Wednesday, August 8, 2018

Found the Motherlode at a Coin Machine Today

This afternoon I stopped at Walmart for a few things and decided to check out the parking lot first for money before heading inside. It's been so hot (surprise surprise) but a storm was coming in, which cooled things down. It was actually fairly pleasant outside about 5:00 pm. I found 31 cents. Score!

Then I went inside and checked out the coin machine. I spotted a penny on the floor in front of the machine then found a pile of coins in the tray! 65 cents plus 3 foreign coins and a button, to be exact! Okay so many not the motherlode but score!

And before today I had found $2.70 since my last post. Score!

That's $3.66 plus the British penny, the Mexican 10 cent coin, and the Mexican $1 coin. Yay!


The money on the left is the money I found before today. The money front and center is what I found in the Walmart parking lot today, and on the right is the motherlode from inside the store in and around the coin machine.

Have you found any money lately? Please share and let us know!

Facts About This Found Money
Denomination:  56 pennies, 8 nickels, 12 dimes, 6 quarters (including a 1943 nickel) and 3 foreign coins:  1 British penny, 1 Mexican 10 cent coin, 1 Mexican $1 coin)
Year:  too many to mess with
U.S. Mint:  same
Condition:  shiny to tarnished
Total Found Money in 2018 to Date:  $42.14

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