@sstronaut The thing with coins is that you don't buy them because they are "Worth it" - you buy them because you love them and you will appreciate it.
The monetary value comes secondary to the sentimental value.
@HootyTheNightOwl Yeah, but that's a specialty coin, that isn't standard issue from the normal place.
This is the standard one that cost $0.50
This one is a speciality shop thing, and I'm not sure if actually actually is US currency or just a look alike, or how or what it is. Which I think cost $10.00
Re music. A gift certificate to "Sweetwater", a music store in Indiana! The place is HUGE. It's even a great place to spend a day. They even have ping-pong tables to use if you get tired of looking at pianos and music!! Maybe get some sheet music, or a portable keyboard?? I bought each of our two daughter's families an Alesis 88-key electric piano for $300 each. (They HAVE gone up $33 since I bought ours, but even at that, it's a great deal). They DO have full size and Yamaha portable keyboards under $200, plus some "open box" deals that carry the same warrantee as new- they have free shipping on 99% of their products. Each customer gets a personal sales contact. We have been very happy with Tommy Heil as our rep. Re: reconstruction. He probably has all/most of his own equipment, including demolition saws, etc., so I would say to forget that category (except for a gift cert, maybe) and let him get what he wants- us construction-types can get very picky about our personal tools. Re: Geology/rocks. You can get some really showy 12-16 ounce Amethyst geodes for under $100 via E-bay or Amazon. Nice piece plus a collectible in one piece!! Re: 3-D Printer. Get an assortment of colors of raw "printing" materials for his unit- pellets, filaments, resins- whatever raw form his unit uses. A couple of books. "Hard times create strong men", by Stefan Aarnio. " 8 things a boy should know about being a man", by Horace Hough. Good luck to you both!!!
Wow! You sound like you have a great family. My birthday also on the 18th of a different month. But I don’t remember getting anything special for my 18th birthday.
