A Louisiana man, Otha Anders, spent 45 years collecting pennies, leaving bank tellers astonished when he decided to cash them in.
Anders, a teacher, started collecting coins in the late 1960s, not for wealth but simply because he enjoyed it.
Even when the government offered $125 for every $100 worth of pennies turned in, he declined, finding value in the collection itself.
Anders viewed collecting pennies as a reason to pause and say a prayer, attributing secial significance to each coin. He never accepted coins as gifts, insisting on acquiring them through his efforts for inner satisfaction.
