Here my daughter is making coin soup. So my question is do the others on this board have children interested in coins? I remember getting a junk foreign coin at six years old and that is what made me want to collect from that point forward. And if your kids are interested what do you do with that interest as their parent? Personally all I have done so far is buy junk foreign coins. Coin pic for the thread. Just purchased today
I also became interested in coins when I was young (6 years old) because my father was a collector. Unfortunately, my kids have zero interest in them...except for how much they're worth. Cute picture of your daughter making "coin soup". Can I have the recipe? Great off center Indian Head Vic. I'm not an error collector but would love to own something like that. Congrats on the pick up. Bruce
Vic: Your daughter is very cute! My kids now 9 and 11 used to be interested in coins when they were younger. Enjoy the time now. Soon enough they get interested in other things like sports, video games, friends, etc. It's all good though and part of growing up. Each year brings something fun and new. I am sure they will be more interested in (my) coins again later on in life. TC
My nephew is nine I got him started roll searching in '09 with the Lincolns. He will sit for hours with me and search rolls or look at coins, even at web sites, but when I'm not there he hasn't got as much interest. He has on occasion called me and said hey I found a silver dime or quarter or wheat penny so I know he still keeps an out even by himself. My grandson is two and loves to put coins in the piggy bank and last Easter I filled all of the plastic eggs that didn't have candy in them with buffalo nickels, indian head cents, and various silver coins. While at one and a half he didn't know what they were his parents did and they saved them for him so I'm gonna make this tradition for all my grand babies. I also give them silver dollars for their birthday and Eagles on Christmas with that years date. I am hoping this will peak their interest as they get older.
I think most kids have some contact with coins at an early age through school/counting and piggy banks. That's how and when interest often starts. I'm sure having a parent who is a coin fanatic helps promote more interest. Wow, is that coin really real? Now I'm going to ask, roughly, how much can a similar one be purchased for? Never mind, I found the asking price on eBay. Hope you got a much better price.
I was 8 years old when my Aunt came back from a trip to Europe with a bag full of coins from England, Italy, Germany, Ireland, Sweden, Austria and France. I fell in love with collecting and havent stopped since. I still have all the original coins she gave me. So, my son turns 8 and I pull out the collection and start showing him some cool pieces. He says "That's nice Dad", then turns back to his iPad. Absolutely zero interest. My 6 year old however, LOVES to do coin roll hunting - I give him a bag full of loose change to sort through and he gets his magnifying glass, writes down all the dates of the coins, looks for silver (precious little of that these days), etc. He will spend an hour with me doing it. I even let him use my cotton gloves (makes him "feel like a scientist" he says). Each child is different, but when they get interested in the same hobby it makes it quite special. As Topcat said, enjoy the time while it lasts. They grow up so quickly... Excuse me while I go cry in my beer....
My oldest (9) has a pretty good interest, and she asks me if we can spend some time together with the coins and learning about them, which I find great. The younger one (6) likes the coins but its more because they're shiny and money, not the interest of the hobby or the history. Either way I love that they are both interested, but it's a little tough trying to do "serious" things with the collection when the younger one is around because she doesn't understand how to properly handle them yet. But, I've mentioned in the past that I let them play with old silver around the house and they love it, so hopefully that interest will continue. Or, at the least if they lose interest in their teens they'll circle around to it again like I did.
One of my nephews is just turning three, and when he is old enough to start to understand, I plan on trying to foster an interest. It helps that my sister and brother in law are the type to not permit them to play video games.
I'll just echo what others have said. My father is a collector and his interest in coins got me interested. My kids are too young at this point, but I hope they will also find coin collecting appealing. It's a hobby that is even more enjoyable when shared with family.
I got started early, but no other collectors were around. I have two sons but both are too young yet. I hope at least one will be interested. I have mint bags and random albums just chock full of bulk world coins so if they are interested I bet they will have a blast.
Nice Indian cent & your daughter certainly knows how to have fun. My son is 24 now and although he has numismatic knowledge, he has low interest in coin collecting. When he was younger he would roll search with me occasionally. I remember one time he found a Lincoln cent with nice reverse doubling & sent it to Error Trends & Wexler. However, he was just playing with his Dad and never got truly interested in collecting.
My older son completed his coin collecting merit badge, but it's my younger son who really has taken an interest. He's even gone to a coin show with me, and we met one other local collector who was kind enough to give each of them a silver certificate. My older son is more into sports, but my younger son and I are continuing to have fun. Even something as simple as filling up a quarter book (state quarters, or national park quarters) can keep the spark going.
I know the guy and I just called him and asked him what the real price was. It was much lower so I bought it
