A few weeks ago one of my Grand miscreants (Taya, My granddaughter) came out with the rest of the Mob for a BBQ.
I was as usual playing with my coins (at least that's what the kids recon I do) and 8 year old Taya asked about the old Dansco albums I had stacked up on a shelf.
I gave her a 5 cent album and my change bag to go through and find some of the dates.
She found about 8-10 different dates and put them in the album.
I went into town on Sunday for one of the Grandkids birthday and she came up to me with this album almost full of 5 cent coins, all the holes she had filled were the correct dates.
There were 3 short to complete the album, 1972,1985 and 1986.
I took these into town for her in 2x2's and now she wants all the coins in 2x2's :angel:
I also gave her a 10 cent album to fill.
It really made my day when she first showed me the nearly complete album :good:
Just thought I would share this with you mob .
So you skipped a generation, but hey well done getting her interested. Hopefully she'll be a numismatist for the future.
Good job Jim educating the next generation ,now you'll have a keen collector in the
family who you can give your coins to when your too old to play with them.I was the same
with my grandma and grandpa.They used to own a pub in Grafton in the late '60's and they
would occasionally let me go through the till and get out the predecimal coins that were in there at the end of the day.My grandfather would take them and save them.I did end up inheriting them all 30 years later
Way to go Trout. That's exactly what the hobby needs. I bet it put a smile on your face.
great stories , but be careful or you may do what I did ,
and that is to make one of the grand kids a favourite .
easy to do and easy noticed by the others too..
just be careful , that's all .. ,, kel ,,
Quote from: 'keldaw' pid='15648' dateline='1369088050'great stories , but be careful or you may do what I did ,
and that is to make one of the grand kids a favourite .
easy to do and easy noticed by the others too..
just be careful , that's all .. ,, kel ,,
All my grandkids are my favourites Kel :yahoo:
Quote from: 'purplepennyhunter' pid='15646' dateline='1369087913'Way to go Trout. That's exactly what the hobby needs. I bet it put a smile on your face.
PP I am still grinning.
If she still has an interest in a years time I will set her up with a couple of your albums and upgrade her coins for her. :good:
At the moment she is collecting anything that is different, she even pulled the Kiwi coins out her mums purse and put them in one of those horrible "Numis PVC" albums she rescued from the incinerator.
Will be nice to have a set of young eyes to help me next time I noodle :angel:
Times have certainly changed,rare to see kids interested in coins or stamps these days,is has to be slick & electronic to attract their attention.When i was at school in the 1960's(yes,i'm getting old) we had a Coin/Stamp dealer for 1 period(Social Studies?) a week and i found it it fascinating,i still remember many of his ramblings as opposed to normal School studies which have long faded from my memory.Barry Cooper,former Stamp/Coin dealer in Ballina NSW,approached the local High School several times to have a talk to the Students for a halfhour each week but the Headmaster just wasn't interested,times have certainly changed.We now have to rely on Ebay to get kids interested in collecting and thats only for the possible money they may make.
That's cool, she will be a pro in no time... It's good to hear that she is actually putting them away and not spending them.
no offence meant trout ,
just to let you know what I am on about ,
well , when my eldest turned 16 , I taught him to drive and promised him my old hilux when he got his licence at 17 , so I gave it to him with personal plates with his name on them , now I have to supply the others with there personal plates also ,but also I must add no car .
,, kel ,,
You are a great Grandfather Kel.!! I was happy to get 2 'bob' to go to the Royal Show.!!:yahoo:
kel
I have 2 son who need a car each
will you adopt me please?
I believe that you would be a great grandfather to my boys!! ha ha
so cute, thx for sharing :heart:
:zomby: more coins poppy, more coins :mocking: just watch what you create trout..next she'll be wanting the good stuff and poppy can I have that gold sovereign or buy me this :winkextra: but serious mate I have a 72 if you want :good:
Always nice to hear stories like this.
Got her hooked, now reel here in slowly. :)
Quote from: 'ausjack' pid='15680' dateline='1369107342':zomby: more coins poppy, more coins :mocking: just watch what you create trout..next she'll be wanting the good stuff and poppy can I have that gold sovereign or buy me this :winkextra: but serious mate I have a 72 if you want :good:
When the mail gets there I think you will find that you will now have 2 of them Mate :yahoo:
I recently upgraded my 72 for a chUnc coin so Taya got my old one :ok:
Thanks for the offer Mate Much appreciated :yahoo:
This is really great Jim. If every collector was able to get another person interested then the hobby wont die out.
No worries trout, just thought I'd offer mate :)
I don't know if any kids started to collect around here because in the past 3 or 4 summers when I see kids selling "Lemonaid" at a curbside stand, I stop and and get a cup (normally weak and warm). I then pay them with 5 no date Buffalo (U S) nickels. One boy quickly ran to his front door and yelled, "Dad, dad, look what I got!" Some kids look at the nickels and say, "Is this real money?" Oh well, if anything, I'm having fun.
Love those Buffalo Nickels, you are a kind man Goose.!!!
My Granddaughter came out today and I gave her a PP album and 10 pages along with 200 different sized 2x2's.
I also offloaded some of my spare silver proofs and a few other coins on her as well.
When they left she came up with tears in her eyes, didn't say a word and gave me a big hug and a kiss.
It really doesn't get much better that that :yahoo:
It is moments like this that make every sacrifice you ever made in your life supremely worthwhile :wavemulticolor:
I had an extremely good day today and I just thought that I would share this :ok:
That is lovely Trout.
Thanks for sharing.
Quote from: 'Ozcoins' pid='21496' dateline='1373797532'That is lovely Trout.
Thanks for sharing.
No worries Mate.
I have 14 grandies (#15 is on its way) and I tend to spoil them all rotten, I can't help myself and I totally enjoy doing it.
THAT is my job when I am not away working :good:
Good stuff Gramps.!!
14 grandies
WOW
that is a lot of coins for kiddies!!
My grandfather was my role model for a very long time. He started me going in coins about 25 years ago. My other brothers weren't interested and still aren't.
He was very generous and I held his kindness in very high regard.
Many years after he passed away, I was transferring coins from a Dansco album into 2x2s when I noticed that a number of dates didn't match their places. Made me laugh out loud.
And thanks for sharing Trout. Nice to know the coin sharing spirit is alive and well.
Quote from: 'coxspau' pid='21602' dateline='1373886258'My grandfather was my role model for a very long time. He started me going in coins about 25 years ago. My other brothers weren't interested and still aren't.
He was very generous and I held his kindness in very high regard.
Many years after he passed away, I was transferring coins from a Dansco album into 2x2s when I noticed that a number of dates didn't match their places. Made me laugh out loud.
And thanks for sharing Trout. Nice to know the coin sharing spirit is alive and well.
No Problem Mate , I still find stuff I have labelled wrong in 2x2's :dash1:
It's not about being nice ( I have never been good at that) It's more about having a "Partner in Crime" :)
Anyway the smile on the little buggers face would melt an iceberg when I give her a few coins for her collection.
Little Sod :heart: