| The best time to mould a child (kid) is when he | | | | collection.Both the parent and child could get lucky |
| she is still young. By getting the curious minds | | | | if they should find that a coin has missing letters |
| involved in something educational, there is a very | | | | or numbers or a misprint is seen on the coin. |
| good chance that they will become responsible | | | | Since such things don’t happen often, the |
| adults. Some parents can start by teaching how | | | | value of the coin is much higher than the original |
| to cook or baking at a young age. If the child | | | | face value. Coins can that are to be part of a |
| enjoys and does well with it, then perhaps in the | | | | collection should be kept inside a small box |
| future, this person could become a chef. Giving a | | | | separated from the coins used for savings. When |
| child a hobby can also teach that child how to | | | | this collection has grown larger, then it is time to |
| stay focused or to pay particular attention to a | | | | buy a plastic folder in which to store the coins. |
| certain subject. A good example of this is starting | | | | There are two kinds or folders currently on the |
| a coin collection. For most adults coins are just | | | | market: the first can hold the coins individually and |
| petty cash. They are used to buy a newspaper | | | | the other is a sheet which can hold a number of |
| or used to pay for a ride on the subway etc. For | | | | coins per page. By using folders the child and |
| children, coins are more than that. Some children | | | | take the collection to school for show and |
| save the coins placed in their piggy bank to make | | | | tell and would improve the child’s |
| a special purchase or save them to use for their | | | | self-confidence in achieving something on his own |
| college tuition.To start a coin collection the parent | | | | - without the help of the parents. Coins can teach |
| and child can start by opening the piggy bank and | | | | the child about saving for a special purchase or |
| examining the coins together. Coins were | | | | project and encourage the child to work hard to |
| manufactured during different years and each has | | | | achieve that goal without always asking for |
| its own history. By explaining the significance of | | | | money from mom or dad. Coin collecting started |
| each, the child’s interest will grow and this | | | | in the early years will pay off later in life by |
| in turn will encourage growth of the coin | | | | teaching responsibility. |