Collectable for a new born?

[ColPenguin]

Lifetime hunting and fishing license could be a good deal in some states. I wish I had got my son one in WV before we moved to KY.

As far as collectibles, one may get them a federal duck stamp for $25. It has a new design every year. The stamp funds wetland conservation. Collect one for every year of their life and present them in a binder or on a display plaque when they are older.

Duck stamp collection wouldn't be as pricey or valuable as a knife collection but is just another idea that is hunting adjacent.

 

[Taco John]

A 20 year head start on a retirement account, or a doz case knifes......


Hmm, that's a tough choice.

 

[KsRancher]

Coins? I know they are only worth what they are made of but that’s gonna go up over time too.

This is what I was thinking. Even if they don't appreciate much. They will hold a value and easy to keep around

 

[rookieforever33]

I cant believe we are over 20 posts and no one has stated a tikka with a maven on top. Personally I have never been a "collectibles " kind of guy. I've accumulated a few memorable items and kept them aside for years now. They are all things nobody would think to collect. Start a college/life fund now so you can spare some cash on things to build memories with later while growing up.

 

[Bowhuntone]

My son has a Henry rifle that the serial number is his name and year he was born

 

[BravoNovember]

As someone who had a knife collection as a kid, they are all buried in a box in the basement or gone.

A fund of sorts (retirement, college, etc) would likely be more appreciated over the course of their life, especially not know what hobbies or interests they will have when they get older.

Also, when I was 10 all I wanted to do was carve sticks with my knives that I was told I could not use because they were “collectible”

 

[Yoder]

Buy a sweet AR. They will be illegal by the time he can own one. They are great guns for younger kids anyway with the adjustable stock and low recoil.

 

[TaperPin]

Black powder reproduction pistols are fun to look at and handle even if never used. Each one has its own history and background that the person otherwise wouldn’t be interested in. You can’t show anyone a Colt Walker without it bringing out a smile. Then handling the much smaller colt navy brings out another smile.

Historically accurate rifles also focus attention on that time period.

No matter what you get, he’ll like something else.

 

[Wrench]

A couple ounces of silver per birthday will add up over time and not take up space....but finding a fund with decent returns is where it's going to help the most.

I'm sitting here watching one I've been investing in for 8 years and it's been growing by about $300 per week. That's where it's at.

 

[Clark33]

A SWFA 6x in mils, rarer than hens teeth these days, who KNOWS how rare it'll be in 20yrs

 

[grfox92]

A Stainless Tikka in .223 with an SWFA 10x, of course.

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[RockAndSage]

If you're looking for unique, cool, and "worth something someday" (and as long as it doesn't conflict with your beliefs), consider going in together and buying him a full cask of scotch, and let it age at the distillery - it can be enjoyed one bottle at a time, or even sold off to pay for college:

10 Distilleries Where You Can Buy An Entire Cask Of Whisky

Owning an entire whisky cask is a wonderful opportunity to eventually drink your very own whisky.

www.forbes.com

That said, getting income-producing assets of any kind is probably the best material gift you could give. Even better if it can cover his betterment with skills or other education. College investment fund that's plussed up every birthday, etc. Even silver as a storage of value. It's hard to know what would be both cool to you and his godfather, as well as him as he matures.

But knowing you've got a cask of Scotch at a distillery sounds kinda cool.

 

[Holeintheheadgang]

A tube of 20 American Silver Eagles from Costco or were ever.

 

[neil.hansford]

A mutual fund or some type of tax deferred savings plan invested in the market. When he graduates college and is trying to get his feet under him, that'll be far more valuable than a set of knives or anything else you get him. I certainly would have appreciated a gift like that at that age.

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[Decker9]

I always thought buying a hunting knife when their born, keeping it a secret, then gifting for a later in life, a first hunting trip, birthday, graduation, but with a receipt just to show they’ve always been in one’s thoughts. Sounds goofy, but I know I’d appreciate such gift.

The only thing Iv kept my 44 years is probably the oldest teddy bear alive . It’s now my 11 year olds main stuffy, maybe it’ll make another few decades lol.

 

[Sevens]

This is what I was thinking. Even if they don't appreciate much. They will hold a value and easy to keep around

My grandparents used to get me a coin set every year for Christmas until I was 18. They’re in a box somewhere at my parents house. They’re were more like a gag gift, had zero interest in them then and now.

Get him an ETF in an index fund or put it into a 529. Best head start my parents gave me was graduating without debt. Then teach him about compounding interest and how to take advantage of it when he’s on his own.

 

[ProStaffSteve]

Getting ready to have my first kid, by best friend and his God father were talking and he wants to get him something "special" that would mean something to him when he's older. We both agreed we would like to be able to get him stuff but put it up until he is older and can appreciate it. We both lost more knifes than we could even imagine to count. My father in law is buying him a life time hunting license.
Only thing we could think of is starting him a set of case knifes and a display case. And wait till he Is out of college to give it to him.

As many shares of QQQ or Spy shoved into a roth IRA as you can afford. You dont know what his hobbies are but that will fit all of them

 

[ProStaffSteve]

Just saw others comment this. It can all he accomplished through Charles Schwab app on phone. it will require SS number but as soon as you get that you are good to go

 

[Mosby]

My MIL used to buy my wife antique furniture when she was a child for her birthday. My wife wanted toys but the antique furniture is still being used and now those items mean a lot.

 

[loganwayne]

As many shares of QQQ or Spy shoved into a roth IRA as you can afford. You dont know what his hobbies are but that will fit all of them

I'm setting up some accounts for him this is more for ideas for his godfather/ my best friend.