Current interest in Numismatics

too many not near

 

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i like them

 

Hear ya'

 

i say they need more

 

More is not necessarily better.

 

true

 

The hobby does need new blood to keep going so hopefully the numbers will increase or stabilize.

 

ya

 

well i'm 20 got started a few years back when i was given a set of the canadian quarters from 1999 and 2000 and grew slowly from there so theres still a few younger ppl

 

Well I started out quite young...7 years to be exact.....Now I am 23:kewl: and still have the same passion for coins as in my childhood....I do encourage my friends and youngsters in their teen and even younger to take up coin collection as their hobby by giving them British Indian coins which I have in plenty....
A few of them do take it very seriously....But I don't encourage my cousins and friends who stay abroad :goof:.
It so happened that one of my cousins who stays in US used to give me circulation coins for free...Now that I encouraged him into this hobby he wants to trade for those coins :headbang:. So I limited my helping hand to Indians only.

 

My son-in-law started my grand daughter collecting statehood quarters from circulation to help her learn about the different states. That was about three years ago, she is now ten years old. Not to brag, but this child is extremely bright. Not many youngsters at age five can point out and name all our states and their capitals, and the Canadian provinces, plus many major countries in the world. She enjoys collecting coins that are representative of the countries.

I tried to get my other ten year old grand daughter, who lives close by, interested in coins. She is, mostly to spend them. However, a trip to the coin dealer and a dig through the bins made her realize she can find coins with horses on them. That sealed it right there. If it has a horse, she wants it.

Then I went after this grand daughter's buddy, who is also ten. I gave her a partially completed Lincoln Whitman album from 59 forward. She has been having fun finding coins to put in them. Her interest is mostly in being able to brag about her accomplishments. At least this one we know is real and not made up.

It is terribly difficult to convince a youngster to put coins aside for the future.
They live in the here and now, a world of instant gratification and 30 second microwave meals. They hardly have the patience to wait for me to cook a meal let alone sit and look at coins.

jeankay

 

:] hot pockets ;]

 

I am amazed that she knew that much about North America and the World period...most kids that are older probably can't point to the US much less their state on a map. Coins are something kids either really take to or have little or no interest in.

 

you guys can take a look at the hobby in this way also

those kids that started on the state quarters will mostly leave after the series but will also pick it up when their income picks up. Thus, the hobby is actually investing in itself in a way.