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Yesterday I accompanied my granddaughter on her first visit to a coin store. She is seven years old. I thought her head was going to spin off she was looking around at everything so fast. The staff was very friendly and extremely helpful, thank you for making this a special event for her. She loved the coins but she was especially interested in the currency on display. After the visit we had the following conversation. GF: what was your favorite thing? GD: the big dollar bill. GF: the one hundred trillion dollar bill? GD: yes! GF: what could you buy with one hundred trillion dollars? GD: (without hesitation) 20 cars, plenty of food, some bedtime stuff and books. These are the very first collector coins she has bought with her own money, enjoy.   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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This is great. I can't wait till my son is old enough to go. It will be awhile as he is just turning 1. I really like that bus token she picked out. It is neat looking.
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What a great experience--thanks for sharing!
"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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United States
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That's great to get the children interested in the hobby .You can tell her interest's are versatile .  |
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United States
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Oldephriam, your grandfatherly experience provides a lesson for many of us collectors to heed: we must expose young people to the rewarding hobby!
I have a friend nearly 80 years old who has never even shown or discussed his coin collection with any of his five grand children. He works on the collection in the complete privacy of his cellar, and keeps it locked up when he is not accessing the coins. He says the kids are not interested. Little wonder. What a shame.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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 My Grandpa taught me how to look for silver and wheat pennies at about that age, and it paid off! |
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United States
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Nice story, Oldephriam. Thanks for sharing. For those who haven't seen it, here's the Zimbabwe one hundred trillion dollar note. I bought a handful of these in the $2 to $4 range a few years back, and they're still plentiful:  |
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United States
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Well done, grandpa.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Oldephriam! Quote:
I bought a handful of these in the $2 to $4 range a few years back, and they're still plentiful Plentiful, yes, but you'll pay a heck of a lot more than $4 these days. Probably 20-25x that. I spent about $20 for mine a few years ago. |
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United States
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Great story. I gave my son a very nice complete LWC collection when he graduated from college ten years ago, which he indicated the other day that he "put away and hasn't looked at since." Shoulda thought that one through.  |
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Canada
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Awesome! Thanks for sharing this delightful story.
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Did you tell your granddaughter that the 100 Trillion dollar bill could not buy nearly as much as she thought?
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United States
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What a great story.  for your grandaughter! I started taking my son to coin shows around 8 years old. We did not have a LCS close by. |
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Posted 01/15/2017 08:23 am
