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After 45 Years, He Rolled 15 Huge Jugs Into the Bank and Told the Teller to Deposit Every Last One

For 45 years, he collected every coin he could find, stashing them away in giant five-gallon water jugs until there were 15 of them, each heavy enough to make the floor creak. The day finally came when he rolled them into the bank, stunning customers and staff alike. Then the first jug was tipped toward the counting machine, and the sound filled the room — a steady, metallic rush, like a river made of copper. Jug after jug emptied, the pile growing higher, the screen tallying numbers that made jaws drop…

At first, people thought it was some kind of prank.

The doors to the small-town bank swung open, and in shuffled a 73-year-old man, pushing a dolly so heavy it groaned with every inch. On it sat a massive, five-gallon water jug — filled to the top with pennies. Behind him? Fourteen more just like it, each one crammed with coins.

The lobby went still. Customers stared. Tellers froze mid-transaction. Nobody knew what to say.