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At our FNS coin show this past weekend we tried out an activity for kids that came to the show. Each Young Numismatist took one of these Coin Safari forms and went around the bourse to find dealers who had one of the coins on the form. The dealer would talk about the coin a little, then stamp the form with the rubber stamps we provided. When the form was complete the YN brought it back to the front desk and received a modern proof set or mint set as their prize. We had 15 kids total that completed the safari which was pretty good for our small show. The kids and dealers both seemed to enjoy the process. What kinds of YN activities have worked at shows you have attended or organized?  |
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The big show I attend every year does something like this.
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Rest in Peace
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A local coin club that has 2 shows a year offers coin seminars for children At the shows. At the end of the seminar they give the kids a free packet of U.S. and foreign coins. You should see the looks of amazement on the kids faces.
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At the recent Portland Oregon one, they had a table up front where kids would pick up their question packet, get a little history, etc. They would have to go to specific tables across the show, be asked a question about a coin, if they got it right, they got a reward from the table, usually something small(like a LWC with some information about the cent and its history). I think there was an overall prize as well. |
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I've attended some shows where Boy Scouts (though this would be a great activity for any children) were going through a huge mound of Lincoln cents from the 40's and 50's to fill in Whitman folders they had been given. It looked like a lot of fun and I even some kids duplicates to get other ones they needed.
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This is barely related, but when you say "a small show", how big is it exactly? I've heard that standards are different in different places, so I am interested to hear what makes a "big" show to different people.
Anyway, at the show I go to in Edmonton (with about 40 tables, if I remember correctly), there is an intermittent free kid's auction where under-18s who sign up are given an envelope full of play money which they can spend on a bunch of different coins - it's basically a giveaway, but it's also an authentic auction experience because it's run by one of the club guys who moonlights as a professional auctioneer. Last time, I got to participate because I was still 16, but I don't think I'll push my luck this year.
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The show I go to is run by the PNNA and located in Tukwila, WA. It generally has 80-100 tables.
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Each Young Numismatist took one of these Coin Safari forms and went around the bourse to find dealers who had one of the coins on the form. The dealer would talk about the coin a little, then stamp the form with the rubber stamps we provided. When the form was complete the YN brought it back to the front desk and received a modern proof set or mint set as their prize. That is really nice.  |
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I believe at my show the kids get a sheet, then go around finding dealers with little stickers on their tables, who stamp the sheet and give the kids a coin- usually something like an IHC, V nickel, or cheap 19th century foreign. I did it a couple times as a kid, but they still do that every year. The show also does raffles- everyone who pays admission gets a raffle ticket, and they draw one every hour. When I was 10 or so I won a 2009 ASE from the raffle, and my brother, who came along, won a 1974 Indian proof set (I was extremely jealous, because he didn't really care about coins). A lot of dealers will also give stuff to young collectors of their own volition- I often get discounted prices from dealers even now, and one time one of them gave me a free EF 1896 Morgan. |
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nalaberong, To me a small show would be about 25-35 dealers. A large show , at least 75-100 , and the mega conventions I'm sure host's up to 200 dealers or more.
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In my area there are a minimum of 3 coin shows a Month, every Month, all year long. Nothing is done in any of them to help or inspire new or young collectors. At all of them I ask for any unused Albums or Folders and if I get any, I donate them to local schools. Nothing to loose and everything to gain.
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Seems pretty cool! I've only ever attended 1 coin show before, the Omaha Coin Club's 56th annual show, and unfortunately there was nothing for us YN's...
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Posted 10/26/2015 7:24 pm
