A man named Vinny received an unusual gift from his grandma before she passed away. He posted an image<\/a> of a vase full of coins on Reddit<\/a>, writing, \u201cGrandma gave me 7,679 quarters.\u201d Vinny shared more pictures of the coins on his Imgur profile, @Raslatt84<\/a>, and shared the wholesome story behind it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n According to Newsweek<\/a>, Vinny\u2019s grandma lived in Montana and she had decided to leave those coins for her beloved grandson for a special reason. \u201cWe were very close,\u201d Vinny told Newsweek. \u201cI was the oldest grandkid, so I was the first to get all of her love and attention<\/a>.\u201d His grandma passed away in 2022 and Vinny paid her a final visit to say goodbye. That was when he got the vase full of coins that was meant for him as a parting gift.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cGrandma was a career waitress in Montana,\u201d he revealed to the outlet. \u201cShe grew up on a farm near the border of Montana and Canada. She went to beauty school after high school graduation and worked as a beautician for a little while, but then became a waitress for most of her life.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Vinny\u2019s grandma was loved by the locals who visited the restaurant where she worked. Each time Vinny visited his grandma<\/a>, she would give him a few quarters as a gift. \u201cMy mom and I would visit grandma at work during her shift breaks. Grandma would always give me a couple of quarters to use in the restaurant\u2019s candy machine,\u201d Vinny recalled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI became accustomed to grandma giving me quarters for the candy, so I would naturally tug on her waitress uniform when I first saw her and say, \u2018quarters grandma, quarters\u2019,\u201d Vinny wrote on Reddit. \u201cI gave her the vase as a Christmas present<\/a> when I was about 12 years old.\u201d After that, Vinny\u2019s grandma started putting every quarter she received as tips from her customers, into the vase. \u201cGrandma was not an investor, but she was a good saver,\u201d Vinny said. \u201cI was in shock when I found out she had saved all of the quarters for me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The fact that Vinny gave her the vase makes the gift extra special. Vinny estimated that the coins weighed close to 95 pounds, and after sorting and counting them, he had a total of $1,919. He also checked for silver quarters, but there were none. Later on, Vinny took the quarters to Wells Fargo and had the money invested in a brokerage account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI do wish I had checked for misprints,\u201d Vinny concluded. \u201cIn hindsight, I wish I had kept the vase of quarters to pass down. I am very lucky to have had her as my grandma.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n One commenter called the gift \u201cpriceless,\u201d and another wrote, \u201cThis Grandma wins the medal of beautiful sentiment. Lovingly handcrafted over 25 years. Give her a massive hug \u2013 from internet romantics.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you\u2019re wondering what the average inheritance amount is in the U.S., the number might look surprising at first glance<\/a>. According to Federal Reserve Survey of Consumer Finances data, the average inheritance for an American household is $46,200. However, as Yahoo Finance points out<\/a>, that number is drastically skewed by the extremely wealthy who inherit amounts far higher than that. In reality, 70% to 80% of households receive no inheritance at all<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But as this jar full of quarters shows, sometimes a modest inheritance can be simply priceless.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" These quarters are worth far more than $0.25 each. 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What he found when he finally counted them<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nWhat the average American actually inherits<\/h2>\n\n\n\n