Until that point, otha anders had been saving his pennies for over an astounding 45 years. Last week we hosted friends from out of town, and had thirteen around the thanksgiving table. Otha anders says he began collecting pennies in the late 1960s saving them and picking them up whenever he found one on the streets. Over 10,000 books available with more added every day. To the general public, this news probably sounded wonderful, but to every american numismatist who collects and buys coins for fun and profit, anders lost a lot of money. View your list online and share it with friends and family. Along the x axis is time, and on the y axis is the count of editions published. Collector books 5801 kentucky dam rd, paducah, ky 42003. In 2015, an elderly louisiana gentleman cashed in at a nearby bank, a truckload of 55gallon plastic water jugs of pennies that he had collected over the previous 45 years. He collected pennies for 40 years but then the bank said.
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A louisiana man received a huge payout when he cashed in on a 50year penny collection. And after acquiring over a half million of these coins, he finally cashed them in on tuesday at origin bank. Otha recalled that the single coin reminded him to pray and give thanks. Man makes bank on the half a million pennies hes collected for. Using book collector, you can create a personal book database where you can just scan the isbn barcodes. Since then, hes gone out of his way to get as many as possible, each one a godgiven incentive reminding me to always be. The investment mistake otha anders made ezinearticles. It all began 45 years ago, when anders found a penny on the ground. Otha anders saved his first penny more than 45 years ago when he. Book collector is a office software for windowsbased pc and mac os that allows you to organize your collections of books using its database. Otha anders saved his first penny more than 45 years ago when he found it on the ground.
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This man has cashed in pennies hes been saving for over 40 years. He saw it as a way to be grateful for the little things. Keep your pretty pennies in coin albums for lincoln cents. As the witness is, in my opinion, nora roberts greatest book, i expected another fantastic plot. Advertising the encyclopedia of pepsicola collectibles. Louisiana man cashes in half a million pennies from his 45yearold collection. As long as people have been collecting, printed guides to popular items have been produced by a variety of sources, from. This louisiana man collected over half a million pennies in 45 years. The louisiana teacher loved looking at his massive collection so much that in the 70s, when the u. After 40 years of supplying invaluable information for the antiques and collectibles market, collector books is closing its doors. Anders s 15 fivegallon jugs of pennies, the monroe news star reports.
Any publication meant to serve as a resource for those interested in learning about or collecting a specific type of item is considered a collectors book. This tale of obsessive lovethe story of a lonely clerk who collects butterflies and of the beautiful young art student who is his ultimate quarryremains. Otha anders turned in a 45year collection of pennies on tuesday in 15. He kept these pennies in 15 large fivegallon water jugs. The penny collector is the first book by blogger steve nazarian. Man cashes in pennies hes been saving for 45 years usa today. Collector bookstore is the top source in reference books collectors and dealers of antiques, collectibles, glassware and the like, including both id and price guides.
To the average man or woman, excellent probably sounded wonderful, but to each and every american numismatist who collects and buys coins for celebration and profit, anders lost a ton of money. Its possible to update the information on book collector or report it as discontinued, duplicated or spam. Jobe, elmer anderson, don adams, cee ceven, and angelo a. Otha anders picked up his first lucky penny more than 45 years ago. After 45 years of saving pennies, louisiana man cashes in. This louisiana man collected over half a million pennies.
Otha anders, 73, saved his first penny about 45 years ago after finding it on the ground, usa today reported. Man saves every penny since the 70s, then bank tells him. Needed one more coin book to fill the bill and this one did the trick. The book collector was all of these things and so much more besides and managed to pack in so much drama, intrigue and delicious murkiness apart from it having the most gorgeous, eyepopping cover art, i knew i had to have it as soon as i heard the words fairytale, dark, disturbing and gothic. I became convinced that spotting a lost or dropped penny. Am hoping for no more grandchildren as am really over the quarter hunting. The love of books is bibliophilia, and someone who loves to read, admire, and collect books is called a bibliophile. Ruston, louisiana, resident otha anders began collecting pennies in the 1960s, picking them up off the ground and keeping them in water jugs. Man makes thousands of bucks after saving pennies for decades.
Man cashes in 45yearold collection of over 500,000. Youll read it for this months color of money book selection. These books hold more pennies than any other book produced with 48 penny slots. Modeled after the original lincoln cent holders first made in the 1930s, lincoln penny boards are cardboard panels suitable for framing that hold up to 90 lincoln cents, all at a glance. Have access to worldclass fine art, jewelry, and the best antiques shows from coast to coast across the united states with our new app available for both iphone and ipad. Otha anders, a 73yearold from ruston, louisiana, has been collecting pennies for more than 45 years, abc news reported. Man cashes in 500,000 pennies collected over 45 years. After 45 years of collecting, man cashes in more than 500,000 pennies october 30, 2015 starting in the 1970s, if otha anders saw a penny, he would pick it up, say a quick prayer of thanks, and. An elongated coin or pressed penny is one that has been flattened or stretched, and. This urge can be seen in the first gutenberg bible of. Pages are intact and are not marred by notes or highlighting, but may contain a neat previous owner name. The collecting of elongated coins is a branch of numismatics. This graph charts editions from this publisher over time. For 45 years, up until tuesday, he was the proud owner of a collection containing.
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As the report tells it, otha anders started more than 45 years ago when he found a penny on the ground and decided to save it. This man has cashed in pennies hes been saving for over. Collector books aims to bring uptodate information to collectors. For 45 years, up until tuesday, he was the proud owner of a collection containing over half a million of them. We have 7 grandchildren and had 7 of these coin books started and then all of a sudden there was going to be 8 grandchildren. Theres an australian online magazine that just compiled the top tv shows from the 1960s and 1970s. In fewer than two weeks, were having more than 150 in our home for my wifes holiday work party.
Penny machine locations around the world, collecting tips, ec history, online store, and. With all the pennies this guy had, he mustve been very, very lucky. It is very interesting to see how many of these shows we watched in north america, and how many weve never heard of. Penny pinching pays big dividend for louisiana teacher. While some people put them in jars and eventually cash them out, a lousiana man, otha anders, saved every penny he received for 45 years in 15 5gallon water bottles.
Plenty of people keep a penny jar in the house, but for the last 40 years, otha anders of louisiana has been taking that practice to a whole different level. Otha anders started collecting pennies in the late 1960s. An exlibrary book and may have standard library stamps andor stickers. Books document the evolution of our need to make sense of the world around us. Otha anders saved 500k pennies in 45 years, each one a. Oct 28, 2015 otha anders saved his first penny more than 45 years ago when he found it on the ground the coin reminded him to pray and give thanks. Order of inspector anders knutas books inspector anders knutas is the lead character in a series of scandinavian crime fiction novels by swedish novelist mari jungstedt. Man cashes in 45yearold collection of over 500,000 pennies october 29, 2015 by coin update comments otha anders of ruston, louisiana, cashed in a quite a. Otha anders, 73, of ruston, louisiana, recently cashed in 45 years worth of.
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