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Pillar of the Community
United States
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So my 11 year old son just started to get really excited about coin collecting the past few weeks as I started to get more active in it again. He was having a blast looking through some of my old wheat pennies and picking through change jars looking for coppers and wheats so I decided to go get a box of pennies today so that we could do some roll searching. The very first roll he opens up has a 1919 S in it. Far from a rarity but still, what are the chances. It is safe to say he is completely hooked now.  Edited by Merc Man
04/06/2012 6:51 pm
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Valued Member
Canada
316 Posts |
 to ccf, that's a great start, I think it's a good activity do to with the kids. |
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Valued Member
United States
417 Posts |
Welcome and Great Find. Next thing you know he will have you doing Nickels, then Dimes, then Quarters.
I believe in a higher power, but I think it was just luck. Now a 1909 s VDB, well that would have been another story :).
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Moderator
 United States
16679 Posts |
That's awesome Merc Man! Start em young ;)
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Valued Member
United States
259 Posts |
All I can say is I often throw a few early wheats into circulation for just that reason. So someone will find them and get excited about coin collecting. The hobby needs young blood.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1770 Posts |
welcome aboard merc man thats all it takes is that one coin and youre hooked for life! even if you tend to lay low for awhile this hobby eventually gets you going again
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Pillar of the Community
2223 Posts |
Way to go Merc Man and merc man Jr. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
20753 Posts |
But of course it was an omin from a higher place. Makes you wonder what other powers he may posses. |
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Valued Member
United States
223 Posts |
Welcome.
Its always good to get kids involved, and its a great find.
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Moderator
United States
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Very nice!  I hope my son will do the same one day. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2295 Posts |
Welcome Merc Man and great find. Glad to hear your son is active in this hobby. It can use all of the young kids it can find.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
4411 Posts |
I think the ability to get kids hooked is a major strength coin collecting has over other hobbies such as stamp collecting. Money is always interesting to kids. Its shiny, their parents are made of it or have a tree in the back yard (or at least they see it this way) and it it something that they cant escape becoming familiar with. Whether they can resist spending it is another thing but it sounds like something nice you can both do together.
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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Kids can be driven by the
'I've have got something you haven't got' syndrome. I think that this syndrome drives a lot of CCF members as well.
Works better if you find it or buy it for yourself, rather than if it's given to you.
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New Member
United States
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that is what I love about this hobby, it can be lucky for anyone at any given time! :-)
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Posted 04/06/2012 7:09 pm
