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Message:: [QUOTE="Kashmir Pulaski, post: 8431270, member: 118376"]I started collecting coins maybe 6-7 years ago. It was right out of the middle of nowhere. Being that I’m old enough now to get “Senior Discounts" I guess that makes me a “MADE” collector rather than “BORN”. I’m a retired school teacher still subbing in high-schools. I do “Coin-Club” with kids at different schools. If they’re interested I start them off with either “State” or “National Park” quarters. They are available anywhere you get change. Lots of guys calling themselves “real” collectors really hammer me for getting my kids collecting stuff with zero appreciation upside. My answer is really simple. HS kids change their interests faster than their socs. If they want to bust everything out sometime and go buy pizza and pop ... they’re out NOTHING. Pocket change invested ... pocket change spent. NO angry mother is coming after me with a frying pan because her child has seriously more $$$ into a collection than they can quickly get out. Laugh at me all you want ... but I use Littleton a lot. Right now they’ve got the entire ATB Quarter collection all in one shot for $19.95, a little $5.95 premium over 56-coins. Less than 11¢ per coin. All in BU condition. YES ... I gotta teach them about Littleton's ways. I call that part of the game. Once you learn how to play it’s simple. My very first coin was a BU ASE for $19.95 w/ FREE S&H ... from Littleton. [/QUOTE]