Many rich people put in large sums.
A poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which are worth a penny. This is a most uncomfortable passage of the gospel. I have no idea if this is true or not, but it shows how quickly one gets tied up into all sorts of knots when one discusses poverty and wealth. Most of us would not claim to be rich, yet I heard the Archbishop say to a congregation just last Sunday that we were all filthy rich - in comparison to the people he visited in Papua New Guinea a while back. They are quite content to ponce around in their long robes being greeted with respect, as the scribes apparently were in the time of Jesus.