After finding out his homeowner’s insurance policy wouldn’t cover his collection, he called the Origin Bank in Ruston, Louisiana, where he had been a customer for years.
Anders let them know he would be coming in with a large number of pennies.
They were happy to help but it was quite the undertaking.
“We value his business, as we do all of our customers,” said the bank’s Vice President Jennie Cole. “But if we can help Anders with his endeavors, we are happy to do so.”
The jars had to be opened with an ax and the whole process took over 5 hours.
By the end, it was determined that Anders’ coin collection was worth thousands.
Anders ended up collectiong 513,614 pennies, over the course of those 45 years which came to a little over $5,136.
Watch Otha Anders’ discuss his penny collection in the video below.
Man collects pennies for 45 yrs leaving bank tellers at a loss for words when he arrives to cash in
