Sparkling like a diamond in a goat's butt

I was leaving Fry's today, ready to pull out of the parking lot onto the street and what did I see? Yes! This dime!

It was sparkling like a diamond in a goat's butt, as my dad was fond of saying. I thought at first it was stuck to the pavement but I hopped out and picked it right up. Ta da! And it's a mess but good enough for my found money jar! And this poor, sad-looking mess of a dime pushes me over the one dollar mark for found money this year! Woo hoo!

Have you been tracking how much money you've found? Share please!

This Found Money FACTS:
Denomination: 1 dime
Year:  1989, I think
U.S. Mint:  Denver
Condition:  dings and scratches
How many coins/bills found to date: 44
How much found money to date:  $1.08

Guest Blog -- Famous Found Money!

Since I'm having a found money dry spell and my friend Lori, who lives in Maryland, told me about some pretty special found money, I asked her if she wanted to be a guest blogger. She said sure!

So, here's the picture and Lori's great description of this famous found money. Thanks, Lori!

Attached is THE photo showing the found money at Ben's Chili Bowl in SE DC - this is the same Ben's Chili Bowl where Bill Cosby and Obama dine on chili dogs and cheese fries. Now, I was quite surprised to go into the ladies room and find a penny! That's right -  one red cent! I have no idea what story that one penny could tell but decided to leave it there for someone else to enjoy and imagine about. Not sure, either, what it says about the economy but the fact that it was still there gives me some optimism that people aren't counting pennies as they once were!

And if you'd like to read more by Lori, check out her blog, Tales of a Summer with a 91 (Now 93!) Year Old, and Lori's eHow articles. Thanks again, Lori!