An extraordinary hobby of an Italian postman. He collected over a million one-cent coins.
Bruno Salvi, a postman from Urbania, Italy, has collected over 1.176 million one-cent coins, driven by a passion for quantity rather than rarity. His collection, worth approximately 11,760 euros, weighs 2.7 tons and is stored in 28 glass containers. Despite structural issues in his building due to the weight, Salvi remains committed to his hobby and aims to reach 1.5 million coins, expressing determination to continue collecting as long as the coins are in circulation.
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