Take Up Collecting Coins For Fun!
Find coins lots of places:
- loose change
- in the ground (use metal-detector)
- at coin club meetings
- at coin shows
- at local coin dealers
- on-line (internet)
- direct from the mint (place where the coins are made)
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Become A Youth Numismatist!
You can become a Youth Numismatist if you are under the age 18. Here's some ways:
- join a local coin club (some areas have a Youth Numismatist club inside their coin club
- enroll in a CoinKids course through the Royal Canadian Numismatis Association (if you join)
- attend coin shows, most have Kids tables
- attend a coin convention, most have Kids auctions, Kids tables, and Kids can enter exhibits (display)
- ask a local coin club member, dealer, or numismatic researcher to be your mentor (pal)
- enter the American Numismatic Association or the Heritage Auction annual coin essay contest
- attend the American Numismatic Association summer Kids Numismatic Camp
- attend seminars at conventions, some are just for Kids but you can go to them all (even some shows have Kids seminars too)
- tour the mints (all have public hours and most have Kids clubs and programs)
- make friends with other Youth Numismatist building life-long support
- the Bank of Canada, and some other museums have coin exhibit and also have Kids clubs and / or programs
- learn about numismatics on-line (internet)
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