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My 6-year-old son got bit by the coin collecting bug last year when his kindergarten teacher brought in the State Quarters she was collecting. I helped him complete his own set of State Quarters and also gave him a bunch of inexpensive low-grade coins that aren't in common circulation anymore (Indian Head Cents, Buffalo nickels, Wheat Back Cents, Liberty nickels, Eisenhower dollars, etc.) We talk about coins all the time and he is aware that I own coins that are a lot older and/or a lot more valuable than the ones he has been given. He's also aware that I have purposely not given him any silver coins because, well, they're worth a lot and he is only 6 years old. Well, his 7th birthday is coming up in a few months and I just made a bit of an impulse buy on ebay that I think he will appreciate:  Some of the coins are in pretty rough shape (especially the Barber quarter and Dime and the Standing Liberty quarter), but everything is recognizable. And a lot of them, including the Cents, the Buffalo and Jefferson nickels, the Morgan and Peace dollars and the modern halves and dollars, are actually in very nice shape. I figured that silver value and face value alone was around $160, so I didn't feel too bad getting it for only $140. In retrospect, I suspect I probably could have found a similar set elsewhere for less, but I happened to see this with only about 5 minutes left until the end of the auction and, well, as I said, it was an impulse buy... Anyway, I suppose I could have just given him one of each of these coins from my collection, but I really like the presentation and the fact that everything is nicely labeled. Plus, the fact that it is all framed means it's less likely he will play with and lose individual coins. Oh -- and the frame has a plastic front instead of glass, which is an added benefit. Just thought I'd share! |
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Pretty cool gift for your son! Don't worry that a few coins are low grade, he won't mind. When I got started in my early teens I joined the local coin club and was thrilled when I'd win an old coin at the monthly auction even if they were just AG-G condition. I agree with you that at his age it is good to have it framed. Somehow I think that at the end of this century we won't see nearly the diversity of coins that we see across the 20th, at least as far as the obverse goes.
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Very nice!  I am sure he will enjoy it.  |
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that's a very nice gift......and you could easily grab examples of common dates of these coins in high grades for reasonable money if you want to upgrade it.
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that's a very nice gift......and you could easily grab examples of common dates of these coins in high grades for reasonable money if you want to upgrade it. Good point! That Barber dime in particular is really bugging me. Of course, I don't actually have any really decent Barber dimes in my own collection... |
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That's a nice gift!
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That's a great way to help encourage a young'un's interest in the hobby, well done! My daughter told me last night that she wants a 1998 proof set (her birth year) for Christmas. I'm gonna splurge and get her a 1998 silver proof set.  |
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What a great Dad you are! |
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Very nice! He is more likely to keep it because it is framed.
Good idea, nice gift.
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Pillar of the Community
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My Brother=in-law has the exact same set hanging in his living room Except his coin are all cleaned,buffed, and polished  Your is much nicer Your son will love it! |
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Very cool gift. The lower quality of some of the coins is not important-what is, is encouraging an interest that will be fun for life. I am "seeding" my grandson's interest with Ikes, prez dollars, etc. He is way to young yet to understand, but I want him to anticipate a coin when he sees papa as I did with my great grandmother.
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Thats a very nice gift dude. Well done. :)
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Bedrock of the Community
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So how would you like to adopt me?  That is a great looking gift for anyone. Even if he looses interest in coin collecting, that is something I'll be he would keep forever anyway. And as already noted, something you may want to do is upgrade some of those coins for Christmas, First Day at School, Easter, next Birthday, etc. Now you have an item for a present for many holidays to come. A suggestion is as you slowly upgrade each you may want to put the replaced one in a 2x2 Flip and get him started on a series of duplicates. |
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What a cool gift! That will get his curiosity going--and it will be a keepsake for years. |
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Posted 09/14/2011 3:54 pm
