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<p>[QUOTE="umtrr-author, post: 140216, member: 5719"]Well, living as close to the border as we do, and given my daughter's affection for coins with Queen Elizabeth on them, I knew it would only be a matter of time before she became interested in the Canada Cent folder that I bought last time we were in Toronto. It's a "Unisafe" folder which consists of pages made of soft plastic holders, kind of like what 2x2s are stored in, but much smaller-- a page holds 35 coins and there are 4 pages. </p><p><br /></p><p>A few days ago, I came across a 1920 cent - the first of the Canada Small Cents - in the "bargain box" of cents in the local coin shop. It had a bad scratch near the rim, but I couldn't beat the price (too low to mention!). I didn't know when I picked it up for Thalia that it was the first in the small cent series, but I quickly discovered that when I got home.</p><p><br /></p><p>From that point Thalia and I spent about an hour running through all of the Canada cents, from various trips over the last 15 years, to see what we-- er, she-- had. Augmenting that with what I had put away when I was a kid (harder since I lived in NJ and we didn't get that many of these in change) we got a great start. </p><p><br /></p><p>After another stop at the "bargain box" Thalia already has clear through from 1960 to 2000, and I am sure that somewhere around here there is a 2001 and 2006 to finish the streak in the forward direction. She also grabbed dates in the 1940's and 1950's, including the 1947 "Maple Leaf" (an interesting story behind that coin told to us by one of the proprietors). (We're not worrying about the various sub-types, except for the '47 + '47ML).</p><p><br /></p><p>Although the key dates in the 1920's will not be found in a "bargain bin" and chances are that the 1930's dates won't be either, this seems like a fun starter set for a six year old. Odds are that she'll be done long before Daddy gets the last space filled in that Lincoln Cent accumulation... the whole Canada Cent folder can probably be completed for less than the price of a 1931-S Wheat Cent in Good-4! :smile </p><p><br /></p><p>And we are having fun, which is the important part. If you're looking for something a little bit out of the ordinary, especially with a young one, I recommend giving Canada Cents a try. :thumb: </p><p><br /></p><p>Cheers,[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="umtrr-author, post: 140216, member: 5719"]Well, living as close to the border as we do, and given my daughter's affection for coins with Queen Elizabeth on them, I knew it would only be a matter of time before she became interested in the Canada Cent folder that I bought last time we were in Toronto. It's a "Unisafe" folder which consists of pages made of soft plastic holders, kind of like what 2x2s are stored in, but much smaller-- a page holds 35 coins and there are 4 pages. A few days ago, I came across a 1920 cent - the first of the Canada Small Cents - in the "bargain box" of cents in the local coin shop. It had a bad scratch near the rim, but I couldn't beat the price (too low to mention!). I didn't know when I picked it up for Thalia that it was the first in the small cent series, but I quickly discovered that when I got home. From that point Thalia and I spent about an hour running through all of the Canada cents, from various trips over the last 15 years, to see what we-- er, she-- had. Augmenting that with what I had put away when I was a kid (harder since I lived in NJ and we didn't get that many of these in change) we got a great start. After another stop at the "bargain box" Thalia already has clear through from 1960 to 2000, and I am sure that somewhere around here there is a 2001 and 2006 to finish the streak in the forward direction. She also grabbed dates in the 1940's and 1950's, including the 1947 "Maple Leaf" (an interesting story behind that coin told to us by one of the proprietors). (We're not worrying about the various sub-types, except for the '47 + '47ML). Although the key dates in the 1920's will not be found in a "bargain bin" and chances are that the 1930's dates won't be either, this seems like a fun starter set for a six year old. Odds are that she'll be done long before Daddy gets the last space filled in that Lincoln Cent accumulation... the whole Canada Cent folder can probably be completed for less than the price of a 1931-S Wheat Cent in Good-4! :smile And we are having fun, which is the important part. If you're looking for something a little bit out of the ordinary, especially with a young one, I recommend giving Canada Cents a try. :thumb: Cheers,[/QUOTE]
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