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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;geekpryde, post: 3706664, member: 36248&quot;]I tried to get both sons, or either one, to embrace &quot;collecting&quot;.&nbsp;&nbsp; Really collecting anything.&nbsp; &nbsp; Coins, Stamps, Comic Books, Rocks, Paper Money, fossils, arrow-heads, War Medals, etc.&nbsp; (all the things I collected as a kid)&nbsp; &nbsp; I buy them each a gift along those lines at Christmas since they were very young.&nbsp; &nbsp; They have display cases on their bedroom walls filled with various &quot;treasure&quot;.&nbsp; &nbsp; Very cool stuff, not cheap kid stuff, legitimately cool, valuable stuff and I have let them handle and organize since probably age 5.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s the thing, while some of it is &quot;cool&quot; to them, it doesn&#039;t spark any interest or pursuit beyond that one item at Christmas.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; The younger son was into rocks for a few years, but still not beyond just getting rocks as gifts.</p><p><br /></p><p>Neither of my sons has the collecting bug!!&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie15" alt=":arghh:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp;&nbsp; That&#039;s both a relief and a great sadness to me.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Relief, since they save (bank accounts) and invest (total market index fund) ALL of their money.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Even now that they are both in High School, neither one is a &quot;spender&quot;, on collectibles or otherwise.&nbsp;&nbsp; They are &quot;savers&quot; and quite frugal.&nbsp;&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie47" alt=":greedy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>So, do I cry about no one wanting to inherit a significant coin collection (I&#039;ve asked them) and cry about them not enjoying ANY collecting hobby (against my best efforts), or do I die happy knowing they don&#039;t get addicted to hoarding like the rest of us Coin-Talkers?&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie5" alt=":confused:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I am certainly hoping some young people get into coins, unfortunately I have thus far failed with my own kids.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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