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Valued Member
Australia
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Tomorrow I am finally going to be taking my eldest daughter to the coin shop in town. She is seven years old and interested, so I thought I would help her on her way to addiction and coin madness.
Budget is low - not a millionare! ...heck cannot even spell the word!
Several options available :
1. Birth year (2004). Have a few already
2. Pennies
3. Silver thrupennies (3d)
4. By country
I would like her to be able to handle the coins, so no proof / aUnc etc. Something that she can complete reasonably quickly at a low cost that looks good in a folder. Leaning towards pennies just now.
Any suggestions / thoughts on a starter kidlet collection?
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What interests does she have? animals, cars, space, flowers, or something else. Maybe combine her interest in coins with another interest. Another member's kid collects anything with a buffalo.
I like the Birth Year set, since that is what I am working on myself.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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I think one of the best ways for a kid to start collecting coins is through those they can find in their change. Very inexpensive for you  easy for them to find. If you're not keen on decimal then I think the penny series is the way to go, again cheap in low-mid grades and have the added bonus of being large, attractive coins. |
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Hi Dibby33,
I have a daughter who is 6, so I think this question is just around the corner for me too.
I know you said "no proof coins", but I think a cheap proof set might be good too.
The reasoning is.
I think my 6 year old would think it was something pretty special and she would "get" that you do not open/spend them, so I think your 7 year old might like one too. The fact that they are like coins she would see and use, but "special" might also be good. It could also be a link to collecting all the years for current coins. This would be about as low cost as possible, and something she can do on a daily basis, rather than just when going to the coin shop.
I think that pennys might also be good, if she see the historical link between them and current currency.
My 6 year old has some interest in coins, and likes to pick out "the lizard ones" when I am noodling 5c. I think my daughter might like to collect animal coins.
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Australia
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I think decimals would be too tempting to spend
So my suggestion would be sixpences. They are shiny and silver, bigger than threepences but still relatively cheap.
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singapore have some nice coins from the 60's with animals on them, so do canada.
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Valued Member
 Australia
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Fuzzy - Birth year set is on going. This will give her insight /education in to the other countries. I too am working on it :-) BIG COLLECTION! She does like animals / nature so that could work. enworb / ozcoins - she does not deal with change as I buy everything for her. Don't get me wrong, she gets pocket money, but I am the bank and when she buys things I subtract the money from the balance. After going to the coin shop we are going to the bank to get some pasta. (i.e. something to noddle). ...She already has a decent circulation collection from my noddling. MobOfRoos - silver is good. resale value good. no finger mark problems (correct me if I am wrong). Shiny is good.  Decision made. She will collect all of the above.  |
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Australia
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Glad you got it sorted!
Hope the 2 of you have fun.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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cute ♥
If you like, I might look for something to send.
Hmm have to think of girly coins.
Let us know how you go at the coin shop :)
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Pillar of the Community
Germany
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Just get the coin bucket out and let her go through it and take the coins she wants! That should cost 10cents a coins or whatever!
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Birth year set from change is a good way to start. Big Head 20¢ may be a challenge but perhaps some kind person would buy one as a present sometime.
Set of decimals by year from change is simple and not expensive. Easy to get a quick start but a challenge with some (eg. 1985 50¢). Make a list of non circulation years to head off frustration. If still interested on this exercise then varieties can be mentioned.
Do the rounds of second hand shops and garage sales and see what turns up. That might spark interest in something seen there and you might even pick up something for yourself at the same time.
Jeff
PS. Be prepared for possible loss of interest at any time. My children have no interest in coins (other than to spend).
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Rest in Peace
United States
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If she's to work up an interest in collecting ... as opposed your YOUR interests ... do as augsburger suggests. Let her paw through the dealer's "junk" box and pull out the coins she likes first. Or buy a pound and then sit down with her and help her identify the countries, people on the coins, languages, symbols, animals, etc. You can always promote the "investment" collecting later when she's ready to think in values.
A friend of mine brought over her two, ages 6 and 9, to look at coins a couple of years ago. I brought in a couple of pounds of foreign coins and tokens from my dealer, spread a towel on the living room floor, and let them have at it. They ended up with a half dozen coins each (mom's limit) and had a ball sifting through them. Cost me about 50¢, and I had fun watching them in action - much more value than the $ I paid!
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Valued Member
Australia
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Result.
She spent about 40min going through the coin bucket (10c a coin!) Was going for just birth year, but ended up with some other coins that she liked. Told her that she could just take what she wanted. We were in the shop for over an hour. 10 coins in total - 8 from the bucket and a couple of others from the 2x2 "bucket".
They are now in 2x2s in the plastic sheets in a folder. Done by her own fair hands :-)
Bank was less successful. $60 of 20c (all are the fecking royal wedding with kate and willie), hope that the 10c and 5c are going to better - going to open them later.
Thanks all for the advice :-)
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Do you have the 2004 big head point A 20c
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Buy her a Dansco penny or half penny album and have her start there.
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Valued Member
Australia
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AusCoin - yes I do have a spare 2004 pointy. Bought one and then found the second one a week later when noodling. Always the way! She has already spotted it in my 20c album. She is smart - 2 years ahead of where she should be at school - I have no chance.
wwwww - I like that idea, but the coins will all look the same to her (as they do to me!) Maybe have that as a side collection.
I am going to let her decide what to do next, I have shown her a lot of coins today with a lot of potential collection ideas. Whatever she decides I shall support. At least with this hobby you can park it for a while or sell it or try and collect each type of coin ever produced. darn I love this hobby!
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