He Collected Them For Decades Then Decided To Give Them Up

He knew that he had to give them up now. It had been a good long run. The woman behind the desk couldn’t believe what he was bringing in behind him on a trolley – it was his life’s hobby.

They couldn’t believe how much he had saved over the years. He didn’t know at the time, but this would be a worthwhile investment.

Otha Anders

73-year-old Otha Anders worked as a supervisor on the Jackson School Board. He watched over in-school suspended children and absolutely loved his job. And the kids seemed to love him too.
Anders was a family man with a loving wife and children who supported his every move. Even though one particular hobby of his raised a few eyebrows.

Obsession

What began as something fun turned into a full-blown obsession and an all-consuming hobby. “I became convinced that spotting a lost or dropped penny was an additional God-given incentive reminding me to always be thankful,” said Anders.

“There have been days where I failed to pray and more often than not, a lost or dropped penny would show up to remind me.”

Praying On A Penny

Where many people think of wishing on a penny, Otha Anders thinks of praying on a penny! He had always been a religious man and his faith had grown stronger as the years passed.
His faith was how his penny obsession all started. He looked at lost old pennies on the floor as his very own personal gift from God. Little did he know, just how many gifts he was going to receive.

Quirky Habits

When Anders picked up his very first penny, he had no idea that he’d continue picking them up for 45 years. But once his penny pile began to grow, he became more and more obsessed.
So compelling was his idea that penny’s represented a god-given gift that he ultimately decided to stop spending pennies himself. Every penny he had, he kept. But that’s not all.