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<p>[QUOTE="drathbun, post: 1632050, member: 42789"]I guess it depends on the cost of the coin, right? I took my younger son to a coin show this past weekend (our first!) and in order to keep him involved, I let him poke through a bucket of Indian Head cents on a dealer table. They were only $1.00 but were in fairly rough shape. Despite that, he had a ball, and he had the patience (for a nine year-old kid this was great) to go through the entire bucket and pull out the best of each year. Were they fantastic coins? No. But he had fun, so I don't mind paying for coins that if we get serious about that series we will probably upgrade later.</p><p><br /></p><p>On the other hand, I have started my own series (4 coins now! woot! :biggrin: ) of Walking Liberty half dollars. I don't intend to buy anything other than what I plan to keep for the long run.</p><p><br /></p><p>Not disagreeing with anything that has been posted so far, just providing an alternate thought to perhaps consider.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="drathbun, post: 1632050, member: 42789"]I guess it depends on the cost of the coin, right? I took my younger son to a coin show this past weekend (our first!) and in order to keep him involved, I let him poke through a bucket of Indian Head cents on a dealer table. They were only $1.00 but were in fairly rough shape. Despite that, he had a ball, and he had the patience (for a nine year-old kid this was great) to go through the entire bucket and pull out the best of each year. Were they fantastic coins? No. But he had fun, so I don't mind paying for coins that if we get serious about that series we will probably upgrade later. On the other hand, I have started my own series (4 coins now! woot! :biggrin: ) of Walking Liberty half dollars. I don't intend to buy anything other than what I plan to keep for the long run. Not disagreeing with anything that has been posted so far, just providing an alternate thought to perhaps consider.[/QUOTE]
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