Grandpa saves money in a giant glass jug for 70 years: when his grandchildren empty it, everyone is amazed
USA - One day, an American decided to put some change aside every now and then - and took his time doing so! He saved diligently for 70 years and filled a large glass jar. Now his grandchildren were finally allowed to open the jar. Inside, however, they found more than just money ...
Reddit user "Crimsonkitsune333" shared a picture of a huge glass jar filled almost to the brim with mainly silver and bronze coins at the end of September.
"My grandpa has kept his loose change in this glass jar for 70 years and is finally letting me count it!" the user wrote in his post.
It didn't take long for the post to be upvoted by more than 29,000 Reddit users. The users were immediately on fire and wanted to know what they would find in the container.
Fortunately, "Crimsonkitsune333" didn't keep them in suspense and posted an update the very next day. He explained that they first covered the jar with insulating tape, wrapped it in a moving blanket and then loaded it onto a handcart. "In the garage, we laid the jar on its side, lifted the bottom with a block underneath and tilted it to let the coins slide out."
Once the jar was empty, the grandchildren set about sorting out the contents. And this was to take about a week. The weight of the coins alone amounted to an impressive 69 kilograms.
Grandfather is "shocked" by the amount of his savings
A few days later, the user from the USA provided his viewers with new information. After many hours of counting, it was clear how much money was in the glass balloon: 2,052.76 US dollars (the equivalent of around 1877 euros).
The team had counted 5708 quarter-dollar coins, 3909 dimes, 2360 nickels and 78733 pennies, some by hand and some in a counting machine, and added all the old and foreign coins to the total.
Her grandfather, who "wanted to know the total amount before he died", was"shocked" by the result. He had thought that his savings would amount to less than 1000 dollars (around 914 euros).
It is possible that the sum could be even higher, as his grandchildren also found historical coins that may be worth more. The oldest piece is a wheat penney from 1928. Other special finds include a silver quarter dollar from 1951 and dozens of nickel coins from before 1965, two silver dimes and a mercury dime. An expert must now clarify whether they are actually valuable.
In addition to the money, even more had ended up in the glass balloon over the years: In addition to pins, paper clips, buttons and candy wrappers, nails, washers, a fruit sticker and scraps of fabric were also discovered, among other things.