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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;d.t.menace, post: 1841713, member: 18944&quot;]Instead of giving them completed sets how about encouraging them to start their own. As long as you keep it age appropriate they might get a lot more out of it.</p><p>&nbsp;When my son was around four or so I got him a state quarter map folder. He would go through mine and his grandpa&#039;s change looking for state quarters.&nbsp; He still couldn&#039;t read at the time but he knew his lettters and he could match up the states names on the coin and the folder.</p><p>&nbsp;He was gung-ho at first but as the folder got close to being filled the missing ones were getting harder to find and he started losing interest. I had to &quot;salt&quot; my change with coins bought at the local coin shop to keep him looking.</p><p>&nbsp;He&#039;s twelve now and he has a lot of competing interests, he only occasionally shows an interest in his collection.&nbsp; I don&#039;t know if he&#039;ll be a lifetime coin collector but at least he&#039;s been exposed to it and taught the basic fundamentals. That&#039;s about all you can do as a parent. As a couple others have mentioned, don&#039;t make it a requirement that they collect. Don&#039;t push them, just encourage, keep it fun.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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