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Pillar of the Community
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I am looking for suggestions on starting a collection for my soon to be baby boy. He is due in June. I thought about maybe a 2010 Silver Eagle, or maybe a new roll of 2010 Lincoln Cents to represent his birth year? Any ideas or suggestions?
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Moderator
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My son was born in 2008. At the first coin show I went to after he was born, I bought the five 1908 circulation coins (from the cent the half dollar). I put them in a Whitman plastic date set holder. I would suggest doing the same thing with 1910 coins!  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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When I was young, my parents used to use any money that I received for my birthday or Christmas and buy coins with it, which consisted mainly of silver dollars or other junk silver. It sparked my interest as I grew a little older. By the time I was about 12 I started being able to buy more coins on my own with money I earned doing odd jobs. By the time I was 19, I had a pretty substantial collection and I was able to use that collection to come up with the money for a down payment on my house.
Now I have three daughters of my own and I do the same thing for them now. It doesn't excite them much now to receive a couple of silver dollars with their birthday money, but someday their stash will really come in handy like mine did for me. I don't know if it will spark any serious interest, but they do know that there is something special about the coins that we put away for them.
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Pillar of the Community
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Thanks for the ideas jbuck & cwb!
Does anybody have any other suggestions?
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United States
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When my son gets older, I will probably give him a few Eisenhower dollars to ooh and awe over. This is what sparked my original interest in coins. Then I am going to get him some cheap Whitman folders. I will encourage and/or help him to fill the holes from pocket change. This is what got me completely hooked on coins.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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1. Take him to a coin show and let him pick out what he wants.  2. As soon as he is born, hand him a pile of coins and see which ones he puts in an Album.  3. Place him in front of a TV set with those coin shows on and if he burst out laughing, you know you have a true upcoming Numismatist. 4. If you have a coin collection, just give him the entire collection. If you don't have one, you should For a serious note I suggest you start out with a proof and Uncirc set. One for each Birthday as he grows up. Might not be the greatest coin investment but when he is about 40 to 50 years old, he would have accumulated 40 to 50 of each, pending you don't get mad at him for something and stop the presents. I too was going to suggest a Silver Eagle or something similar but if they stopped those, so stops that idea. At least with those proof and uncirc sets, not much chance the Mint will stop those. With the normal types of coins kids sometimes find more interesting things to do with money and normal looking coins, regardless of value, could be spent on a video game if not watching. |
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United States
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Kids like filling holes; yours will, too, when he's old enough. So I think you should get folders (or albums) for cents, nickels, dimes, and quarters, and put nice uncirculated coins in the holes starting with 2010. In eight or nine years, give him the folders along with $50 or so in change to go through, so he can start working his way back.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I started both of my kids (on their birth year) a mint and proof set. I have also started the same thing with my first grandchild. I have also started buying a lot of cull coins to start working on my grandson in a few years; plan to give him a coin and tell him a little about the coin history (as much as he can understand). I hope to plant a seed for another future collector. Neither of my kids have much interest in collecting-but they are beginning to understand the value of what I have. I also bought full sets of baseball cards for my son. Went through about age 15.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Oh yea, you can go to Silvertown.com and find 1 oz silver rounds with things like first baby, babys first Christmas, etc and have their name engraved on them. Those are pretty neat. I did that for my grandson.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I just got a Silvertowne catalog yesterday. I've only purchased 1 thing from them and that was a 50th anniversary gold plated silver round. They do an excellant job engraving.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Get him a 2010 proof set. Shiny, essentially perfect coins in a nice holder is something young kids can appreciate.
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Valued Member
United States
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My experience is that you should start with something that interests you whether it is mint sets or specific coins ... if you like it and share that with your kids, they will likely enjoy it as well.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Is the mints website the best place to get a 2010 proof set? I mainly collect older coins so I am looking for the best place. As always...thanks for the help!
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Moderator
United States
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I say yes it is. I always order the annual sets from the mint.
The prices may go up or down on the secondary market, but one usually won't know which way until next year.
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