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