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Texas man deposits 500 pounds of pennies at bank

  

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Via:  nona62  •  9 years ago  •  9 comments

Texas man deposits 500 pounds of pennies at bank

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Texas man deposits 500 pounds of pennies at bank

Every little bit helps.

After 65 years of saving pennies, an 81-year-old man deposited 81,600 of them -- $816 worth at a bank in Slaton, Texas.

Ira Keys collection weighed in at around 500 pounds and took Prosperity Bank employees more than an hour to count, KCBD reports.

Keys said his father told him Whatever you do son, save your money."

"Back when I started in '52, I didn't have a lot of money, so I saved pennies and I just kept saving them, Keys added.

Kari Lewis, a personal banker at Prosperity Bank, told KCBD that Keys collection of pennies was unlike anything she has ever seen before.

"You see them on the ground and you're kind of like, 'Oh, I'm not picking that up,' but for him to collect it for years and years was pretty amazing, she said.

Keys said he will continue to collect pennies.

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/01/18/texas-man-deposits-500-pounds-pennies-at-bank/?intcmp=latestnews


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Nona62
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link   seeder  Nona62    9 years ago

Good for him!

 
 
 
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link   Sister Mary Agnes Ample Bottom    9 years ago

Sweet story, Nona.

 
 
 
Nona62
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link   seeder  Nona62    9 years ago

Glad you enjoyed it! He plans on continuing saving pennies..how cute!

 
 
 
Nona62
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link   seeder  Nona62    9 years ago

I always pick up change when I see it.

 
 
 
Nona62
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That's right, besides, I figure I'm have that much more money!Smile.gif

 
 
 
Nona62
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YUP!!Smile.gif

 
 

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