Grandma gave heavy jar to grandson before passing away — when he looked into it, he got epic surprise in 7679 pieces

We tend to hold the family heirlooms and inheritance close to our hearts, especially the ones left behind by our loved ones. Reddit user Vinny, who goes by u/Raslatt on the platform, received an unusual gift from his grandma before she passed away. He took to the online community, posted an image of a container full of coins and wrote, "Grandma gave me 7,679 quarters." Vinny shared more pictures of the coins that he had poured into a large vase on his Imgur profile, @Raslatt84, and shared the wholesome story behind it.

According to Newsweek, Vinny's grandma lived in Montana and she had decided to leave those coins for her beloved grandson for a special reason. Vinny did not receive any traditional item for inheritance but what he did get was worth a million dollars to him. "We were very close," Vinny told Newsweek. "I was the oldest grandkid, so I was the first to get all of her love and attention." 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.

"Grandma was a career waitress in Montana," he revealed to the outlet. "She 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." Vinny's grandma was loved by the locals who visited the restaurant where she worked. Each time Vinny visited his grandma, she would give him a few quarters as a gift. "My 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's candy machine," Vinny recalled.

"I 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, 'quarters grandma, quarters'," recalled the man. There was another reason the gift was quite special: the vase. "I gave her the vase as a Christmas present when I was about 12 years old," Vinny continued. After that, Vinny's grandma started putting every quarter she received as tips from her customers, into the vase. "Grandma was not an investor—but she was a good saver," Vinny said. "I was in shock when I found out she had saved all of the quarters for me."

After sorting and counting through the coins, Vinny 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 into a brokerage account. "I do wish I had checked for misprints," Vinny concluded. "In hindsight, I wish I had kept the vase of quarters to pass down. I am very lucky to have had her as my grandma." Fellow Reddit users were stunned to see what Vinny's grandma left behind for him and even shared some quality advice.

u/rubikscanopener reacted, "That's gotta weigh a ton. Hold on and let me do the math. 43.5 kilos, give or take a bit, not including the container! Remember to lift with your legs and not your back!" u/Klipse11 advised, "If you want to sort them quickly for silver. Make stacks of the coins and look at them from the sides. The silver ones should stick out like a sore thumb. They'll be all silver, the rest will have a copper streak." u/Benjamaster added, "Look for valuable ones. I bet you can find some valuable varieties in that whole thing, especially if they were pulled from circulation a while ago."