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Pillar of the Community
United States
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If you focused on collecting coins with animals on them as one example of topical collecting it might really capture their imaginations. Animals are simple, cool and something that kids understand. I'd bet too that just about everybody on this forum has some critter coins that they could send you scans of. If kids like shiny stuff they'll find it on wolrd coins--nickel, copper-nickel, steel. Don't most kids love animals? And Australia would probably be ahead of the pack in that reguards. They have some of the coolest critter coins. But even the U.S has them and I'd bet every country on the planet that ever issued coins has them or has had them. Heck even countries that don't really exist have them.   |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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See, the real issue is to bring the cost down as low as possible. The reason why I strictly avoided commemorative coins is because it's just way too expensive. Think about it, how much can a kid afford to pay for a hobby?
If I am not mistaken, Malaysia has been minting wildlife coins at a very reasonable price, specifically minted for kids, but I am not too sure how the results came out to be.
My partial coin collection http://www.omnicoin.com/collection/gxseriesMy numismatics articles and collection: http://www.gxseries.com/numis/numis_index.htmRegularly updated at least once a month. |
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United States
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Some things you could put in the book would be all the different coins. Maybe telling their history. Instead of giving alot of coins Maybe a couple of No date Buffalos. Cheap and interesting.
Of course making this kid friendly you go along the lines of an animal telling this. I like the names that triggersmob came up with.
Myabe if you want to get really deap into the history of coin collecting go into roman coins.
Even explain how coins are made, the different types and denominations.
Just some suggestions!
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05/21/2006 4:35 pm
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Valued Member
United States
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Animal coins dont appeal to me. Put morgans in it!
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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there are hundreds of animal coins in the world coinage series, alot more than you would think, you have the panda (which comes out every year) the roo (which also comes out every year) and many many other coins from different countries that bears an animal, so there are plenty of animal coins to fill probably 2 or 3 books so that is a great idea I would think
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05/21/2006 12:27 pm
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
3831 Posts |
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Originally posted by laxmaster92
Animal coins would not be a god idea. At least I dont think so. Yes it will get their attention, but how many animal coins are out in the world? Not many. Wouldnt you like to show kids how many different American and Aussie coins there are?
I disagree. http://coinzoo.clements.on.ca/Can't see how 600+ is not a lot as well as Daniel noting that there are 907 different circulated coins. My partial coin collection http://www.omnicoin.com/collection/gxseriesMy numismatics articles and collection: http://www.gxseries.com/numis/numis_index.htmRegularly updated at least once a month. |
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I have put together a quick first draft
Thus far it only includes one image- I plan on many more
any one wanting to see the first draft email me at rggoodie@coincommunity.com
and I will send you a copy to laugh at and make comments about.
I am not doing this for the money- I believe it would and should be helpful to the youth.
rggoodie
aka Richard
"catch em doing something right"
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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but how many animal coins are out in the world? Not many
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Oh man there are countless coins with animals on theme, I do think theme realted coins are very good Idea for young collectors,Think sports,history, military,horses running,ones withe flowers for the young girls ( not to imply that would be all they are interested in)that would interest my little girl..Tokens for example I have one with the boy scots on it,football(american style)and the other football(what we call soccer)etc
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05/21/2006 4:39 pm
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
1529 Posts |
Found it.... The One Ring to Rule them All  This one may prove to be a bit pricy for young collectors. |
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Valued Member
United States
177 Posts |
look on line, and you can find a whole lord of the rings cult. they mint there own coins, print books in the elf tounge, and a whole marage of other things. you can get great coins that are each hnd made for about $5 the makers will like the publecity, and the kids will like it for the film. hey, maby you can get a kid to read some classic lit. I shure enjoyed it when I was 12.
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Pillar Of The Community
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Hey lim! Do you have the gold ring on silver coin? My wife and I both purchased that coin as the gold REALLY leaps out off of the silver! Outstanding coin if I must say so myself.
If rggoodie had only started this when Harry Potter was first released as I had a connection in Great Britain sending HP coins that were made for a store promotion over there and it was really quite a set. I (we) managed to put sets together for the whole family and they even came with a bank passbook that was full on information. Really a unique set that is now long gone from the market!
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
1529 Posts |
Yes Terry, I have the selectively Gold Plated Silver proof...  |
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Forum Kid
Kuwait
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How much is the 50 cents LOTR coins, lim?
My suggestion, have empty coin cards, they fill them in. Have information...I've seen one of them!
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
1529 Posts |
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Originally posted by thekidcollector
How much is the 50 cents LOTR coins, lim?
From memory I got the package of 6 coins from an ebay auction for $12.50. The coins were minted by The Royal Mint for New Zealand. |
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