Suggestions for YN Collection
thevolcanogod
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I'd like to bring my daughter to some coin shows and get her started with a collection. I think collecting US may be a bit dry for her. She's 7 and loves animals, dinosaurs and dragons - so maybe something that features one of these subjects. Would like something that had a fair number of issues/dates so the hunt can be longer than just buying 4 coins. Would also prefer circulating coins and if possible something less expensive - no gold or silver - and something that can obviously be found at a show. Dark side is fine. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance.
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Get her a US Statehood and America the Beautiful Quarter Albums - she call fill those from pocket change.
For the others check out Australian and Canadian mints - they'll throw anything on a coin.
I suggest circulating coins with animals (probabky foreign). There are a ton of them.
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if she is not into coins, then a show might be quite boring for her.
lots of kids are into dragons and dinosaurs at that age and then the interest quickly subsides in a couple of years.
see if she is into filling in holes in a coin album.
Great! Any hint on what they are - country/series etc.? Not familiar with non-us coins and internet searches have been less than helpful - lots of silver commems from Perth mint etc.
My daughter likes collecting things and she does like coins - this is something I'm trying to do with her as a gateway to maybe collecting other coins and also teaching her how to be a discerning buyer, interact with merchants etc.
Off the top of my head (I am away from my library), you can find animal coins pretty much anywhere. Simply look up "foreign animal coins" or something with similar keywords. You will be able to find a ton on eBay, or on other places. They are really quite common. I will follow up if I find anything more. If you do not want to use the internet, I will try and forward some Coin World articles about the topic. DM me if you want specific information. I suggest that you do not buy silver commems, she will lose interest shortly.
Just keep in mind: buy the book before the coin.
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You can buy a lot of animal coins for a few bucks. If I type anything more it may be construed as spam.
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A coin zoo sounds like fun. A Buffalo nickel to start. The Ireland coinage has a series of animals, the decimal ½p 1p and 2p are more fantastical like dragons. There are great animal coins going all the way back to the earliest Greek coins. Dragons - more recently there are some for the Chinese Lunar year series to go along with those animals. Welsh dragons might appear on tokens - could be worth a look.
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Thank you and there is no spam involved in my question if that's the implication. With all the talk on here about promoting YN I figured it would be a good question.
I think Bahama 1 cent may be a good starting point but I would have preferred something that they make albums for. May just have to get Dansco mm-sized pages and create one.
I guess I did just google search and find it myself. Back to lurking.
Except for mine. She's working on a PhD in paleontology at the University of Chicago right now.
What I would recommend is having her paw through buckets of 4-for-a-dollar loose foreign for stuff she thinks is cool. See what she finds that she likes (which should be the first stuff she collects), and help her identify it all when you get home. Dealers that have this stuff are also often pretty generous when selling it to kids. They don't really make albums for this stuff, but you can get some 2x2s and a little red box. Heck, an old change purse or little treasure chest might be how she wants to keep them for now, too.
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Don't let that stop you... It hasn't mattered much to the other posters in recent days. lol
I like the suggestions you're getting.
The very young YN's that I know like to be hands on with loose coins.
They don't much like anything that keeps them from handling their treasure.
Enjoy your time with your daughter.
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My favorite coin series I have done with the kids is the Canadian $4 Fossil series. It is a silver coin, but they are not priced too outrageously. The series is short and the finish is very unique!
good advice
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there are lots of dealers with cheapo buckets on their tables with trash coins at ridiculous prices (25 or 50 cents for a current 1 yen coin worth about 1 cent). Most of said coins are also impaired with corrosion or scratches. Rummage through and see if you can find some foreign with an animal. perhaps she could make some deals on a few with more realistic prices.
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2sides owns a coin shop. he is the one wanting to avoid the spam label. I have had a business transaction with him. great service. perhaps you can contact him privately to see if he has some old foreign stuff he needs to get rid of fast.
(not spam since i'm not him and i'm not chevy chase)
you can get some cardboard 2x2, and plastic pages that hold slides (held? do people use slides anymore?). I hear that 2x2s fit into the slides slot.
I think a coin zoo sounds like fun as well. What a great idea
Many foreign coins have animals on them. First to come to mind is Cayman Islands. Main thing is to let her have fun.
An every kid coin zoo "registry set" would be cool. They would only need to upload a picture of each side.
@thevolcanogod.... Do not be discouraged... there are literally hundreds of coins with animals on them... The Canadian beaver nickel, elk quarter... the Washington state quarter with a salmon... and many, many foreign coins....Coin shows often have a couple of tables with foreign coins or even junk buckets... well worth searching for animal coins. Cheers, RickO
You can find dealers selling pounds of unsorted circulated foreign coins by weight. It shouldn't cost much (you can find it on eBay as well, but watch out for shipping costs). There are so many foreign coins with animals: Australia and New Zealand have some beautiful examples. See if she has any interest in sifting through the pile and looking for interesting treasures. After you've picked the pile clean, maybe you can take it back to the dealer and exchange for another pile, given some added payment.
Find out what her favorite animal is. Then try to match it and
see what her reaction is.
I second (or third) the suggestion of searching the 4/$1 "junk" boxes! And Aussie/Kiwi coins have lots of animals on them (although the 'Roos will always be my favorite!). Platypuses, gators, tons of fish, manatees, birds, you name it!
One more thing I would suggest is to pick up a cheap, used Krause catalog for her to leaf thru for interesting animal (or any other category) coins to go after from all the countries out there - - just making sure to explain the difference between circulating and NCLT (?) coins.
Good luck! PM me if she goes that route, and I'll check to see what animal-related coins I have laying around.