Upon reflection, how I got hooked as a kid was hunting for coins to complete a set. Lincolns in my day, as it was for many of us. Nickels would be a good choice today as one can go back to 1938 with a chance to find everything in circulation, other than the war years perhaps, but even those as a long shot. Dimes and quarters would be okay, but a kid would bump into the silver years.
@Mr_Spud said:
You think kids these days would benefit from a Scan-o-matic or too old school? I think I’m up to 5 of those now, one of each model and 2 generics, but I have a duplicate that I upgraded because I found one with the original box, so giving him the one without the box won’t cost me anything. I know I would have loved to have one of those when I was a kid and had just started collecting, but no idea if a kid these days would benefit or not.
This reminds me of how much my eyes have deteriorated! Much younger I used to go through and sort 100s of dollars of Lincoln pennies. One time found over twenty 1922 Plains in one group.
@jmlanzaf said:
We once gave out brothel tokens to the YN club.
Was an explanation what they were used for go with the gift?😀 Of course children do grow up early these days what with the Internet.
I'm pretty sure this post was made in jest at the OP's statement of an "age appropriate coin" (which is basically any coin).
I understand why you think this, but it wasn’t in jest. By age appropriate coin gifts I mean two things. One is, what would be interesting to a 9 year old? The second is really a concern that I might give something too valuable to a 9 year old, like it might be overdoing it and just make it seem too easy and nothing to stimulate true learning about numismatics, if you know what I mean. My new employee opened up when he found out I collect coins, his son has focus issues and his father gave him his coin collection because his son gets super focused when coins are involved. He said he gives him an allowance/budget that he uses to grow his collection. I’m tempted to give him too much, because I have too much low value stuff that I’m eventually going to donate anyway, but worried that might not help him focus and learn like just a few coins that stimulate learning about numismatics. In other words, too much coins might just make him jaded. That’s why I posted the original post in this thread. My new employee works at a different facility than where my main office is, he is going to put together a small “sattelite” lab in the other facility. Then I won’t have to develop products remotely anymore. This was his first visit to the main facility where I’m at since his interview, so I don’t see him everyday and I want to surprise him with the coin gifts the next time I see him. So that’s why I’m asking the forum instead of finding out more info from his father.
@emeraldATV said:
19.99 and the app is very good teaching tool.
Coin's, bugs, bugs on coins...
But I think I’ll wait until Christmas before getting my employee’s son something like that. By then I’ll have a better idea of what the kid is into regarding Numismatics. So I’m leaning towards just a few coins for now for the first gift.
Ok, I think I’ve made my decision. For the first gift I want to give my new employee’s son the Lesher coin that Deplorable Dan so generously offered along with with Daniel Carr’s website url (I’m thinking of writing it on a sticker and putting the sticker somewhere on the slab) so his son can research the token, along with the Columbian Exhibition Aluminum token I posted earlier, and the following book that just got published so he can research the token and learn more about it:
And here’s the coins/tokens involved again:
Then, at Christmas time, once I get a chance to find out more about what kind of coins his son currently likes collecting, I’ll give him more Numismatic stuff.
Thanks everyone, I’ll be going through this post again come Christmas time and re-read it to help decide.
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I'm pretty sure this post was made in jest at the OP's statement of an "age appropriate coin" (which is basically any coin).
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Upon reflection, how I got hooked as a kid was hunting for coins to complete a set. Lincolns in my day, as it was for many of us. Nickels would be a good choice today as one can go back to 1938 with a chance to find everything in circulation, other than the war years perhaps, but even those as a long shot. Dimes and quarters would be okay, but a kid would bump into the silver years.
This reminds me of how much my eyes have deteriorated! Much younger I used to go through and sort 100s of dollars of Lincoln pennies. One time found over twenty 1922 Plains in one group.
I understand why you think this, but it wasn’t in jest. By age appropriate coin gifts I mean two things. One is, what would be interesting to a 9 year old? The second is really a concern that I might give something too valuable to a 9 year old, like it might be overdoing it and just make it seem too easy and nothing to stimulate true learning about numismatics, if you know what I mean. My new employee opened up when he found out I collect coins, his son has focus issues and his father gave him his coin collection because his son gets super focused when coins are involved. He said he gives him an allowance/budget that he uses to grow his collection. I’m tempted to give him too much, because I have too much low value stuff that I’m eventually going to donate anyway, but worried that might not help him focus and learn like just a few coins that stimulate learning about numismatics. In other words, too much coins might just make him jaded. That’s why I posted the original post in this thread. My new employee works at a different facility than where my main office is, he is going to put together a small “sattelite” lab in the other facility. Then I won’t have to develop products remotely anymore. This was his first visit to the main facility where I’m at since his interview, so I don’t see him everyday and I want to surprise him with the coin gifts the next time I see him. So that’s why I’m asking the forum instead of finding out more info from his father.
Hopefully that makes sense, thanks.
Mr_Spud
That probably would be a better choice than the vintage scan-o-matic, thanks 🌞
Mr_Spud
19.99 and the app is very good teaching tool.
Coin's, bugs, bugs on coins...
But I think I’ll wait until Christmas before getting my employee’s son something like that. By then I’ll have a better idea of what the kid is into regarding Numismatics. So I’m leaning towards just a few coins for now for the first gift.
Mr_Spud
Ok, I think I’ve made my decision. For the first gift I want to give my new employee’s son the Lesher coin that Deplorable Dan so generously offered along with with Daniel Carr’s website url (I’m thinking of writing it on a sticker and putting the sticker somewhere on the slab) so his son can research the token, along with the Columbian Exhibition Aluminum token I posted earlier, and the following book that just got published so he can research the token and learn more about it:
And here’s the coins/tokens involved again:
Then, at Christmas time, once I get a chance to find out more about what kind of coins his son currently likes collecting, I’ll give him more Numismatic stuff.
Thanks everyone, I’ll be going through this post again come Christmas time and re-read it to help decide.
Mr_Spud
How about odd denomination coins? A two cent piece, 3 cent nickel, large cent. Even coins in low grade will help spark his interest.