My sons first find!

[kimikiri]

My son's first find!

Last night while I was going through some dimes my six year old wanted to "help". I knew that it would be very hard to try to explain to him the whole rim variation and what to look for. I decided to get out my scale. I explained to him that if the scale read 2.4 that it was a keeper and I that would give him $1 for each one he found. He was very determined and carefully weighed each dime. In the meantime I'm ripping through rolls left and right. It took him quite some time to get through his first roll but he was not ready to give up. When he was about halfway done with his second roll he yelled 2.4! 2.4! I looked over and what did I see but a 1941s Mercury dime!

Instead of getting $1 he got $5 and I think he is hooked for life now. He did not want to go to summer camp this morning. He asked if he could stay home and do some more dimes instead.

 

[brendan1414]

Re: My son's first find!

lol that is awesome! beginners luck is real...

 

[K]

Re: My son's first find!

I wish I would of known about this when I was six I'm 15 and just started CRHing, I wouldn't want to go to summer camp either!

 

[AgRockStar]

Re: My son's first find!

LOL! My 3 year old son, likes to rip open the rolls for me. Sort of speeds up the process!

He makes a few bucks each time too...especially if I find something!

 

[Goldmanford]

Re: My son's first find!

Teach them while they're young and then they'll know what to look for when they are in school. I purchased a 1/10 oz Krugerand in a broken bezel from a lady at work when gold was $400 an ounce - I paid her $40 and she tells me her child found it on the ground one day and brought it home.