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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Treashunt, post: 227577, member: 6763&quot;]Over the course of thirty plus years (the plus number is a secret, and none of your business), I have been able to get several individuals interested in collecting coins. Initially, there was the ex’s cousin’s son, who as a pre-teen got into a lot of trouble, he was (is) an extremely intelligent individual who just had the misfortune of not being able to relate to many people. Due to an unfortunate accident he got into a lot of trouble with the police, and was even harder to reach. The parents knew that I collected coins and suggested to their son that I may be willing to take him to some coin dealers (they did not know about coin shows). </p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Without hesitation I offered to take him whenever I was able to go, and we attended nearly every other Sunday. He was really getting interested in the hobby, and started to collect whatever interested him, I know that collecting should be structured to many collectors, but better scattered around than nothing. He had trouble relating to others until he met some coin dealers who were kind enough to ignore his odd and unusual comments and ways of relating to others, except when it came to coins.</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; We had a great time for the better part of a year, that is until his aunt got married and I was informed that the ‘coin collecting and taking his to shows, etc’ would now ‘be handled by the new brother in law.’&nbsp; This actually happened this way, and the new brother in law did not even collect coins. However, apparently it was more important to keep the relationships within the family than for the kid to have a good time. Sad to say, but the pretensions that this family had included the adoption of a Bostonese accent, even though only one of them ever went to school there. </p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; After my parting of the ways with my ex I never had the opportunity to see the boy again, and I have often wondered if he continued to collect, or if his collection withered on the vine. Due to various commitments, getting married, having kids, buying a house, et cetera my collecting days disappeared for a while, however, once back collecting, I am proud to say that I have been able to introduce several younger individuals to the hobby. One of those individuals is/was my son, who is on hiatus (college and girls have taken over for the time being).</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I never hesitate to talk to someone about the hobby, perhaps boring them, but you never know when a newbie will appear. So, continue to share the hobby with anyone who is interested, and think about taking them to a coin show, you never know what you may start. Besides, you will always come out ahead.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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