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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;gatzdon, post: 277456, member: 8247&quot;]OK, I don&#039;t know about the judges, but here&#039;s an idea that will definitely be of use to YNs.</p><p><br /></p><p>Do an exhibit on searching coins from circulation.</p><p><br /></p><p>This should be attractive to YNs as they don&#039;t have a lot of money and this is the cheapest way to build a collection.</p><p>Getting books like the cherrypickers guide helps them find the valuable coins that they can either add to their collection, or sell to finance the coins they won&#039;t find from circulation.</p><p>Searching coins from circulation can produce some real beauties at face value.</p><p>Technique would involve buying coins from one bank and returning to another (preferably two that are very close and use a different cash handling company).</p><p>While the YN can&#039;t buy say $2000 at once, they can buy $200 a day, each day.&nbsp; Obviously the numbers will go up and down based on school commitments.</p><p><br /></p><p>My display would consist of coins I personally have found from circulation such as </p><p><br /></p><p>1912D Barber Half in VF to XF condition</p><p><br /></p><p>Walking Liberty and Franklin Coin Books that are more than 50% filled.</p><p><br /></p><p>Pre 1964 Roosevelt Dime Book that is about 33% filled.</p><p><br /></p><p>Sample of Mercury Dimes and Buffalo Nickels that I&#039;ve found</p><p><br /></p><p>Proofs such as 1960 Franklin, 1964 Kennedy, 1962 Roosevelt, 1992 90%AG Kennedy, and some of the better examples of the Modern Jefferson Nickel and Kennedy Proofs.</p><p><br /></p><p>Partial Collar Broadstrike Kennedys (I have about 4)</p><p><br /></p><p>Strikethrough a small piece of copper Kennedys (I have about 6)</p><p><br /></p><p>Strikethrough grease Kennedys (I have about 2)</p><p><br /></p><p>Large sample of foreign coins that I have found both in rolls and left in the change counters.</p><p><br /></p><p>===================</p><p><br /></p><p>I could also display some of the older bank notes that I have found as a result of cashing in coins to go buy more.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m out of time, but if this is an idea that intrigues the OP, I can help expand it.&nbsp; I like it because it shows the YN that coin collecting can be affordable and within their reach.&nbsp; Looking at this many coins also has the benefit of helping the YN know the coin inside out which helps with grading skills.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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