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I'm not sure if I'm an innovator or this is a common way to collect. I've been thinking of starting a family tree collection. The thought came to mind since my grandfather is turning 100 and I was thinking of getting him a 1914 Barber quarter or half for a present. I'm just not sure how feasible it is. Has anyone completed this before? I'm not sure if I'd go for 1 coin from each person or logistics yet. Ie: for US born parents and grandparents, siblings, children maybe I'd stick with a quarter or half. Great grandparents get trickier, first identifying birthplace and then tracking down for example a coin from 1878 Latvia or Austria 1880. I'm not sure how easy it would be or even to go beyond that for a generation. Also, any ideas on storage/presentation? Would custom frame work best so it could be viewed as a tree form? I guess I could also use State Quarters to mark where person was born in USA, so maybe 2 coins per US born The other idea was just to incorporate this idea into a type set album and just go as far as grandparents or US born GG and use family member birth years when possible. I guess I could always use GG birth years on US coins even if they weren't born here. Any advice or suggestions? |
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No problem going back to 1500 (or even earlier) if you opt for a coin which would have circulated (*) at the place where a person was born - might take you some time but can definitely be done.
(*) There were enough coins minted in the various years, not necessarily in the specific place but many coins circulated over a wider area.
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United States
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I adore this idea. I always want to give coin sets as gifts but this is trumping that idea.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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This sounds really interesting, I like it.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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In 1967 my Grandfather gave me a coin dated 1882 - the year his parents came to America. Coins are a great way to keep a family connected.
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United States
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I think it's a great idea for the 'family tree' coins. I'm also trying something similar for my mother as a gift for her upcoming 90th birthday. As my family is pure Belgian, I was just trying to get her 1925 Belgian coins and add her parents dates of 1893 and 1897. I got her 1925 5-centimes and 10-centimes (both Dutch and French types), but that's all they made that year (nothing larger or smaller).
I've decided to just get her all the U.S. 1925 coins instead, and then try to get her parent's Belgian coins, as she was born here while her parents were both Belgian born. I got a Krause book of foreign coins but it unfortunately only dates back to 1900, so again I don't know what coins were minted in Belgium in 1893 and 1897, and if they are cheap or expensive.
I've got another two months to work on mine,; hope you do well with yours!
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Canada
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fantastic idea, I was looking for a new project, will probably mount coins/capsules on wood, maybe even a wood world map.
thank you for sharing the idea
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Belgium
1893 No coinage this year
1897 No coinage this year either
They have coins in 1894 and 98, but not 93 and 97.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Thank you Condor101 for the info; it looks like I'm just going to get my Mom the 1925 USA coins.
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United States
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PS: That finally explains why in the past year I couldn't find what I was looking for either at coin shows or searching on ebay. |
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United States
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I like the family tree idea...but why not have the whole family chip in and have each of them contribute their own coin of their birth year....gives it a more family feel to it. As for those deceased....let the closest family member pick that out...and as for gramps....at 100, I know it is pricey, but I would have a hard time not getting him a gold coin from 1914... He has earned it!
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Puerto Rico
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Great idea. Keep us informed on the progress of your family tree coin collection.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Sounds like a great idea. However, may get a bit complicated trying to find the right coins. Good luck and let us all know how you did.
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I would go with the penny since they have been made every year since they began making them,.. I think.
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Inspired by this thread I decided to do something for each of my 4 sons. This is your thread CLS12 so I don't want to hijack at all just thought I'd share how your idea inspired me to do something along similar lines and wanted to share in case others might come up with some of their own ideas. I'm taking it back to their great-grandparents so there will be a total of 15 coins. I've created a tree with pictured examples for each person in their tree (I'm missing info on my wife's grand parents that will be filled in soon). I'm thinking once it's done I'll print it out on high quality card stock or paper. Then I'll hunt down actual coins of the shown denominations and dates and probably mount them on velvet or something and put them in a frame. That or I'll put them in 2x2s and a in a binder so they'll have better access especially to the reverses. Then I'll be able to give them both the coins and the chart I created, perhaps for their birthdays this next year (not enough time to put it together for this Christmas) Here's what I've done so far for my oldest son (I blurred out the last names so it's suitable to post in this public forum). None of them are really into coins but they've all expressed a mild interest. Perhaps this will give them a little spark.  Here's a link to the chart if you want to check it out. http://www.coincommunity.com/forum/...oins_opt.jpgEdited by Tbone
12/17/2014 10:47 pm
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@Tbone- I really like what you have done. Visualizing it is getting me more excited to start this project. I like the idea of using a different type coin for each person. Part of my thought in doing this was to attempt to inspire my young kids and/or make an heirloom piece that has a chance to stay in the family and not find its way to the future ebay. Putting one together for each kid might be in my future as well depending how this turns out. |
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