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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;khay, post: 1336844, member: 34520&quot;]As for getting more YNs hooked - I had an idea a while back, but I didn&#039;t know how to go about starting to implement it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Almost every one of us, and nearly every coin collector out there, has a stash of &quot;worthless&quot; wheaties, yeah? Lol. Not a grade worth collecting, not a year worth saving, probably not worth more than the copper value, but you still just set them aside rather than leave them in circulation - it&#039;s like an automatic response, yeah? Lol! Some of us even have stashes of cull buffalo nickels and indian head cents. Worthless, but set aside.</p><p><br /></p><p>I was thinking, what about doing a major drive, and collecting a TON of junk-drawer wheat, IHC, and buffaloes. Then try to set up a massive mailing, together with the help of the post office or maybe department of education, and mail 1 wheat cent (or the other coins) to every kid? Yes, I am serious... lol.</p><p><br /></p><p>Maybe do it through the public schools, maybe through the post office, but I bet if the north american numismatic community came together, and the project was put forth by the ANA or some similar organization (maybe even the mints would get in on it... after all, coin collecting is VERY good business for them! Lol!) we could distribute 1 old &quot;interesting&quot; coin to each and every kid under, say, 20. I would bet that that would spark a wave of interest in coin collecting in the youth... I REALLY think that it could work. </p><p><br /></p><p>Heck, the current gov&#039;t is handing out money and funding left and right for all kinds of things - I bet a properly worded and phrased proposal could get a grant to see the project through. It really couldn&#039;t hurt to look into it, and although the project would be MASSIVE, with some large organization or group behind it and putting it together.</p><p><br /></p><p>I really do believe it would be a positive movement, and could gain a lot of support and a LOT of positive press/interest/awareness of coin collecting, as more than just a bunch of misers hoarding gold and silver, and nerds in basements carefully cataloging hundred year old coins <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> (I&#039;m teasing, y&#039;all... lol!) It would also encourage participation in an activity that was not A) a video game, B) television, C) violent, or D) criminal. Not that I have anything against video games - I love them myself. But they can be taken too far - like my brother who plays them from the time he wakes up until he passes out, without doing chores or getting a job. And TV is fine - some of it. But there is no reason or excuse to sit in front of it 8+ hours/day... <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie7" alt=":p" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Please comment, since I&#039;m just spitballing here. There is a lot of room for refinement in this idea, but I think the basic premise is sound. Give our hobby/lifestyle/whatever an adrenaline boost, and an influx of fresh blood <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> Plus, I think it would be just plain FUN to do/organize! Lol![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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