DeepseekerADS
Gold Member
- Mar 3, 2013
- 14,880
- 21,733
- Detector(s) used
- CTX, Excal II, EQ800, Fisher 1260X, Tesoro Royal Sabre, Tejon, Garrett ADSIII, Carrot, Stealth 920iX, Keene A52
- Primary Interest:
- Other
That's 513,614 cents to be CRH'd 
Change for the better: Man cashes in 45-year penny collection worth $5,000 | Fox News
Published October 29, 2015FoxNews.com
A Louisiana man who collected pennies for almost half a century finally cashed in Tuesday.
With the help of friends and family, Otha Anders wheeled in 15 water jugs full of pennies to the bank in Ruston. The final count: 513,614 pennies, which comes to a little over $5,136, Fox 14 reports.
Anders said he started collecting the coins in the late-1960s. It eventually became so much of a hobby that he would deliberately avoid ever spending pennies.
"I would break a dollar before I would spend a penny," he said.
Anders, 73, reportedly supervises in-school suspended children for the Jackson School Board. He says he finally cashed in because his insurance policy won't cover the collection, according to the News-Star.
It reportedly took five hours for machines to count all the change. Anders says he plans to use the cash to help pay a dental bill.
"Whenever I would see a penny, I would always say a prayer of thanks. It was a reminder to me to always be thankful," he added.
Change for the better: Man cashes in 45-year penny collection worth $5,000 | Fox News
Published October 29, 2015FoxNews.com
A Louisiana man who collected pennies for almost half a century finally cashed in Tuesday.
With the help of friends and family, Otha Anders wheeled in 15 water jugs full of pennies to the bank in Ruston. The final count: 513,614 pennies, which comes to a little over $5,136, Fox 14 reports.
Anders said he started collecting the coins in the late-1960s. It eventually became so much of a hobby that he would deliberately avoid ever spending pennies.
"I would break a dollar before I would spend a penny," he said.
Anders, 73, reportedly supervises in-school suspended children for the Jackson School Board. He says he finally cashed in because his insurance policy won't cover the collection, according to the News-Star.
It reportedly took five hours for machines to count all the change. Anders says he plans to use the cash to help pay a dental bill.
"Whenever I would see a penny, I would always say a prayer of thanks. It was a reminder to me to always be thankful," he added.
