Junk Silver Quarters Vs. Silver American Eagle

Perhaps. But then, HE did not have HIS hoard properly secured to prevent such a possibility either. Not preventing that which is easily preventable puts most of the blame on him, IMHO, and not on the kids. They were just being kids. A sad story for sure but also a reminder that people need to take good care of their valuables if they want to keep them.

Oh, sure. Having once been a kid I remember that there were a couple of times when I did something dumb for which I thought that, "my folks are gonna kill me".



Agreed. This important lesson is one that everyone SHOULD learn by the age of 4 or 5. In fact, there was a really cute little booklet put out once that was titled, "Everything I Really Needed to Know, I Learned in Kindergarten" or something close to that. It was humorous but also contained a lot of basic truth as well. Not taking things that aren't ours was one of the 1st items on the list.



Society does not have unlimited patience, although it sometimes seems as if it does. Eventually, a judge somewhere will tire of people who still act like toddlers and will then put them in a cage somewhere to do some heavy duty assessment of their lives and how they might change them for the better. Sounds as if this fellow is having a dose of that treatment now.

It is good to teach kids about money and its value. My wife is doing that for our grand kids by letting them work in her dress shop to earn money the old fashioned way... by working for it! They are getting the message too. Money is valuable stuff and comes to those who sweat for it. Those who sweat more tend to get more. Those who take care of their money tend to have money when they really need it. Etc.

Next up will be my part via introducing them to bullion collecting. I won't be sharing info on my silver hoard with them but I will be showing them a few coins and bars and giving them a few of each for special occasions, such as birthdays and Christmas. I have high hopes for my grand daughter. She is VERY smart and will appreciate the true value of gold and silver... with a bit of help from me, that is.