[saryant]

That's what my father did for my brother and I as kids. Every time one of us lost a tooth, we got a silver American Eagle. Then we'd have to put it into a protective sleeve and look up its details in a coin book we had in the house. My brother and I would spend hours looking over every detail of those coins (there's not a lot to do when you're six and living in Wyoming).

I always wondered where they came from until I grew up and found my dad's giant suitcase full of coins.

[gtremper]

I remember one night after I lost a tooth where I tried to barricade my bedroom door in order to test if the tooth fairy was real. My parents didn't approve.

[patrickdavey]

Ah, but if you do that of _course_ the fairies won't be able to find you. They come down the chimney and then listen for the sound of a recently fallen tooth. With the door closed they'd not be able to hear it.

;)

[StavrosK]

Ever the scientist!