This is a very thorough and down to earth post!
When I was younger I collected us pennies, I got pretty far back, into the late 19th century, with some even further back. It was interesting learning about history with the help of my grandparents, for example with tin pennies during ww2.
One day my grandmother gave me her penny collection from when she was a girl, and it was basically just like mine but half a century earlier!
I probably have 3 or 4 dollars worth of pennies that are worth 6 to 8 dollars, but I learned from and connected to my grandparents and to history, which was priceless.
Thank you very much @ecoinstant for your kind words. Yes, even though some coin collections may not be worth that much, it is still priceless because it connects you to history and also to the family member which gave you the coin collection. It is amazing that you have coins going that far back and it will become a great collection. Keep it going, my friend. Have a fantastic day!
I love the history part of collecting coins the most. I love learning about the era it was minted in and the history of the coin itself.