It’s time to rummage through your old change jar – you just might have millions of dollars stashed away in your cabinets.

Americans throw away millions of dollars in coins every year, literally treating them like trash. To state the obvious, coins are worth money. The average jar yields $58 in buying power.

Check your change jar for this Published: Feb. 08, 2025, 7:00 a.m. Wheat pennies with errors are among the most highly-valued coins out there for any collector.

“You can go to your own bank or credit union and not pay any fee,” said Kimberly Palmer, personal finance expert at NerdWallet. Both NerdWallet and Bankrate offer tip sheets on exchanging coins for ...

The most valuable U.S. coin ever, a $20 gold piece, a 1933 "Double Eagle" coin, sold for $18.9 million at auction in 2021.The most valuable pennies, which are rare but possibly still in ...

To state the obvious, coins are worth money. Coinstar converts $3 billion in coins into spendable cash every year, one coin jar at a time. The average jar yields $58 in buying power.

However, recent research shows that millions of dollars worth of pennies are lying abandoned in jars and drawers across the country. What to do with your pennies? There's no simple answer.

But many others let coins roll away, get lost in the dryer, or drop them unceremoniously into a coin jar, ... a 1933 "Double Eagle" coin, sold for $18.9 million at auction in 2021.

Over time, coins can become rare collectibles that are sold for thousands, if not millions, of dollars.That’s because the U.S. has been minting coins since 1793. Up until the 20th century, many ...

The most valuable U.S. coin ever, a $20 gold piece, a 1933 "Double Eagle" coin, sold for $18.9 million at auction in 2021.The most valuable pennies, which are rare but possibly still in ...

Learn to love your coins. That’s the message from Kevin McColly, CEO of Coinstar, the company behind those coin-cashing machines you see in supermarkets. American consumers made only 16% of ...