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Valued Member
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Just thought I'd share that we just got my 8 year old son his first Lincoln Cent book tonight (1975-2013... thought it'd be easier to fill). It's been fun going through it and getting him excited about filling in the holes. He's having fun with it. Planting seeds in the next generation!  |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Awesome! Oddly it was my Foundations of Technology Teacher who got me into coins. Humorously though while he collects FBL franklins I think FBL franklins are a silly thing to collect (My opinion only). I do have a reason for it but I'll do that later
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 United States
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 I started in the hobby when I was 9  John1  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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That is good news and will give hours and time over the years to bond and make memories for you two.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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I remember those days. There was nothing quite like filling up those holes by snapping in those pennies .You had a sense of pride and accomplishment . To bad my 8 year old granddaughter can't keep off that darn Nintendo Switch video game otherwise she would be snapping in coins also .  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Difficult today to compete coins to electronic games. Even the cell phones have those. Coins just don't do anything. My Grand daughter just can't see any fun with coins.
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Valued Member
 United States
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He eventually went back to his IPad to play Minecraft, but held his attention with the coins a good 20 minutes, so it's a start. I've got a bunch of pennies so we'll try to chip away at the book every couple days.
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One thing I found out ; You can't force a child to be interested in coins . I believe it has to be in you at birth to be able to pick up a coin in later years and say wow this is cool especially if they are given a classic coin from a family member . That started the ball rolling for me .  |
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Valued Member
United States
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@T-Bop Yeah he has some natural collecting instincts. I gave him a 1972 Ike dollar that he's hanging onto, and also an 1893 Indian head. He likes that they have greater value than face value, so he kind of understands that certain things are rare and that makes them have more value. He's also been collecting rocks and legos, so this seems to fit right in. Not sure if my other son will be interested in this stuff, but he's only 5 right now. |
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United States
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Our 24 hour progress, filling up pretty fast, and lots of good examples available (still some that are just fillers for now). Got to walk him (and myself) through the various 1982 small/large date copper/zinc differences. Found a few of them!  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Not entirely for sure when I really got into coin collecting, but when I was maybe 7 I found a 1940 wheatie and held onto it, still have it to this day. Two years ago when I was 14 was my surge of collecting. My uncle showed me some of his silver coinage and I was into it. Started looking for silver coins in change and such. Eventually it led me to honing in on Lincoln cents, which led to variety collecting.
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Excellent!  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I think it is important to get our next generation interested in numista. I always include foreign coins or currency in my nieces and nephews gifts.
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Great to see that! They say Numismatics is a dying hobby. I started collecting at age 13 and have never looked back!
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Posted 10/18/2020 04:46 am
