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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;snip, post: 1137121, member: 29958&quot;]Hey all,</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I was wondering if I could get some thoughts/feedback on a project I&#039;ve just started.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>My children are very young but I thought it would be nice to put together a set of historical US coins for each of them that they can keep and pass down. I don&#039;t expect them to also collect coins but I think anyone can appreciate the historical significance and aesthetic beauty of a mint coin 100 or more years old. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>A few conditions for the sets that I&#039;m thinking of sticking to:</p><p>1) No very high value coins (I don&#039;t want it to be too tempting to hock them down the line...not sure what limit I will use yet)</p><p>2) Coins should be in MS or nice AU condition (since not everyone can appreciate a heavily worn coin)</p><p>3) Use common dates/mints (a CC morgan is no more beautiful than an S...although probably more than an O haha)</p><p>4) Should be in a format that displays the coins nicely but will protect them (hopefully) indefinitely</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I&#039;ve only recently started but so far I have for each child:</p><p>1) 3 MS morgans</p><p>2) 3 MS indian head cents</p><p>3) 3 MS mercury dimes</p><p>4) $1 gold</p><p>5) Hawaii dime (need to get a second -- I&#039;m originally from Hawaii...too bad the commemorative half is pricey)</p><p>6) Obviously much more to go!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>A few specific questions for you guys:</p><p>1) Do you think that this would be a good way to pass on a nice collection of coins that would be kept/preserved even if my children have no interest in collecting? Every time I&#039;ve heard of someone inheriting a coin collection it is almost instantly sold. Heck, even I would sell my coins in my old ago if I have grandchildren and they want something. I&#039;m hoping that if I keep the coin values modest that the sentimental value will outweigh the incentive to sell in the future...who knows, maybe someone in my family generations from now will cherish them. </p><p>2) What do you think would be a good cutoff for a maximum individual coin value? $200? $500? Perhaps not an issue if very liquid coins like $20 gold were not included?</p><p>3) If you were to do this, what would you include/exclude? One thing I&#039;m unsure of is how many duplicates/variations to put in. For example, is 3 morgans too redundant? And a &#039;64 quarter isn&#039;t so different from a &#039;65...</p><p>4) I&#039;m not much of a currency guy but it might be nice to include...other than the different denominations of gold/silver certs, is there anything more unique to put in? Currency is much less interesting to me (sorry!).</p><p>5) Would you include super moderns?</p><p>6) What do you think the best presentation/encapsulation would be? I am leaning toward eagle holder albums but would appreciate other suggestions.</p><p>7) Other thoughts??</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Thanks a bunch![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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