All of my life growing up at the Hendricks House , my grandma Taylor used to collect all of her pennies for months and give them to Verda Taylor my brother and I.

We stored them in a large glass water container that had to of been from the 1950's.  The container got so heavy over the years that it was so difficult to even lift.

So finally when I was in 8th grade, my brother, nicholas Azzaro and I counted them all up in my basement.

The total amount from pennies was roughly 400 dollars!  We spent all day counting them and the bank thought we were insane!

What an interesting thing for my grandmother, Verda Taylor to do.  Her growing up through the great depression sets precedence with what the true value of money is.