Tuesday, September 30, 2014

Found Two Pennies in a Parking Lot Tonight

This evening I took a walk, a little longer than normal, but I'm so tired still that I decided maybe I need more exercise. More being the operative word since I haven't been getting hardly any lately, which can make you darned sluggish, too. 

So on my walk, I found 2 pennies in a parking space in a neighboring parking lot. Yay! I love to find money! 

Have you found any recently? I hope so. And lots!

Denomination:  2 pennies
Year:   pennies:  1972, 2001
U.S. Mint:  D, D
Condition:  tarnished
Total Found Money in 2014 to Date:  $31.25

Monday, September 29, 2014

Finally Feeling Better and I Found 17 Cents

Today I finally ventured out again, having just left the house last week to go to the doctor and a quick trip to the store. I'm recovering well from the shingles. Ugh. Can't believe I got shingles! 

Here are my articles chronicling this malady:  I Have Shingles and On the Mend from the Shingles. I'm so glad this is running its course. 

I just checked and there's this handy dandy book to understanding shingles. I would have liked to have known more about it before I became afflicted!


Today I went to the thrift store to drop off some books. I'm trying to declutter inch by inch. Seven books out the door. Yay!

Then I headed to the library where I had some books on reserve waiting for me. Then I went to the grocery store where I found four coins:

  • a penny in a change tray
  • a nickel in the change tray of a copier
  • a penny on the floor
  • a dime near a checkout lane

It had been almost a week since I'd found any money so I was tickled pink!


Denomination:  2 pennies, a nickel, a dime
Year:   pennies:  1995, 2006; nickel:  2013; dime:  1994
U.S. Mint:  all D but the dime which is P
Condition:  tarnished to shiny
Total Found Money in 2014 to Date:  $31.23


Tuesday, September 23, 2014

Found Two Pennies and What's Really Wrong With Me

Last week I went to the doctor and was told I had a sinus infection. My right eye started feeling extremely itchy later in the week and today I went back to the doctor. I have shingles. 

Ugh. I hate it! So check out the link above if you want to see my weirdo get up for keeping a blister near my eye covered so I don't scratch it.

Have you had shingles? Did you survive? I hope so, and guess so if you lived to read this. 

Oh, and I found two pennies today. One on the floor of the post office and one at the pharmacy on the floor.

Denomination:  2 pennies
Year:   pennies:  not going to look
U.S. Mint:  pennies:  ditto
Condition:  tarnished
Total Found Money in 2014 to Date:  $31.06

Thursday, September 18, 2014

Found a 1942 Mercury Dime Plus More Coins

Today I ran some errands and while out here's what I found:
  • a dime on the floor at the dollar store
  • a penny in the parking lot of the dollar store
  • a penny on the floor at the grocery store
  • a 1942 Mercury dime under the coin machine at the grocery store
  • a dime on the grocery store floor
I was so thrilled to find so many coins but especially the 1942 Mercury dime! Woo hoo! I looked it up and it appears to only be worth about $2 but that's okay. I'll keep this coin separate. I'll put in a pinch dime, sort of like a pinch hitter, in my found money jar.

Have you ever found older coins just lying around? I think they're treasures! Checkout these instant treasures:
     

Denomination:  2 pennies; 3 dimes
Year:   pennies:  1983, 1995; dimes:  1942, 2004, 2011
U.S. Mint:  pennies:  none, D; dimes:  none, D, D
Condition:  range from shiny to tarnished
Total Found Money in 2014 to Date:  $31.04


Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Found Two Pennies in a Parking Lot

Today I picked up my granddaughter from school then spent the afternoon with her. It was great. She finished reading the last Harry Potter book and I read the newspaper and played on the iPad and napped a little bit.

Later, on the way home, I stopped to get a few things at the grocery store and found two pennies in the parking lot on the way out.

Denomination:  2 pennies
Year:   pennies:  ?, 1991
U.S. Mint:  ?, D
Condition:   tarnished
Total Found Money in 2014 to Date:  $30.73


Tuesday, September 16, 2014

Found a Penny at Walgreen's Today

I have a sinus infection. Yuck. But I went to the doctor who wrote me a prescription so I had to go to Walgreens. Well, I didn't have to go there but I did. And while there I found a penny on the floor.

Denomination:  1 penny
Year:   pennies:  2004
U.S. Mint:  D
Condition:   tarnished
Total Found Money in 2014 to Date:  $30.71

Monday, September 15, 2014

Found Three Pennies Today

Today I found a penny in some rocks at the credit union then found 2 pennies at the grocery store.

Denomination:  3 pennies
Year:   pennies:  ?, 1996, 2010
U.S. Mint:  ?, D, D
Condition:   shiny, tarnished and one is a mess, unreadable
Total Found Money in 2014 to Date:  $30.70

Sunday, September 14, 2014

Deja Vu Again: 12 Cents Found Today, Too!

Today I drove to the library and while I was there walked to the grocery store for a few things. I checked out the coin machine and found 2 pennies and a dime! I found 12 cents yesterday too. Deja vu to me!

Denomination:  2 pennies, 1 dime
Year:   pennies:  1979, 2014; dime:  1987
U.S. Mint:  none, D, D
Condition:   shiny, tarnished and dirty
Total Found Money in 2014 to Date:  $30.67

Saturday, September 13, 2014

Found Three Coins Today

This morning I found a penny in the parking lot and then around noon, I took a walk to mail a letter. I found a penny and a dime, in two separate places, in the street. Yippee!

Denomination:  2 pennies, 1 dime
Year:   pennies:  ?, 1978; dime:  1984
U.S. Mint:  ?, D, D
Condition:   tarnished and dirty and scratched up
Total Found Money in 2014 to Date:  $30.55

Thursday, September 11, 2014

Found 30 Cents Today

This morning I found a nickel in our parking lot when I took out the trash then later I went to the grocery store and found a quarter on the floor. It was sort of wedged in under a refrigerated case. Woo hop, glad I looked closer!

I listed this cute little rustic recipe box for sale in my Etsy shop.

Denomination:  1 nickel, 1 quarter
Year:   nickel:  1999; quarter:  2000
U.S. Mint:  D, P
Condition:   shiny
Total Found Money in 2014 to Date:  $30.43


Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Found a Dime in the Parking Lot

This morning I called my sister and took a little walk outside while we chatted. I found a shiny dime in the parking lot!

UPDATE:  I walked to the store this evening and found 16 cents:  3 pennies in the street, 2 pennies on the floor of the store (and I watched the woman drop them, and her little brother or whoever he was who was with her, stooped to get one and she told him to "come on"... so that's how that happens!), a penny at a gas station, and four pennies and a nickel in a parking lot. 

So that makes 26 cents that I found today.

Denomination:  1 dime, 1 nickel and 11 pennies
Year:   1994 (too many to mess with; I'm tired)
U.S. Mint:  D
Condition:   shiny
Total Found Money in 2014 to Date:  $30.13

Tuesday, September 9, 2014

Found Five Pennies Throughout the Day

Today I found three pennies while out running errands then I found two more pennies in my parking lot this evening.

Denomination:  5 pennies
Year:   1986, 1992, 2002, 2012, 2012
U.S. Mint:  all D
Condition:   shiny, tarnished
Total Found Money in 2014 to Date:  $29.87

Monday, September 8, 2014

Found a Penny in a Parking Space

On a walk this evening I found a penny in a parking space. 

Denomination:  1 penny
Year:  2007
U.S. Mint:  none
Condition:   shiny and a little dirty
Total Found Money in 2014 to Date:  $29.82

Sunday, September 7, 2014

Found 4 Cents on a Walk

I took another short walk this evening and found two pennies in the street then two more pennies in my parking lot when I got home.

Denomination:  4 pennies
Year:  1969, 1997, 1997, 2008
U.S. Mint:  D, D, D, D
Condition:   tarnished
Total Found Money in 2014 to Date:  $29.81

Saturday, September 6, 2014

Found 12 Cents at Two Stores Today

Today I headed to Goodwill (half off day, don't ya know?) and found a penny on the floor. Then I went to a grocery store and found another penny and a dime on the floor in two places.

Then I went to another store and look what I found!

UPDATE:  I took a short walk this evening and found another penny!

Denomination:  2 pennies, 1 dime
Year:  1967, 1974, 2005, 2011
U.S. Mint:  none, D, D, D
Condition:   pennies a tad tarnished but still shiny, just like the dime

Total Found Money in 2014 to Date:  $29.77


Friday, September 5, 2014

Found a Penny in the Street This Evening

This evening I took a short walk and found a penny in the street! 

I can tell fall is on the way, even though it's topping 100ºF here most days still. For one thing, it's getting dark sooner. By 7 p.m. it's usually pretty well dark now. And it is forecast for a high in the 90s most days coming up, which is always welcome. In the 80s is even better!
Denomination:  1 penny
Year:  1994
U.S. Mint:  D
Condition:   tarnished

Total Found Money in 2014 to Date:  $29.64

Thursday, September 4, 2014

Found Two Pennies in the Street Today

Today I ran some errands and as I was crossing the street on the way to the post office I spotted a penny  by the curb then found another penny in the street in the crosswalk after leaving the post office!
Denomination:  2 pennies
Year:  1976, 2011
U.S. Mint:  D, D
Condition:   tarnished and scratched up

Total Found Money in 2014 to Date:  $29.63

Wednesday, September 3, 2014

Found a Penny in the Street

Today I was driving to a study (Earn Money Doing Finger Prick Studies), and I saw a penny on the street while I was stopped at a stoplight. So I put the car in park, took off my seat belt and got it!
Denomination:  1 penny
Year:  pennies:  1994
U.S. Mint:  D
Condition:   tarnished with a sheen

Total Found Money in 2014 to Date:  $29.61

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