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Moderator
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I have shopped the internet and found nothing to get excited about in this area.
So I have decided - That I am going to take on a new project -
A COIN BOOK FOR KIDS.
I have a volunteer for the graphics and I have a few ideas as to what I want to include, but I thought it would be fun to include ideas from you.
If you dont want to post your ideas on the forum - you can email me.
my plan is credit to everyone who participates.
this may never get published although that would be nice, but it may make a great handout. And if possible-
I plan to do this in color (colour) for the mob from down under.
Yes I plan on some line drawings but I also plan on putting in some images of some coins.
Does anyone know if I have to obtain permission from the mint to publish an image of a coin?
Looking for your thoughts
Remember this is for kids - not teenagers or adults I am thinking a
7 to 12 year old target audience.
rggoodie
aka Richard
"catch em doing something right"
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Great idea! You may want to consider putting it on a CD - it's cheaper and you can publish it yourself and may find a larger audience among the high tech generation.
Photos are copyright protected (U.S.). The copyright for a particular coin that you photograph from your collection or someones elses (with permissions) would belong to you. If someone contributes a photo of a coin to you for your publication, make sure that it is their photo to contribute. In writing is strongly suggested. As for photos of coins other than U.S., you would have to check the copyright laws pertaining to those Countries. This alone would be a large endeavor but, possible.
You might want to contact the Mint(s). They may have some suggestions and possibilities to allow you to use their photos - IF you give them credit somewhere in the publication/book/CD.
Edited by dsking
05/19/2006 9:18 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I too think this is a great idea.!I am starting a lincoln set for my own son.A great way for him to learn some history too.sn31.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Maybe you could create some sort of mascot to lead the kids on their journey through the book. We did the same thing for Joey Scouts in Perth for a coloring (colouring) book. We created a Joey Kangaroo called Hairball for our local Scout group and now it has become adopted throughout scouting in Australia. Get the kids involved and give them ownership of it and it will snowball. Maybe we could start a few sggestions here in this thread. How about Morgan the Bald Eagle. or Grader the Grizzly. or Barber the Bison. You get the idea. What do you think? Steve  |
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 United States
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In talking with the kids- It is interesting
They do not start out collecting coins because of the value.
most start because of the attraction- (same attraction a infant has)
because coins are Hard and shiny.
So I may concentrate on the attractiveness (appeal) of the coins
images- people animals automobiles, trains etc.
This is fun just thinking it out in public-
Because of my experience- I will most likely us US and Australian Coins - (It's what I know) but I am open to the rest of the world
that is why I have opened this up for suggestions.
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Australia
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RG...I find young 'uns focus is at it's best when they relate it to something....be it a hero, a movie etc. I have a few coins with the "Lord of the Rings" theme nad if you like I can photo it for you to use....HP (Harry Potter) also has a few coins out..... |
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I have the gold and silver Lord of the Rings from New Zealand and it is probably one of the most attractive coins I have ever seen! Recently added the gold Lion on silver from the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, again from New Zealand, and it too is an amazing coin! The Harry Potter coins from various nations would probably be a tad bit cheaper to pick up than the precious metal coins.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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There are some wonderful and knowledgeable young people on the forum..it would be great if they would chime in with their comments. Come on kids! We really want to know what you think would interest you and your generation.
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United States
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I'm 13 but here is my suggestion. Maybe have a album that comes with it and you know where you put the coins in it put an image of the coin there. It would be cool if it came with a bag with a few coins that go in the album. That way they dont have just a book get them motivated. They see the coins then they want more!
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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I think to limit to only US or Australian coins might not be too helpful if you want to make them learn about world coinages. If you are looking for pictures, I am more than happy to provide mine if it is of any use.
The real issue is, how to keep the prices down as low as possible. If it is on the internet, sure thing, this forum will be of use to them, but again, there are always parents who are keen on the material content. CD-rom is indeed a good idea as you can self publish for mere 30US cents or so and add all the fancy colorful packaging etc, shouldn't set you more than 5USD at most.
There is one thing about Soviet numismatic books that I like, that is they actually made some books for kids, as well as being REALLY cheap. Unfortunately, not too many are printed these days :(
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Pillar of the Community
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These young people are coming up with some wonderful ideas for rggoodie! Keep it up! It's refreshing and very helpful!
I'm a published Author and really would like to see something like this accomplished.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Perhaps if you are looking into world coinages, omnicoin.com is a great example for you to contact members to see if you can publish their images. :) Omnicoin has more than 20,000 images up there. Link http://www.omnicoin.com/Or this link http://(131231) Not Allowed - Auto-Removed / Or this link http://worldcoincatalog.com/ |
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If you focused on collecting coins with animals on them as one example of topical collecting it might really capture their imaginations. Animals are simple, cool and something that kids understand. I'd bet too that just about everybody on this forum has some critter coins that they could send you scans of. If kids like shiny stuff they'll find it on wolrd coins--nickel, copper-nickel, steel. Don't most kids love animals? And Australia would probably be ahead of the pack in that reguards. They have some of the coolest critter coins. But even the U.S has them and I'd bet every country on the planet that ever issued coins has them or has had them. Heck even countries that don't really exist have them.   |
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See, the real issue is to bring the cost down as low as possible. The reason why I strictly avoided commemorative coins is because it's just way too expensive. Think about it, how much can a kid afford to pay for a hobby?
If I am not mistaken, Malaysia has been minting wildlife coins at a very reasonable price, specifically minted for kids, but I am not too sure how the results came out to be.
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United States
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Some things you could put in the book would be all the different coins. Maybe telling their history. Instead of giving alot of coins Maybe a couple of No date Buffalos. Cheap and interesting.
Of course making this kid friendly you go along the lines of an animal telling this. I like the names that triggersmob came up with.
Myabe if you want to get really deap into the history of coin collecting go into roman coins.
Even explain how coins are made, the different types and denominations.
Just some suggestions!
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05/21/2006 4:35 pm
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United States
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Animal coins dont appeal to me. Put morgans in it!
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Posted 05/19/2006 9:29 pm
