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<p>[QUOTE="Ed Zak, post: 16918, member: 824"]My 10 year old was amazed that penny ____ was worth _____. He loves looking through the Red Book and will always ask, what condition my coins are in?</p><p><br /></p><p>Then he loves to say, "You know Dad, if that coin was in ____ condition, it would be worth ____ dollars." This is what amazes him...that a penny can be worth many dollars and that is how he got interested. Matter of fact, a couple of posts back, he found a 1972 Double Die Cent which I sent off to PCGS and it came back AU55! Sold it and now he really is hooked...with money in his pocket!</p><p><br /></p><p>As for your Morgan issue. The best course of action is to take him to a coin show where he can see Morgans from $10 on up. He will have an appreciation for it better than what his Dad tells him because he will see the activity on the floor as others buy and sell their coins for way more than face value! My son likes Morgans, but he really likes thoose golden SAC dollars! (Sure beats the prices for Morgans).</p><p><br /></p><p>Have fun! Throw some old wheaties into loose change and let him "discover" it![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ed Zak, post: 16918, member: 824"]My 10 year old was amazed that penny ____ was worth _____. He loves looking through the Red Book and will always ask, what condition my coins are in? Then he loves to say, "You know Dad, if that coin was in ____ condition, it would be worth ____ dollars." This is what amazes him...that a penny can be worth many dollars and that is how he got interested. Matter of fact, a couple of posts back, he found a 1972 Double Die Cent which I sent off to PCGS and it came back AU55! Sold it and now he really is hooked...with money in his pocket! As for your Morgan issue. The best course of action is to take him to a coin show where he can see Morgans from $10 on up. He will have an appreciation for it better than what his Dad tells him because he will see the activity on the floor as others buy and sell their coins for way more than face value! My son likes Morgans, but he really likes thoose golden SAC dollars! (Sure beats the prices for Morgans). Have fun! Throw some old wheaties into loose change and let him "discover" it![/QUOTE]
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