Coin Collecting for Kids

My daughter is starting to get a nice, gradual liking to coin collecting. I bought her a Wittman lincoln cent 1975 to present album to compliment her 1941 to 1974 album. She has the 1975 to present album almost full, which is pretty cool. She is also interested in the 50 state quarters.

I bought her a Coin Collecting for Kids book so she can collect different stuff. I am not pushing her intio this great hobby, but I see some genuine enthusiasm. There are some tough ones for kids to collect (for example, Walking LIberty Halves, Peace Dollars, etc.) in this book. I think she will have some fun collecting.

 

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That's great. I hope she's found a life long love of the hobby.

 

It is great when a YN gets involved in the Hobby :high5:

 

When i was a kid i started on the lincoln series, because you could get alot of the wheaties in circulation then.I think you are doing the rightr thing starting your child on the state hood quarter series . Well If i had a young child that's the series. I would start my kid on. it's the most popular for the kids ,I would say and a learning tool at that.
jazzcoins joe

 

as a kid

My grandmother would bring roll home for me to got thur.
she new it would keep me off the street & out of trouble back then!

 

because that's all they minted back then :mouth:



sorry I had to.

 

She is now has been going to coin shows since she was 10 months! She is usually bored, but she started liking it at this past show. Of course, she will enjoy in one hour or 1.5 hours doses.

I think when she gets this gift, she may get excited.

 

My daughter loves this page from the us mint. She just finished her state quarter collection!!!

http://www.usmint.gov/kids/

 

Good point, but since she had a partially filled 1941 to 1974 whitman folder, I thought it was appropriate to get her the 1975 and beyond folder. Also, she can understand order of dates and mint marks and when to know a coin looks pretty. She's six

But with Coin Collecting for Kids as a Christmas gift, she can collect the quarters and other stuff. That will be the next step. I will fill the Peace Dollars slots for her to make it a little special.

 

My daughter is also addicted to that site, great fun.

 

I gave both my nephews a roll of half dollars and an assortmant of dollar coins and said they could spend it or start a collection. they saved some and spent some

 

Our daughter Thalia Elizabeth and I completed a 20th Century Type Set for her-- nothing fancy and in a Whitman Folder. I'd recommend that as a next step as well.

And a coin show fits right into that as there will be plenty of opportunities to pick out a reasonably nice, reasonably priced example of each coin. You don't have to fill the entire folder at one coin show, either.

Thalia Elizabeth also collects "anything with Queen Elizabeth" as I've noted before-- with almost unlimited possibilities there most of which are very inexpensive. This turned out to be a very interesting adventure! I've posted my story about this before but in case you haven't seen it here's the link again:
http://www.irwinsjournal.com/ijonline/ijqueen.htm

It's been a lot of fun working with Thalia on her collection and we have a chance to have some quality time together. She's also learning about the world and I think it's helping her with her schoolwork as well-- I can guarantee that she knows how to make change, once she looks at the coins first!

 

that really is great..

 

That is awesome! Good to hear these stories, and thanks for sharing. We need this for the hobby.

As for my daughter, we are about to finish the 1975 to present Lincoln cent collection. We have gone through thousands of cents. We need 2 to complete this - a 1982 P zinc small date, and, can you believe it - a 2008 P!!!

We also found a 1939, and this did not fit in the 1941 to 1974 album. So we added it as a spare in the 1975 to present. She identified this as an old coin.

I can't wait to take her to a show, after she gets the Coin Collecting for Kids album. I want to make this gift special.

 

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I've got a little advise for you. I know those folders are great for kids but if you really want to incurage her into this hobby, you should try albums, not folders. Here are some reasons:
1. If a kid can only see one side of a coin, it may loose some interest in some important details.
2. If a kid can only see one side of a coin they may not realize some important items shown there.
3. They may miss a possible reverse side error.
4. They may miss a possible rotated reverse.
5. Now here is the really important item. If you use those folders, note the shinny back of the slots for the coins. This is the glue from the manufacturing process. The back sheets are completely coated and the slotted cardboard is placed on that. That glue over time could and usually does effect the coins. Many kids like this since if a coin starts to fall out, they just spit on the coin and the glue now holds the coins.
5. One more important item. Those folders are usually made to hold the coins tight so the slots for them are tapered. This means a forced push by a thumb or even a small hammer is needed sometimes to put the coins in place.
The summation is to purchase an album from the start.

 

I totally see agreement.

On the reverse side of the coin, before spending $20 per album, I just want to get her started. I am just trying to see if she likes it. This may not be the hobby for her, and I want to encourage enthusiasm and not push it. Remember, she is only 6, and we are collecting 1975 to present cents. I see your point on looking at the reverse coins, and these albums have slots to show the reverse. And she will not spit in the folders, use glue or use a hammer in place the coins. These are cents from loose change we are talking about, not MS65 Morgans.

I want to take it slow and make it fun. thanks for your feedback .

 

I've got the kids a few folders and they are very busy with them now

 

what's left -find a 1982 small date zinc cent

well, to finish the 1975 to present collction of Lincoln Cents, my prissypot daughter of mine needs a 1982 small date zone cents and, can you still believe it, a 2008.

How rare is finding a 1982 small date zinc cent. We have gone through a 1.75 gallons of Lincolns, and no luck!

She now is getting interested in the state quarters - no shock there.

This has been a great experience for the both of us.