500 pounds of Pennys

mustangmanbob

Man started saving in 1952, 81K, 500 pounds worth.

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

Someone might have fun with what was in that stash.

AUandAG

I suspect someone did and deposited what was not worth keeping.



bob

Timbuk3

Geez !!!

CoinZip

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lostincoins

I still love the fact that all intelligent Americans still call the cent a penny. Makes me wonder how many other things the average American gets wrong about our coins. The guys last name was Keys, I wonder if anyone found some? lol

Baley

<< <i>I still love the fact that all intelligent Americans still call the cent a penny. >>



They call facial tissues "Kleenex", adhesive bandages "band-aids" and tampons "tampax". And now they also "Google" something on the internet and some even "TiVo" things on their DVR.

And that's ok

They're pennies, because they are called that by almost everyone (even if they're really "one cent coins" to numismatists)

JedPlanchet

<< <i>I still love the fact that all intelligent Americans still call the cent a penny. Makes me wonder how many other things the average American gets wrong about our coins. The guys last name was Keys, I wonder if anyone found some? lol >>



It's not like the US Mint would ever call them pennies ...

ricko

These hoards always amaze me.... and make my couple of gallons of wheats seem trivial... Cheers, RickO

mingot

<< <i>I still love the fact that all intelligent Americans still call the cent a penny. Makes me wonder how many other things the average American gets wrong about our coins. The guys last name was Keys, I wonder if anyone found some? lol >>



Dictionaries can only document a language, not define it.

Usage dictates definition -- and at this point, misnomer or not, a penny is just as valid a term in American English as is cent.

Sorry.