Ms Das handed over 91kg (200lb) of coins - the produce of 44 years of hard begging - enabling her to open an account and qualify for a credit card.
Laxmi began begging near Hatibagan, a busy road junction in northern Calcutta, at the age of 16.
Officials say she could have saved as much as 30,000 rupees ($692).
"She would spend frugally from her daily collection and save the coins. She was very possessive about them," says her sister Asha.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7495478.stm
Very cool yet very sad at the same time.
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