“It was a reminder to me to always be thankful”, he added.
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“I would break a dollar before I would spend a penny”, Anders said.
Using 15 five-gallon water jugs, Anders was able to haul 513,614 pennies to his bank – a financial gain of about $5,136, according to KFOR.
The bank where Anders cashed in his change told the Star they were more than happy to help the longtime customer, though it took more than 5 hours for a machine to count through the change. “He did likewise with pennies for me”.
Anders, 73, reportedly supervises in-school suspended children for the Jackson School Board.
His collection has about half-of-a-million pennies, which means he collected more than 30 pennies a day for 40 years. From then on, he made a decision to start a collection, which culminated in the amount he recently cashed in.
Anders said he used the money to help pay a recent dentist bill.
“Jack saved nickels as I saved pennies and every nickel that passed through my hands I would save for him”, he said.
See a penny, pick it up.
‘I will always tell the person that if it was a quarter, I would give it back, but since it is a penny, I’m keeping it’.
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The News-Star reported Anders deposited his pennies – because they’re not covered by his homeowner’s insurance.
