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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;afantiques, post: 2788888, member: 71234&quot;]I cannot say what every coin dealer would do, but many place all common, low value coins with no precious metal content in a big bucket or box priced at however many to the dollar they find works for them, and allow customers to rummage through the pile of coins to pick out whatever they fancy. </p><p>The coins shown would fall into that category.</p><p><br /></p><p>As a dealer I try to buy coins that have a useful value individually, either because of rarity, condition, demand or preferably all three.</p><p><br /></p><p>Sometimes, I have to buy a complete collection or accumulation to get some decent coins. The bulk of the material may well be random low value stuff which I would weigh and include in the price paid as so many pounds or kilos at maybe $6 to $10 per pound. These would then go into the rummage box with little further attention.</p><p>This is because coins valued at a dollar or two are only priced so high because of the dealer time invested in sorting and pricing them. This value does not transfer to the new owner. </p><p><br /></p><p>In my opinion almost all of the billions of coins produced for circulation in the last 60 years are just scrap metal with collectability at the schoolboy level. Handling real things from all around the world (or all across the world for any Flat Earthers reading this) is a good way to bring home to the young lessons of geography and history in a palatable and interesting manner. For this alone they have some added value, but their place will always be in the odds and ends box at a dollar or two a handful.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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