The coin counting machine at Northwest Federal Credit Union branch in Herndon, Va., got a workout last month. George Shoemaker, a member for nearly 20 years, took to heart Benjamin Franklin's advice: A penny saved is a penny earned.
For 20 years, Shoemaker has been saving his pocket change and his pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters have added up. By the time he brought the coins to Northwest Federal for deposit, they took over two hours in the coin counter, and totaled $7,124.
"I decided back around 1990 to start saving my loose change. I work at a grocery store as a meat cutter and had access to those old barrel style pickle jars to store my change. Today, I had more than 20 big pickle jars full of pennies and coins," said Shoemaker.
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