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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;The Eidolon, post: 25240685, member: 102103&quot;]I don&#039;t know the exact trade-offs the owner of the coin store chooses from, but I suspect the limiting factor is his time.&nbsp; He knows a lot of these less-desirable world coins could be worth a few dollars, but it&#039;s not worth packaging up to wait for a buyer or selling online.&nbsp; He has a lot of unsorted inventory, like every other coin store I&#039;ve shopped at in my life.&nbsp; I&#039;ve been a customer for many years, so he probably doesn&#039;t mind if I have some good luck instead of someone else.&nbsp; Frequently, someone will buy up the entire 10 cent bin, so there&#039;s not much worry about dilution of the bags by cherry-picking out the older or better coins.&nbsp; He keeps a few bags in reserve so that if the whole bin gets bought he can replenish it.&nbsp; I think he likes to have something set out for the younger customers have something to look at when they come in.&nbsp; The junk bin also gives cheapskates like me something to do which doesn&#039;t require his attention while he&#039;s helping other customers.</p><p><br /></p><p>Most Chinese cash coins are a good deal at 10 cents.&nbsp; I usually see Qing coins retail loose for about a dollar other places.&nbsp; I rarely see them in junk bins, and it&#039;s usually the most worn-down or crudely made ones that show up when they do.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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