What To Do With My Coin Collection From When I Was A Kid?

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chipg New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 04/09/2026 09:58 am Hi All. I'm looking for suggestions on what to do with my coin collection from when I was a kid. Mostly old, worn Good examples of wheat Lincolns, handful of Indian cents, Buffalo nickels, a complete Whitman book of 38-64 Jeffersons. Some miscellaneous stuff I thought was cool when I was 11. Nothing is worth much money. I don't need it sitting in the closet anymore. Would any young people be interested? How would I find them. Even thought of just putting some stuff in circulation so somebody might think it's cool and find it interesting. Any ideas? Chip Report this Post to the Staff

JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 21583 Posts	Posted 04/09/2026 10:45 am Not sure if there are any coin shows around your area but if there is, you could donate your collection to them. They usually have a kids table that they give free coins to young numismtics. Report this Post to the Staff
Freespeech57 Pillar of the Community United States 615 Posts	Posted 04/09/2026 10:46 am Hi Chipg, what a great offer. One suggestion would be to contact a local coin club and offer he coins as "giveaways" to young collectors and members. I am a big proponent of letting them back into circulation. This can begin a process of people looking more carefully at their change, learning some history and possible becoming a collector. I would also suggest that you check your coins again, you never know, you may have some "gems" after all. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187570 Posts	Posted 04/09/2026 12:07 pm to the Community! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
chipg New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 04/09/2026 12:10 pm Both good suggestions. Yeah I've doubled checked it for gems :) Funny what I bought for $.15 sixty years ago! My local, Albuquerque club seems to have some issues with their website. I'll keep trying. Thank you! Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 73595 Posts	Posted 04/09/2026 8:41 pm To CCF! I agree with above. You can also sell your collection online, or go to you local coin shop, if there's one in your area. It's up to you though. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
Greasy Fingers Pillar of the Community United States 6988 Posts	Posted 04/09/2026 10:52 pm Some of my best finds of RPMs and DDs have come from old albums bought off of ebay. So even if your coins are worn you might want to check for those gems (which is what I believe Freespeech57 was referring to.) I too like to put them back into circulation...easy to feed a few LWC into the self-scan register at Target or Walmart...just won't take 43s Report this Post to the Staff
smat45 Pillar of the Community United States 2330 Posts	Posted 04/10/2026 04:40 am Quote: a complete Whitman book of 38-64 Jeffersons Be sure to check the reverse (back) of the 1939 for a DDR (double die reverse). http://www.varietyvista.com/04a%20J...9PDDR001.htm or http://www.varietyvista.com/04a%20J...9PDDR002.htm Good luck! smat Report this Post to the Staff
thecoinguy1964 Pillar of the Community United States 1300 Posts	Posted 04/10/2026 09:19 am Chip you have a few options, best of luck. -rekindle your coin collecting hobby -sell your coin collection -donate to a fledgling collector. Report this Post to the Staff
cipster Pillar of the Community United States 2362 Posts	Posted 04/10/2026 5:42 pm Chip I started collecting coins from my dad's pocket change when I was 10 years old in 1955 He was so great coming home with many cents, nickels, and dimes every day. I take coins to local coin shows and hand them out to young collectors and love their responses. Then I give the rest to the coin club to distribute. Regarding the gems I put my cents from the 1930's and earlier into large Maxwell House Coffee cans and never found time to actually check them for about 50 years. Yup, I had a 1922 No D Lincoln in there. Member ANA and EAC "You got to lose to know how to win". Dream On by Aerosmith Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 94672 Posts	Posted 04/12/2026 9:44 pm to CCF. I like the ideas given above.. Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
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