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rggoodie Moderator United States 23525 Posts	Posted 05/14/2006 9:04 pm I have two questions - I need help from the forum. Question 1 I have a seven year old young man in the USA who wants to start a coin collection. He has a handful of foreigh coins, and has the bug. What book should I recommend or purchase for him ? - I would prefer not to give him a book about about state quarters- that is my hang up - but maybe that is what he needs. Question 2 In two weeks I am going to get to present to a large group of Boy Scouts at what is called a Merit Badge College, presentations on coin collecting. I have the scout booklet for the merit badge, but - What would you recommend I include in the presentation to get the young men interested in COINS? No matter what county you are from, you could respond to this. rggoodie aka Richard "catch em doing something right" Report this Post to the Staff

scoutjim99 Pillar of the Community United States 4589 Posts	Posted 05/14/2006 9:27 pm real historical items ,war realted(could set a bad example) but always cool to young boys,civil war ,WWII etc.. You can try foreign coins and use world map and associate it to the coins from those countries and the samww with state qurters, coins with sports.. Edited by scoutjim99 05/15/2006 12:12 pm Report this Post to the Staff
scoutjim99 Pillar of the Community United States 4589 Posts	Posted 05/14/2006 9:29 pm Also I would get him a Red Book or world coins book called the black book small affordable and not to overwhelming.. Report this Post to the Staff
quarterfan Valued Member United States 58 Posts	Posted 05/15/2006 12:03 am Hmmm... good question. I'm trying to get my 9-year old daughter hooked. Took her to her first coin show today and after she found $2 worth of lincolns she got kinda bored. I agree with Scout, emphasize the historical aspect, whether martial or otherwise. Any kind of stories you can bring up that directly impacted a coinage design could be cool. I have some favorites relating to US but I'm totally clueless as far as your side of the world. Anything related to Australia's origins maybe? "Striking Impressions" and "Twisted Tails" are a couple fun books about coingage lore I like, but again, might not appeal to Aussies. I remember getting my coin collecting merit badge... good luck! Report this Post to the Staff
Metalman Pillar of the Community United States 7123 Posts	Posted 05/15/2006 01:11 am Hi Richard How about whitman cent books, something that he can collect from pocket change. As for the book , Does this child read ? with alot of comprehension? I think if it was me I would save the book for another year,, and just let him collect coins . Rick Report this Post to the Staff
toast Pillar of the Community Australia 1091 Posts	Posted 05/15/2006 04:24 am "What would you recommend I include in the presentation to get the young men interested in COINS?" World coins! A whole bunch of different ones. So they can all feed on the excitment of getting a coin from a place they never heard of, and see a coin they have never seen before and compare them with their friends. They are pretty cheap but for someone who doesn't own many, the variety, design and geography can't be beat. A young boy's mind can then dream of far away places and differnt times and cultures. The power of "The dark side". LOL Edited by toast 05/15/2006 04:26 am Report this Post to the Staff
KLD Pillar of the Community Australia 1079 Posts	Posted 05/15/2006 04:38 am RG, I think you have some really good ideas stated above. I am going to agree with all of the above. Report this Post to the Staff
triggersmob Pillar of the Community Australia 9414 Posts	Posted 05/15/2006 07:30 am quote: What would you recommend I include in the presentation to get the young men interested in COINS? How about something that looks a bit different in shape to what they are used to seeing. i.e. square, hole in the middle, or one like this picture (I didn't know how to describe it). Regards Steve Report this Post to the Staff
scoutjim99 Pillar of the Community United States 4589 Posts	Posted 05/15/2006 12:14 pm everyone has really good ideas triggersmob has a real eye ctching point there I forgot about those types. Report this Post to the Staff
thekidcollector Forum Kid Kuwait 1523 Posts	Posted 05/15/2006 1:08 pm Get the young collector a Krausse if he collects world... or wants to or Red Book if he wants US.. For boy scouts, get them a grab bag of maybe 15 random coins each, it should interest them! I like triggersbob idea alot! Report this Post to the Staff
longnine009 Pillar of the Community United States 1247 Posts	Posted 05/15/2006 5:21 pm I would say State Quarters or world coins. Variety would probably be more appealing to kids than a series with the same motifs on them. How about a few issues of the new version of the NUMISMATIST? It seems geared more towards YN's now. Nice sig-line Quarterfan. ******************************************************************** "..The boons of civilization are so noisily cried up by sentimentalists that we are apt to overlook it's disadvantages. Intrinsically, it is a mere device for regimenting men..." H.L Mencken ******************************************************************* Report this Post to the Staff
rggoodie Moderator United States 23525 Posts	Posted 05/15/2006 6:29 pm Here is a preview of what I am sending the 7 year old I ordered a coin collecting book for kids at Amazon and I sent the following information First some rules about coin collecting. 1. Never Clean a coin- Ever!! 2. Read books and other information about coins before you buy anything. 3. Try not to spend your American coins. That is why it is fun to collect foreign coin - less temptation. I will try to explain what I am sending you as, I want you to see the different kinds of coins there are. I am sending two books one is about American coins it is called the RedBook, it will tell you the values and history of the coins. The second book I am sending is the Blackbook - it has information on foreign coins. When coins are made they are made in a building called a Mint. I am sending you a magnifying glass so you can examine the coins to see which mints they were made in. (send list of mints and mintmarks) Coins are also classified by "GRADE" this tells you how good or valuable a coin is - Grades depend on if the coin is new old, the amount in circulation, if the coin was cleaned or not and a few other things. ( sent basic grading information) I have a partial set of American quarters- and Sacagawea dollars for you These are circulated and easy to find if you ask Mum and Dad to check their change whenever you go shopping with them. The machines in the post office always give change in Sacagawea dollars I am also sending you a 1923 American Silver dollar A 1984 Australian 50¢ coin designed by kids. A 1911 five cent coin before the nickel was made A ring I made for you from a dollar bill A fake 1 million dollar bill from Australia and the USA A 1993 Australian Silver dollar mounted on a card- do not remove it from the card to keep the value. And some PNCs, these are postal First day covers that have coins in them Since they have post Stamps and coins they are called Philatelic Numismatic Covers or Postal Numismatic Covers A copy of a 1849 Mormon Gold $20 dollar coin (if it was real it would be worth $18,000 Also I am sending a bunch of foreign coins for you to figure out what they are. Lookk at a map to identify the countries and look at the different shapes including some of the coins have holes in them. how is that for a start for a YN? Report this Post to the Staff
scoutjim99 Pillar of the Community United States 4589 Posts	Posted 05/15/2006 8:19 pm include a pair of gloves and the idea do not touch so on but sounds good and did you get my email Report this Post to the Staff
toast Pillar of the Community Australia 1091 Posts	Posted 05/15/2006 8:37 pm Wow ! Merry Christmas and Happy Birthday all rolled into one. The young collector will be over the moon and never forget you! At 7 years old, he will return to those coins and books time and time again and think of your kindness. Report this Post to the Staff
quarterfan Valued Member United States 58 Posts	Posted 05/16/2006 10:04 pm Wow, no kidding Toast. RG, that's very generous! I'd still like to echo Scout's suggestion about relating coins to history. Lol, thanks longnine... ditto! Report this Post to the Staff
FYI Valued Member United States 177 Posts	Posted 06/12/2006 11:28 pm haw about a half full album of easy to collect from circulation coins,(like post-1964 dimes), a book that is spicific to that denomonation (mabey something made for a class room), and a Red Book, just to get him started. Report this Post to the Staff
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