Trying to be a good uncle,

In just 2 days my first niece, Cara, will be 3 months old. I hope I?ll make a good uncle in a few years but we?ll see.

I was on eBay last week looking for Jefferson MS65FD and MS66FD dollars for my presidential dollars set. It occurred to me that the Jefferson dollar was released on August 15, just 6 days before my niece was born. The ?First Day of Issue? coins are basically as old as my niece. I thought it would be cool to get one of these and give it too her when she?s old enough to appreciate it. So, when I purchased a MS65FD P Jefferson, I picked up an extra one for her. I don?t know how long I?ll have to hold on to it before giving it to her. I was thinking I?d let her have it between 5 and 10 but Mom wants me to wait and give it to Cara until she?s 21. I don?t think I want to wait that long? This isn?t the only thing I?m planning though. In a few years I think I?ll give her some penny albums with some pennies to go through (with a few rolls of wheats dumped in to make things interesting). I might also get a ?D? coin for her and some 2007 SAEs. I?ll go from there if I think I?m getting somewhere. I think that if I try this with all the kids then I?ll get at least one collector in the next generation of the family.