| Coin collecting is fun. Although huge amounts of | | | | they are fairly inexpensive. When I brought the |
| money can be invested in collecting some types | | | | first bags of wheat backed Lincoln pennies home, |
| of American coins, It is possible to have a load of | | | | I didn't know if the kids would be interested, but |
| fun collecting coins without really investing much | | | | they dove in and really had fun. It was like a |
| money at all. I don't have much money invested | | | | treasure hunt and the blue Whitman collection |
| in our little coin collections, including those that | | | | folders, like I bought for children, are almost |
| belong to my kids. In my opinion it's really not | | | | exactly the same as when I was collecting coins |
| necessary. We don't do it as an investment or | | | | as a kid. We have also collected and sorted |
| anything - its really just a family activity. The kids | | | | through old nickels, both Jefferson and Indian |
| get a big kick out of it. When I was a kid, you | | | | Head or buffalo nickels. I especially like those |
| could sort through pocket change and find coins | | | | Buffalo nickels myself, but with all the Washington |
| minted in the teens and twenties. Now days you | | | | "statehood" quarters, there is a lot of interest in |
| have to buy bags of wheat cents. Not to worry, | | | | Washington quarters as well. |