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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bluegill, post: 53822, member: 1748&quot;]I don&#039;t have any close friends or family who are interested in coins.&nbsp; If I&#039;m going to have someone to talk to, I better get them started early!</p><p><br /></p><p>I think it&#039;s natural for adults to want to interest children in things that are important to them.&nbsp; It&#039;s part of passing on your values.&nbsp; Having my daughter inherit a somewhat valuable collection is less important to me than wanting her to be curious about why Liberty is depicted on U.S. coinage, how to translate dates from Hebrew or Chinese, or how coinage developed in the first place.</p><p><br /></p><p>I guess I&#039;m not overly concerned about children as a whole developing into coin collectors.&nbsp; But when you amass knowledge--share it!&nbsp; Whether it&#039;s fishing, music, coin collecting, or a new food, it&#039;s immensely satisfying to invite a newbie and have them get interested and thank you for it later.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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