Realtor discovers ONE MILLION copper pennies while cleaning out his late ... trends now
A California realtor has made an incredible discovery of one million pennies while cleaning out his late father-in-law's former home in Los Angeles.
John Reyes and his wife Elizabeth found the pennies in a crawlspace in the basement of her late father Fritz's home in the Pico-Union neighborhood of the city last year.
The family had been cleaning out the home, which had decades-worth of belongings stored in it, for a year before they made the discovery, Reyes told DailyMail.com.
After struggling to find a bank willing to exchange them for cash, he was urged by one manager to look into whether he had a stash of rare pennies worth more than their dollar value.
Reyes has now listed the coins on OfferUp, a popular resale app and website, asking for $25,000 - more than double the $10,000 value in normal currency. 'Someone can buy them and they can go penny hunting,' he said.
Reyes has now listed the coins on OfferUp, a popular resale app and website, asking for $25,000
Realtor John Reyes made the discovery when cleaning out his late father-in-law's former home in Los Angeles, California
Rare coins can make a mint. Last month a coin expert revealed the most valuable pieces he has ever sold at auction include a $12million silver dollar and a set of Lincoln pennies which fetched $7.7 million.
Reyes has had piecemeal offers, but is waiting for someone to take them completely off his hands.
Fritz and his brother, who were both German immigrants, lived in the home for decades until he passed and his brother moved away.
Reyes told DailyMail.com how he is sure Fritz had kept the coins because of their copper value.
In the 1980s, the US Mint anticipated
