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I've been going through a 10€ wallet every 2 years but then I walked into a leather shop, asked a quality one that would last longer. It was 20€ and it still looks about the same as when I got it 5 years ago. It's the same one the German who commented before has. Also here in NL everybody has those.

I gave up on the idea of keeping coins in a wallet and instead switched to a folding money clip (this one, but many similar are available: http://www.amazon.co.uk/GOLUNSKI-Leather-Branded-Paper-Walle...). They are thinner than regular wallets which I like, and when I start accumulating coins I'll stop in a shop with self-checkout lanes - these usually have a coin tray you can dump them all in. Works for me.

coin pouches ruin the leather of wallet and make them really bulge out. Just store coins directly in your pocket.

Not really useful if you have 10€ in a mix of cent and euro coins.