Wondering what to get your child for their next birthday? Give it a drop down extension that can accommodate up to 50 coins. You may not appreciate the coins, but telling you stories about the coin and how it was made can pique your interest. For each birthday give him the coins minted that year. Your collection will grow and so will your interest and by that time, you will be an accomplished numismatist.
History and money saving lessons
The ideal age for a child to start collecting coins is six years old. Imagine the amount of coins you can accumulate when you reach adulthood! But there is more to present to coin collecting. You can use this exercise to teach him how to save his pennies in a coin bank and spark his interest in the history of the country when he starts with local currencies.
Since you may not have those very old and valuable coins dating back to the 19th century, get a book on coin collecting and show him the pictures of the coins. Add a story or two that describe the time that will make any child sit up and listen. The stories add value to the hobby of collecting coins and hope your child will be an expert on historical times.
If someone gives your child a bag of coins, take out each coin and sort it. Teach your child to classify. As you go, tell him a little story on each coin. The coin exchange will likely produce fresh mints, so it won’t be difficult for you to tell the story of the coin.
If you have saved all the coins circulating in your child’s birth year, that would be the best introduction to lifetime coin collecting for your child. Help him along with the collection. Learn the tricks yourself so you can teach your child how to collect, clean and store the coins.
Starting the hobby
Get started with coin collecting magazines, a pair of white gloves, magnifying glasses, and coin albums or folders. Get started searching for coins and learn all about discontinued coins, such as the 1965 quarters, dimes, and half. Subscribe to coin collecting magazines and visit coin collecting websites. You will be amazed at how much information you can collect and pass on to your child.
Using a magnifying glass to see the fine lines and details of a coin is an exciting experience for a child. Make sure you are ready to provide the information your child may need. Or if you don’t know the answer, you can make it your project to find out online.
Because this is just a starting point for you and your child, please don’t buy expensive coins and if you find some dirty old coins, don’t try to clean them up. Know its composition and the proper way to clean it. You can get help from various websites that specialize in collecting coins.
Tips for finding coins
This is not referring to a treasure hunt. You can hunt online. However, collecting coins is an expensive hobby if you want the rarest and most precious coins. In the meantime, do what’s available and always get your hands on new mints. Tell your friends that you are helping your child start a coin collecting hobby, but be prepared for the avalanche of coins that will start to rain.
In the future, when the coin collecting bug bites you hard, you will run after a metal detector to clean your garden and your grandfather’s house. The hobby intended for your child will also be yours.
