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New Member
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the son of a friend of mine has a birthday in november. and christmas is right around the corner. I wondering if a nice coin or set of coins from his birth year would make a nice gift? kids like to interact with their gifts so I can't really gage how any kid would like a nice shiny coin or set of ocins. what do y'all think?
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Sounds good to me! I think 11 years old is about the age when they can appreciate something "nice" that they can save and put away.
Another thought is a bag of wheat cents and an empty book, or even nickels, dimes or quarters. A couple of rolls of each to get started and the book. Who knows, you might even light the collecting fire in this wee lad!!
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Well, the first coin my dad gave me was a silver proof eagle. I think I looked at it for 5 minutes straight because I was intrigued by its shine and how the background was basically a mirror.
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Excellent idea. I took my nephews birthday, 1992, and framed an 1892 Morgan with all the history for that year ; President, events, etc. He loved it and I think your friends son will love that. Nice to get kids into coins!
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Two questions to ask ... if the gift will be from your son, what does he think about the idea? And has the recipient indicated any interest in coins? If both are positive, then by all means go ahead. The reason I pause to ask is that all of us here are in love with coins and can't understand why others aren't. As an 11 yr old I was also bitten by the bug, but coin collecting had a "nerd" stigma that persists to this day in that age group.
Just some things to think about.
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 with vermontensium He/she may not get into coin collecting right now, but it is something they can hang on the wall. Eventually it may happen. Let us know how it goes  |
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Eleven is a good age for starting a serious hobby. I'd suggest the same thing that morgantype did, a bag of wheaties and an empty album for the hands-on experience, plus a '59+ set of albums, and one inexpensive slabbed coin (like an eagle) for viewing to demonstrate the beauty of coins as well as the value of them.
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You have nothing to lose for trying!  |
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Agreed. Try, but don't be disappointed.
My son couldn't care less. I'll hand him a proof set and it takes all his energy to look interested for the required 5 seconds before he hands it back.
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a roll of new Pres. dollars!.
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I have two thoughts on this: 1. The mint or proof set of their birth year is a great idea because it gives a personal interest and connection with them. 2. The best thing that I think a kid could get is a book called "Coin Collecting for Kids". I bought each of my kids (and eventually my wife) one of these books and they love it. They do not spend every minute looking though them, but it does peek their interest and they seem to be interested in them more. I mainly collect copper coins and because of my collection their interest in Lincolns has started. They each have at least one Whitman (or similar book) that they continually update and know that when I take them to the coin store that they are going to get something for their bigger book. My oldest child is 9 and she loves it, she just wishes she had more money to start collecting other coins and knows how to ask me to get them. The book is a great idea because it has slots for all type coins during the 1900's and other special features that bring interest into different types of coins. I would suggest buying the book and a couple of the type coins and let her put them in her self. If the book works the way it did with my kids, she will be collecting in no time. So I don't forget, here is a link for the book: http://www.amazon.com/Coin-Collecti...27618&sr=1-1 |
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If he's anything like my boys were at that age he'll probably not have much interest. Seriously, if the bug doesn't bite he isn't going to care much BUT one thing my kids really got impressed with are silver dollars. Morgans and Peace dollars got their attention but ASEs really got them to sit up and take notice. I've bought them a few things over the years hoping to have one of them turn out to be some kind of "coin buddy" or something but most of it all got traded away for Yu Gi Oh cards or some such nonsense but the silver eagles are still in their banks, squirreled away for safe keeping. |
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sooooooooooo many choices! I'm leaning towards a nice 1997 (hsi birth year) piece or pieces. something nice and shiny and eye appealing. nothing expensive, but nothing cheap. something that may go up in value in case he decides to sell it in the future. an 1897 coin would be nice, 100 years older than him and something he has never seen and something rich in history. I have no idea what happened in 1897 other than laura ingalls was about 30 or so but he could do the research and find out what happened in 1897. and his birthday is november 5. but please, keep the suggestions coming. which reminds me, what would be a good website for a descent priced 1997 proof set or ASE or good presidential coins? Edited by praetorian2000
10/28/2008 10:11 pm
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Or chocolate! I loved chocolate when I was a kid and I still do!  Or... I would think a Proof Silver Eagle would be nice Edited by wd1040
10/28/2008 10:24 pm
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