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A Utah man was charged with disorderly conduct after he tried to pay a $25 doctor bill with 2,500 pennies.

Jason West, 38, showed up at the Basin Clinic in Vernal, Utah, late last month to dispute a $25 charge, the Deseret News reported.

"After asking if they accepted cash, West dumped 2,500 pennies onto the counter and demanded that they count it," Police Chief Keith Campbell told the newspaper. "The pennies were strewn about the counter and the floor."

When the clinic staff freaked out and called the cops, West fled the office.

Police tracked him down later and gave him the citation, which carries a potential fine of $140.

West wasn't the first person to try to settle a bill using small change this year to send a message.

In January, a University of Colorado student paid his $14,000 spring tuition in one dollar bills.

The student, Nic Ramos, said he pulled the stunt to draw attention to the high cost of college.