This Is What Happens When You Save Pennies For Almost Half A Century

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Anders eventually stopped using pennies for payments totally, afraid to waste any of the precious little discs that could be added to his continuously growing collection. He would go to great lengths to intentionally add up bills in ways that ensured that he received pennies back as change.

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Anders found an incredible level of gratification with his penny collection. He also did his best to ignore the government-mandated incentives for people to hand in their pennies, such as the $25 bonus for each $100 penny collection returned. He was not going to give up that easily!