join a forum like this one (2) Start a registry set early in their lives and set high standards ie. Peace Dollars '21- '35 MS 65 or better... SLQ's '16 - '30 AU50 or better (3) Keep your mouth shut and listen, you'll learn a lot.(4) Don't buy Franklins! Twowood

clw54 · February 2, 2003 1:44AM

I liked it when there was still old stuff in change. Those days are gone now.

Twowood · February 2, 2003 2:15AM

Jayne; Believe it or not, last summer I was given a 1929 Standing Q as change in the subway. So-So condition../I'm sending it in for Grading. Wish me luck! Twowood

ManxMan · February 2, 2003 2:46AM

I will tell my grandchildren the story of the twin towers with the help of a PCGS slabbed WTC recovered Silver Eagle I have........(The ones that some people were calling Blood Coins,Yup,Those ones)........The ones that will help the next generation understand through having something tangible to link the event with........(Yup,The very same coins that some people wanted melted down.!)

Regards ,ManxMan

airplanenut · February 2, 2003 4:32AM

First- I need a wife... then children

I will tell them that their pocket change was once "valuable"

!

truthteller · February 2, 2003 5:09AM

Grandchild: "grandpa, tell me a story"
Truthteller: "Yes, dear young one. There once was a forum, a coin forum, a PCGS coin forum.............."

TRUTH

cladking · February 2, 2003 10:36PM

<< <i>I liked it when there was still old stuff in change. Those days are gone now. >>

Yes, the old coins that used to be in circulation are gone and will never be back. It's
no consolation to most people but the coins in circulation now are much older than
they were back when I started in 1960.

...And no one has bothered to pull out all the good ones as they had by 1960.

...Sounds like a story for the grandkids.

Tootawl · February 2, 2003 10:52PM

I will tell them that when I was I kid. there were only 4 TV stations: CBS, ABC, NBC, and PBS. When the President came on, we were screwed because all 4 stations carried the same broadcast.

braddick · February 2, 2003 11:18PM

<< <i>Grandchild: "grandpa, tell me a story" Truthteller: "Yes, dear young one. There once was a forum, a coin forum, a PCGS coin forum.............." TRUTH

>>

"Grandpa? We know what 'coin' means and what a 'forum' is, but what is a 'PCGS'??"

truthteller · February 3, 2003 1:05AM

PCGS- 'professional circus guarantee service', something about a story of children, a clown, and some slabs.

TRUTH

paigowjohnny · February 3, 2003 2:07AM

" Once upon a time, people used to collect plastic slabs with funny number codes on them...and see who could get the most slabs with the highest numbers..."

" Once upon a time, there used to be coins that weren't cleaned or dipped"

" Once upon a time, the government tried to circulate these silly looking gold colored coins called Sac dollars."

I wish there was an emote selection for "tounge in cheek"

mrfred · February 3, 2003 2:18AM

Well, no kids, but:

Once upon a time, telephones were in one place in the house and you had to sit next to them to talk and it was a BIG DEAL when the phone rang, because it might be BIG NEWS of GREAT IMPORT and you had to STOP WHAT YOU WERE DOING and ANSWER. Interruptions were important. I sort of remember it like that.

Oh - plus: my aunt had one of those old TVs in the big Radio cabinet with the tiny tiny square screen and if more than one person watched you had to (literally) sit arm-in-arm.

MrKelso · February 3, 2003 6:41PM

I have been passing along the stories of me and my grandpa looking over his Morgan dollar bag. His first question to me was "poppy how much money is in that bag" I told him that when it was made it was $1000 dollars but now it is worth much more. He then asked me "poppy how much is my can of coins worth now?"

BASEagle · February 3, 2003 6:48PM

True story:

A friend's daughter went to her and asked "Momma is it true when you were little, you didn't have an icemaker and had to fill metal trays with water and carry them to the freezer?"

Mike

MrKelso · February 3, 2003 6:49PM

<< <i>True story:

A friend's daughter went to her and asked "Momma is it true when you were little, you didn't have an icemaker and had to fill metal trays with water and carry them to the freezer?"

Mike >>

smprfi · February 3, 2003 6:57PM

The horror stories.Kids seem to like that,or I can let them read the flame threads here.It's to tough to decide right now.

beartracks42 · February 4, 2003 12:48AM

Already telling mine stories and helping with their collections. also, at age 61, I became a great grandpa last week. not sure how I feel about that...but no one has ask, either. lol

What stories will you tell your Grandchildren?

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