Coins and Halloween

Longacre

I know that a lot of people give out coins during Halloween (in addition to candy). I want to do it this year and I have some questions:

1. What coins do you give out?
2. Do you give one to each kid, or multiples to each?
3. Where do you buy the coins from?
4. Do you package them in any way, or just hand them to the kids?
5. Do you include any information about the coins, the ANA, history, etc.?

Thanks.

RYK

I do not know what others do, but here is what I am planning:

Get some rolls of well circulated Indian cents or Buffalo nickels (an obsolete design that is not terribly expensive).

Create a fact sheet about the coin.

Give each child one coin in an envelope with the fact sheet along with the usual candy.

Dressing up like the Statue of Liberty or an Indian Princess.

Just kidding one the last item. Might be cool to wear an Indian headdress though.

F117ASR

give them one of the new nickels. Most people havn't seen one yet and if the hoarding continues most people will never see one

F117ASR

or steel cents

mozeppa

this might have been good in the old days...

i worried that there would be a lot of kids
(with older brothers,cousins,uncles...etc. along to supervise)

learning or putting 2 and 2 together...that you collect coins.....

then coming over to add to their collection via your collection ...when you're not home!

dorkkarl

i'll be passing out silver this year, mainly lo-grade merc's

K S

solid

Might put them in 2x2's or have an alternate handout for the three years
old and under crowd - some kids will put anything in their mouth!

Alternately, you could hand out Ike's since they're too big and ugly for
any kid to want to try to swallow!

Ken

numonebuyer

you have got to be kidding

thebeav

Hello All,
For about the last 20 years I have given out common foreign coins. The kind of stuff you can buy by the pound. I put three different coins into a little 2x2 zip-lock. Many of the parents have commented over the years of how I 'created a monster'.
I get about 50 or 60 kids a year, so it's not such a big deal.
Afer all, that's just the kind of thing I loved as a kid too !
Paul

FatMan

I think this year I will give out Susan B's. They even scare me.

buffnut

I'm comming to trick or treat at you guy's house this year!

Coiniac

I used to give away little packets of three wheat cents. I made my own wrappers with the inscription "Happy Halloween - Start a Coin Collection!"

photog

As long as I can remember my dad (Frank Van Valen of ANR) put coins in goodie bags. He bought from a local flea market or jewelry shop- it was circulated buffalos or mercs, and I know one year he did "wheaties" and he's done steel cents, too. Puts them in a 2x2 with the pertinent information. The kids love it, and some parents bring their kids to the house year after year to get the yearly pick! He always includes his phone number in case anyone has questions. Some people have called to make sure he meant to put them in there!
Jenna
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