This made the national news, when a family in Los Angeles found out that their father-in-law had followed the "penny saved, penny earned" rule quite literally, having saved around a million pennies. That adds up to $10K, or so, but there might be some rarities in the haul, so it might be worth even more.
That is, if someone or some group is willing to sort through them all, which could take a bit of time.
They Found a Million Pennies. Now They Need Someone to Take Them.
"The U.S. Mint struck a limited number of copper pennies, and some have turned out to be particularly valuable. According to the Mint, very few 1943 copper-alloy pennies, made in error, are known to remain in existence, and one sold in 1996 for $82,500. Another sold for nearly $300,000 in 2022."Update: they found a buyer. I hope there will be a story if this treasure turns out to have a real keeper in the stacks.
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