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Message:: [QUOTE="Just Carl, post: 273480, member: 4552"]Meanwhile back to the subject. I may be wrong but possibly your going at this all wrong. I mean the investment idea. As you mention money to parents, most have other ideas of where your and their money should be going. Even splitting the cost is  still something they normally do not want to see flying out the window, so to speak. Why not try to discuss the educational concepts with your parents. Not sure how old you are but if at an age where your parents are concerned of your future, education may be more on thier minds than some silly old coin that may or may not be worth a dime tomorrow. That may sound harsh, but if your parents are not involved in coins, you may well be attempting to buy a Ferrari for all they know. Not knocking your parents, but they truely may be concerned about your future. Therefore, try pointing out the many interesting things about all coins. The educational factors of the State Quarters. The Presidential coins that may help people find out who some of the Presidents were. Then you could really hit them with the 100th anniversary of the Lincoln Cent and what that represents in our history. Mention how fantastic it would be for a FAMILY to have the first and the 100th anniversary item of a coin that is so historic in nature. Maybe as a past teacher I am just blowing off steam here but why not give it a try? An old saying by sailors is "Any port in a storm"[/QUOTE]