| Wondering what to give your child on his next | | | | Starting the Hobby |
| birthday? Give him a gatefold spread that can | | | | For starters, get magazines on coin collecting, a |
| accommodate up to 50 coins. He may not | | | | pair of white gloves, magnifying glasses, and coin |
| appreciate the coins, but telling him stories about | | | | albums or folders. Start scouting for coins and |
| the coin and how it was made can spark his | | | | learn all about the discontinued coins like the 1965 |
| interest. For each birthday give him the coins | | | | quarters, dimes, and half-dollars. Subscribe to coin |
| minted that year. His collection will grow and so will | | | | collecting magazines and check out the websites |
| his interest and by that time, he will be an | | | | on coin collecting. You'll be amazed at the wealth |
| accomplished numismatist. | | | | of information you can collect and pass on to |
| History Lessons and Saving Money | | | | your child. |
| The ideal age to start a child on a coin collecting | | | | Using a magnifying glass to see the fine lines and |
| hobby is at six years old. Imagine the number of | | | | the details of a coin is an exciting experience for |
| coins he can amass when he reaches adulthood! | | | | a child. Make sure you are ready to give the |
| But there's more than just introducing him to coin | | | | information your child may need. Or if you don't |
| collecting. You can use this exercise to teach him | | | | know the answer, you can make it your project |
| how to save his pennies in a coin bank plus pique | | | | to find out online. |
| his interest in the country's history when you | | | | Because this is just a starting point for you and |
| start with local coins. | | | | your child, don't buy expensive coins and if you |
| Since you may not have those very old and | | | | find some dirty old coins, don't attempt to clean it. |
| valuable coins dating back to the 1800s, get a | | | | Find out its composition and the appropriate way |
| book on coin collecting and show him the pictures | | | | to clean it. You can get help from several |
| of the coins. Add a story or two depicting the era | | | | websites specializing in coin collection. |
| that'll make any child sit up and listen. Stories add | | | | Tips for Coin Hunting |
| value to the coin collecting hobby and expect your | | | | This is not referring to a treasure hunt. You can |
| child to be an expert in historical epochs. | | | | do your hunting online. However, coin collecting is |
| If someone gives your child a bag of coins, take | | | | an expensive hobby if you want the rarer and |
| out each coin and sort them. Teach your child | | | | more prized coins. In the meantime, make do |
| how to do the sorting. As you go along, tell him a | | | | with what is available and always get your hands |
| little history on each coin. Probably the bag of | | | | on new mints. Tell your friends you're helping your |
| coins will yield recent mints so it won't be hard for | | | | child start a coin collecting hobby but be prepared |
| you to tell the coin's story. | | | | for the avalanche of coins that will start pouring in. |
| If you have saved all the coins circulating in the | | | | In the future, when he coin collecting bug bites |
| year of your child's birth, that would be the best | | | | you real hard, you'll be running after a metal |
| introduction to a lifelong of coin collecting for your | | | | detector to clean out your yard and your |
| child. Help him along with the collection. Learn the | | | | grandfather's house. The hobby meant for your |
| tricks yourself so you can teach your child how | | | | child will be yours too. |
| to collect, clean, and store the coins. | | | | |