Peter Biello and his lovely wife, Grace, were married for 50 years.

On a fateful trip to Italy, Peter’s mother set the two up and suggested they get married. So they did just that, and then moved to Connecticut where they had 2 children and 4 grandchildren. They had a very happy life together and were inseparable.

In 2009 the pair decided to sign a couple of dollar bills, just for fun. Peter kept the dollars in his wallet as a memento, but realized one day that he had accidentally spent them. In 2014, Grace died after a 13-year battle with cancer.

A couple of weeks ago after having lunch with his granddaughter, the waitress gave Peter $3 in change. He almost didn’t believe it when he saw his wife’s signature on one of the bills.

Peter says, “I told my granddaughter, ‘we’re going straight to the cemetery, and we’re going to tell Nonna that I got the dollar back.’ I showed the dollar to my wife and said, ‘Grace, look, I got your dollar back.'” Now it’s in a safe place and Peter also says, “Nobody’s gonna get that dollar anymore, no way.”