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especially your children: At what age do you think is adequate to STOP buying and giving them coins (cutting them loose from the numismatic umbilical cord) and let them seek, if indeed they've acquired a taste for numismatics after what you/we've done for them, and let them go out on their own and seek the coins they desire?

I have 4 boys: 14, 12, 9 and the baby. The 9 yr.old LOVES THE SPORT! The others don't seem to have the least interest in coins. I'm tired of frivolously spending money on them to peek their interests...image
What is money, in reality, but dirty pieces of paper and metal upon which privilege is stamped?

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  • ttt
    What is money, in reality, but dirty pieces of paper and metal upon which privilege is stamped?
  • Well actually my parents never collected, my grandparents owned a small carry out store and they plucked the silver and wheats from the cash register. When they died a few years ago my parents gave it to me. They knew nothing about it. I started looking through it and got hooked, i don't believe that you need to buy them anything. Just give them a bag of old silver and stuff and see if they like it, maybe they too will be hooked and then they will appreciate it more if you buy something of some value for them.
  • razor,
    Based solely on my boy, start watching your collection when the oldest turns 16. that is when my son started needing more money(coin) for his activities(so he thought). I lost several gold bullion coins to gas money, dates, etc. He took them to a local that calls himself a coin dealer!!imageimage
    Gary
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  • Based solely on my boy, start watching your collection when the oldest turns 16. that is when my son started needing more money(coin) for his activities(so he thought). I lost several gold bullion coins to gas money, dates, etc. He took them to a local that calls himself a coin dealer!!

    image Already on top of your warning! Thanks! I just hope he's not like I was..image It went for more GOODIES other than gas and the average spending money that a 16yr.old feels he/she needs...image
    What is money, in reality, but dirty pieces of paper and metal upon which privilege is stamped?

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