Well when I started collecting it was because when I put a $20 into the slot machine I would walk away with nothing. Now I have a shiny coin with a picture on it. Sometimes even 2. I don't collect these to make money or even to get my money back but because I will play the slot machines any way and usually never win and now I have a nice little collection of pretty coins. I think the payback of coins is a lot better for me over the years than the payback of the slot machines. This is my fun, not my money maker.