For decades, piggy banks and coin jars were America’s default savings plan. They were a place to dump pocket change, building a small fund for a rainy day. Many of those jars are still sitting in attics and basements, filled with forgotten coins. Most people assume they hold a few dozen dollars at best.
But what if they hold a small fortune? Before you haul that heavy jar to the bank or a Coinstar machine, you need to stop. You must look through it carefully. Certain common-looking coins and bills hiding in your collection could be worth hundreds, or even thousands, of dollars to collectors. Here are nine valuable items to hunt for.
