Ninety-One Thousand Dirty Pennies Dumped on a Driveway in Oak Creek

He poured the pennies into a shallow tray and ran his fingers through them.

“No slugs,” he said.

“No washers.

Just a few wheat backs.”

“Does that make a difference?”

“Not to the county.” He piled the empty wrappers in a neat stack.

“Twenty-five dollars in this sample.

All copper.”