But each has its own special place, making the whole greater than the sum of its parts. Of course, I wouldn't ever want to give it up. This is something that has given me and my wife both a lot of happiness. Copeland's wife, Connie, has caught the wave of the quarter collecting craze. How much those coins will eventually be worth is in question, but anything that can inject interest into the collecting hobby is good, Copeland said.
Some coins are at least somewhat valuable in any form because of their overall rarity.
Others are so common that you can get them for face value pretty much anywhere. Copeland said that while the quarter sets had some potential as collector's items, any individual value other than sentimental would be determined by how many people stuck with collecting them, coupled with the number kept in circulation. I believe that you have to do this as a hobby, not as a business or investment venture, if you really want to get anywhere. You have to do it because of the appreciation you have for coins as art objects and pieces of history. Some coins are extremely valuable.