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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ewomack, post: 4293669, member: 15588&quot;]Having gone through a few such collections in the past few years, I can attest that it starts out being kind of an exciting adventure, but after countless hours looking at circulated common coin after circulated common coin the head can begin to throb and fatigue sets in.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve found that most people who have such collections took them from circulation or received them from someone else who took them from circulation, so the chances of finding anything of real value remains pretty low. They also typically had very little knowledge of coin collecting in general, so they either guessed at what to set aside or they set aside &quot;one of everything.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>Many people outside of the hobby also don&#039;t understand that the majority of things that are not in nearly pristine condition will tend to have little to no value. But people seem to hold out hope against the odds. So I have received piles of circulated and worn coins from relatives, along with a pile of old crumpled and folded bills. 98% show significant circulation and wear. 100% have very little value. Regardless, I do appreciate the gesture and I don&#039;t complain to them whatsoever, but seeing another pile like that made my head begin to throb again a little bit. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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