Comments on: Coin Collecting for Kids

By: Richard Hall

Richard Hall — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:32:55 +0000

I've been looking for a book to help my 4 year old son begin collecting coins. He saw me with my collection and he wanted to start his own. I wanted something informative with coin stories that are interesting to a kid and had slots to put the coins in. He actually can read already so this book was perfect for him. I bought one last December for Christmas. He loved it. I would have bought more but I wanted to see it first. It quickly sold out and for months it remained sold out with used ones being sold for $100 or more (no kidding). Now that it's back in stock, I'm getting one for my 11 year old niece and a couple of extras to use as gifts.

The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars is that it doesn't have a place for the Sacagawea dollar even though it has all the Presidential dollars and the new 2009 Lincoln cents. Also, a section for putting your child's birth year coins has a slot fitted to the Eisenhower dollar (last struck in 1978) and not the Sacagawea or Presidential dollar. Your kid would have to be over 30 in order to complete a birth year set. So that slot is a waste.

Otherwise, it's definitely the best thing out there to get kids started.
Rating: 4 / 5

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:09:18 +0000

From the State Quarters to the Presidential dollar coins, the penny’s before penny’s, and coins from the century, this book has it. With slots for coins from your birth year on the first page, it also has information about a coin, and a scale on what condition your coins are in. The next page tells about how coins are made, and has slots for penny’s from 1970 to 2010. Coins from the century are on the next page. Starting of with slots for the Liberty penny, it continues on going through Mercury dimes, Franklin half-dollars and the Eisenhower dollar coin. It also gives you information about the coin. Information about cool coins in the U.S., the oldest coins you’ve found, and the new Westward nickel series is on the next page. The Presidential dollar coins are next, with slots all the way up to Barack Obama. This page also has slots for the new Lincon Bicentenial pennies. The last page of the book, of course, has the 50 state quarters. The only disadvantage to this page is that it doesn’t have slots for the new territory quarters. This book is a brilliant book for coin collecting, and I recomend it for anyone intrested in coins.
Rating: 5 / 5

By: Jeddy 3

Jeddy 3 — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:38:42 +0000

My son, who is almost 4, has been obsessed with this book for months. I keep expecting him to get tired of it, but the challenge of filling all the slots keeps him interested. He marches right up to the cash register when we go to a store and asks if they have any Presidential dollars! The only downside is that some of the coins, like the Eisenhower dollar, the Kennedy half-dollar, the Mercury dime, etc., are either long out of circulation or so rare that you can rule out finding one in your pocket change. Expect to hit Ebay if you want to fill this book.

And here’s my tip — some of the coin slots are a little too tight, but you can smush the coins in. But some of them are too loose, and that means the coins fall out when you turn the page. I didn’t want to glue the coins in, so I figured out a way to make them fit — put a piece of a folded tissue in the slot, and allow it to stick out over about a third of the edge of the slot. Put the coin in. That little extra filler makes the coin fit tightly. Some of the tissue will still be sticking up, but it’s a simple matter to tear it off, and then it looks perfect. Wish someone had told me this tip when I got the book, but I hope at least it helps someone reading this review!

Minor flaws aside, I really highly recommend this book to any parent whose kid is the least bit interested in coins. It’s wonderful to see your child get jumping-up-and-down excited over finding a new state quarter or presidential dollar!
Rating: 5 / 5

By: Alison Heim

Alison Heim — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:05:29 +0000

All though some of the coins are a little difficult to find I think over all this is a great book and has kept my 6 year old very interested in finding the coins! I would recommend this and it makes a great gift!
Rating: 5 / 5

By: B. Tharp

B. Tharp — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:53:57 +0000

This is a great way to expand any child’s interest in coins. It is easy to fill most of the slots out of spare change and collect some other older coins inexpensively. Well written and planned. Well designed and intriguing to kids.
Rating: 1 / 5