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<p>[QUOTE="chuckylucky5, post: 3646225, member: 105169"]Great mission you have undertaken! I have 17 grandkids and 45 great-grandkids plus 5 great-great-grandkids. It would be mind-blowing for me to attempt to do what you are doing. About 15 years ago I did send each of my grandkids a proof set of their birth year, in an attempt to see if I could create some interest in coin collecting. As is usually the case, no luck in that. Unfortunately, none of them live anywhere near me so that is not conducive to the "show and tell" method to get some interest. I do have a grandson (he's 38) who enjoys history, and I have gotten him interested in my world coin/banknote collection. He has visited me several times in the past few years, and I have introduced him to the art of grading (I got him a Photograde book), and he has helped me put many world coins in 2x2s, including putting the identifying information on them. Each time he visits, I test him on grading by looking at and grading a series of slabbed coins (with the grading information covered up) to see how close he comes to the actual grade. If he misses the grade, I then explain to him what he missed and why. Great learning tool! I also have a daughter (she's 55) who, in conjunction with her daughter, have expressed interest in my US coin/banknote collection. I have recently gotten her into joining a coin club in her area, and she recently attended her first coin show, so hopefully my collection will continue in the family.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="chuckylucky5, post: 3646225, member: 105169"]Great mission you have undertaken! I have 17 grandkids and 45 great-grandkids plus 5 great-great-grandkids. It would be mind-blowing for me to attempt to do what you are doing. About 15 years ago I did send each of my grandkids a proof set of their birth year, in an attempt to see if I could create some interest in coin collecting. As is usually the case, no luck in that. Unfortunately, none of them live anywhere near me so that is not conducive to the "show and tell" method to get some interest. I do have a grandson (he's 38) who enjoys history, and I have gotten him interested in my world coin/banknote collection. He has visited me several times in the past few years, and I have introduced him to the art of grading (I got him a Photograde book), and he has helped me put many world coins in 2x2s, including putting the identifying information on them. Each time he visits, I test him on grading by looking at and grading a series of slabbed coins (with the grading information covered up) to see how close he comes to the actual grade. If he misses the grade, I then explain to him what he missed and why. Great learning tool! I also have a daughter (she's 55) who, in conjunction with her daughter, have expressed interest in my US coin/banknote collection. I have recently gotten her into joining a coin club in her area, and she recently attended her first coin show, so hopefully my collection will continue in the family.[/QUOTE]
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