Sunday breakfast, and coin show with my Granddaughter

stman

Ok so I'm under 50 and have a Granddaughter almost 12, and I think the breakfast she cooked me more eggs stuck to the pan than we ate. Went to a small hokey coin show. Mostly it looked like collectors from the local coin club, but a few dealers I knew.

Mostly raw blast white coins and nothing of interest for me. But this was about taking her to her first show. She ended up getting into it looking through junk boxes. One seller got mad I could tell because she didn't quite put a piece of junk back in it's right spot. A few other sellers gave her a little something free. She bought some set from Israel for 2.00 that was toning in the holder. I got a kick out of her showing another seller how they were toning and if they tilted it they could see the colors.

I bought her a PR SAE and she loves it. Wanted to get her a decent Morgan but didn't really see any. I don't know why I did this thread but this kind of day is what makes a grumpy old collector happy and kind of what collecting is all about IMO. She looked at her coins for the 1 hour drive home.

CoinAddict

Sounds like you had a good time.

GaCoinGuy

I'd be willing to bet that she remembers the day for a long time. I have 5 nephews and 2 nieces, and noe of them could give a squat about coin collecting. You may have started another YN on her way......next you know, she'll wanting to drive to Fla for the FUN show and vying with LucyBop for the pretty Frankies.

stman

LOL, I asked her if she wanted to go to a real show like the next Santa Clara show.... she was bouncing her head up and down yes.

Don't give up on the Nieces and Nephews. It may take a while for them to come around. I had already bought my GD her PR set year and a few odds and ends in the last couple of years. Her room is a mess but the PR set is sitting all nice on her dresser.

MacCoin

my granddaughter is only 2 years old but I looking forward to taken her to her first show. it will have to wait because she even a handful at a shop.

CarlWohlforth

That sounds very nice. I'm lucky my 10 yo daughter goes with me. She does the treasure hunt if they have one. Then she gets board and needs to leave. I need to make time for myself to return alone...

Dog97

That's real nice stman. That's neat she already appreciates toned coins. Maybe if she collects she will avoid the cleaned messed with junk and go with nice origanal coins. The dealer that got mad was a jerkoff but the ones that gave her a little something were cool.

boz

O.K., so I'm 50 (last Friday) and I have an 18 month old daughter (this tuesday). She will sit and look at coins with me for hours. We go to coin shows together, she gets her fair share of freebies, take pictures, crop and resize on the computer, and even offers her opinions on them. Even though it is just a "pertty". I think/hope I have a YN in the making. Been showing her coins since she was born, she even recognizes the boxes when they come in the mail. I could be in trouble, as she has very expensive taste. I hope her interest continues, as there is a lot worse things to get into in these times.

Enjoy it stman, they grow up so fast.

ursabear

stman,

First, thank you for doing that for your granddaughter. She will remember it always.

Also, thanks for sharing it with us. It lightened my evening!

This is the kind of stuff that makes being human a great thing.

stman

Thanks for all the nice replies. I really enjoyed the day. She's almost a teenager now so hopefully I can swat the boys away and keep sharing time with her. Anyone have any other experiences please feel free to share in this thread.

FrattLaw

That's a really nice story. I wish I had son or daughter to share my interests with. Guess it's about time. I'm 34 this year.

Congrats Stman -- may the two of you share many more days at shows and drives home. I'm sure the look on her face and the shine in her eyes can warm the grumpiest heart!

Michael

stman

Thanks Frattlaw, no kids yet? well you better get going on that. As far as a grumpy heart.... I have no grumpy heart at all. It's them darn voices I hear I tell you.... It's getting very LOUD in here.

MacCoin

hey stman you know they have medications for that

wingedliberty

The best thing we can do is impart our knowledge and experience to young collectors. I commend you for what you did. I wish there were more people like you when I was a young collector. Keep up the good work.

Brian

pmh1nic

Great story stman. It sounds like you're making memories . I'm 50 (just turn last December) and have nine grandchildren (5 ~ 11 years old). They gave me a State Quarter board and once a week I get asked "do you have this one" . I still haven't had the opportunity to take them to a show (but it will never be all nine at once ).

Nysoto

Great story. The previous week I took my wife and three children to the big PNNA show near Seattle. They had a fantastic YN treasure hunt, which consisted of going to different dealers, answering a trivia question, and collecting the "treasure". Each of my kids got an IHC, Liberty nickel, Buffalo nickel, Merc dime, state quarter, pre '63 Washington quarter, Franklin half, notgeld, and a foreign coin! We all had great fun.

I always try to buy my children coins I don't have. I bought my nine year old daughter a BU Walker, she was very excited!