[ksaj]

I'm not sure all collectors are interested in grading.

I have a fair collection. Most of them are worth exactly face value. I collected them because they are unique in some way. For example, the Canadian $1 coin that set of an FBI investigation because a border guard thought it was a listening device. I have another coin that I have kept because it is the same denomination and year as what Brian May from Queen uses as a guitar pick.

I have some "ancient" coins from a few places around the world as well. I have no idea if they are worth anything. They're just cool to have. And I have some that are genuinely valuable. But I don't even collect those because of value. For example, I like to collect gold and silver coins with holograms on them -- because I like holograms.

I also have a few different Bitcoin "medallion" coins like you used to see in every rap video. Again - something nice to look at, and there's an interesting story attached.

Maybe that's what you hope to culture in younger people. There's an aesthetic value to the coins that one can appreciate and relate to other areas of their life.