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Posted 12/29/2018 6:12 pm
Hi BTC Chris, and welcome to the Coin Community!
First off, I would say that I really enjoyed reading your comment about your father-in-law slowly gifting some of his coin collection to family members over the past years. The fact that the gifts you received sparked your interest in coin collecting which you didn't have much before. I think that is a wonderful way to kindle interest in a very enjoyable hobby! A collector friend of mine who is 78 years old has a collection and is now agonizing over what he should do with them. Gift a few to your grandchildren for birthdays and Chtistmas? "Oh no, they might just spend them and all they like is sports and their computers." He admitted never having discusses his coins with anyone in his family. He won't even get them appraised! How sad, compared to your father-in-law's approach.
Now, as to the special value of Shield Linclon pennies , I don't know of any of them that might command an extraordinary value. I have a couple of rolls bought rom the local bank for 50 cents a roll. I don't expect them to appreciate in value for a century. Of course, there are proof 2014 proof shields but I have seen them offered at my local coin shop for $2 a coin,. At that price they are gathering dust on the counter. Maybe he is trying to show you that you can still get coins to add to your collections, without spending a fortune and peak your interest in new issues. That would be a nice easy way to grow your collection.
First off, I would say that I really enjoyed reading your comment about your father-in-law slowly gifting some of his coin collection to family members over the past years. The fact that the gifts you received sparked your interest in coin collecting which you didn't have much before. I think that is a wonderful way to kindle interest in a very enjoyable hobby! A collector friend of mine who is 78 years old has a collection and is now agonizing over what he should do with them. Gift a few to your grandchildren for birthdays and Chtistmas? "Oh no, they might just spend them and all they like is sports and their computers." He admitted never having discusses his coins with anyone in his family. He won't even get them appraised! How sad, compared to your father-in-law's approach.
Now, as to the special value of Shield Linclon pennies , I don't know of any of them that might command an extraordinary value. I have a couple of rolls bought rom the local bank for 50 cents a roll. I don't expect them to appreciate in value for a century. Of course, there are proof 2014 proof shields but I have seen them offered at my local coin shop for $2 a coin,. At that price they are gathering dust on the counter. Maybe he is trying to show you that you can still get coins to add to your collections, without spending a fortune and peak your interest in new issues. That would be a nice easy way to grow your collection.
