Minnesota couple fill five-gallon jug with tens of thousands of pennies for more than 10 years – but says the bank won’t accept them
- John Becker and his wife had been saving pennies for the past ten years, but when they went to their local border bank to deposit them, they were turned away
- The bank claims that they are happy to accept loose coins, but not in heavy vessels and that they must be deposited in smaller containers
A Minnesota couple has been told by their local bank that they will not accept their five-gallon jug filled with thousands of pennies, estimated to be worth $300.
John Becker and his wife had been saving pennies for the past ten years and now have a whole jug of coins.
But when Becker took the money-filled jar to his local border bank, near their home in Coon Rapids, the bank refused to accept the coins.
The Korean War veteran spoke about the thrower, saying, “My wife saves them. Now we still have a jug full that she has been saving for ten years, and now the bank doesn’t want to accept them anymore.
‘What are we going to do with them?
John Becker spoke about the pitcher and said, “My wife saves them. Now we still have a jug full that she has been saving for ten years, and now the bank doesn’t want to accept them anymore. ‘What are we going to do with them?
Becker’s wife said she would be willing to pay if someone could help them take the “can off their hands,” while the Korean War veteran claimed they would need a cart to move the container.
‘There’s £300 in there. We can’t use them as boat anchors because they stole my boat.’
According to the municipal president, they are happy to accept loose coins, but not in heavy containers.
“It would be too heavy to lift, and the coins would get stuck in the neck of the container,” the branch president explained.
‘If the customer can move the coins to smaller buckets without necks, we are happy to do that.’
According to the municipal president, they are happy to accept loose coins, but not in heavy containers
The couple said that while they waited to determine the best rate for the existing barrel of coins, they continue to pick them up and keep them
The couple previously deposited a jug, the same one they want to deposit now.
Becker’s wife said she would be willing to pay if someone could help them take the “can off their hands,” while the veteran claims they would need a cart to move the container.
But this issue has not disturbed their hobby.
The couple said that while they wait to determine the best rate for the existing barrel of coins, they continue to pick them up and keep them.
‘They’re everywhere. I pick them up for my wife because she still likes to keep them,” Becker said.