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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;bzcollektor, post: 53861, member: 3241&quot;]Moen</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; I believe that if youngsters become bitten by the coin bug at an early age, it most likely will be a life-long affliction. It happened to me when I was 5 years old. </p><p>My kindergarten teacher gave each one of us a brand-new shiny 1959 Lincoln</p><p>Memorial cent. Pennies were a big thing to five year olds in 1959. Take my word for it.</p><p>Somehow, it intrigued me that pennies (coins) could change. Someone bought me</p><p>one of those blue Whitman penny folders and I started plugging holes. I am sure many others here have simular stories.</p><p>&nbsp; My point is, I guess, that if encouraged at an early age, you may become a life-long</p><p>coin collecter. There are no cons to introducing &quot;kids&quot; (or any one else for that matter)</p><p>to coin collecting. New blood is vital to sustaining our &quot;hobby&quot;. Of course there is a</p><p>monetary factor to all of this. We all like to see our coins &quot;go up&quot;. Alot of us have</p><p>been around long enough to see a few down cycles as well.</p><p>&nbsp; Every &quot;kid&quot;, or new collecter, should probably have a mentor of some type, so they can avoid some of the pitfalls of the hobby that most of us have experienced sometime in our coin collecting . There have always been sharks out there, and newer</p><p>collecters are especially vulnerable in the age of internet hype and scammers.</p><p>&nbsp; I am new to posting here, and I apoligize if this sounds like a rant, I have a few more rants to go as the subjects arise. With my apologies in advance![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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