How Cool Coin Collecting Can Be?

People love money. People love other people who have money. Coin collectors collect money. Therefore, people love coin collectors. Don’t believe us? Try this test. Go down to your local coin store and buy a common Morgan silver dollar dated anywhere from 1878 to 1921. Pick out a nice one, but don’t pay more than $20 for it. Put it in your pocket the next time you go to a party. At the party, casually pull the coin from your pocket and show it to your friends. You’ll probably get comments like

• “Where in the world did you get that?”
• “I haven’t seen one of those for years.”
• “My grandpa used to give me one of those every year for my birthday.”
• “Is that a real silver dollar?”
• “Can you get me one?”

Return the coin to your pocket and pull out a picture of your kid or your dog. Everyone has a kid or a dog. The party returns to normal — boring! Face it: Collecting coins is cool.