Showing posts with label found 2 nickels. Show all posts
Showing posts with label found 2 nickels. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 20, 2015

Found 17 Cents at the Store and on a Walk

This morning I went to the grocery store since I was out of milk, fresh fruit and vegetables, you know the drill. Anyway, I found a penny on the floor as I was leaving the store.

Then later this afternoon I walked to Sprouts for their double ad Wednesday sales. On the way, I didn't find a plug nickel (nor a regular nickel or anything else), but on the walk home I found two pennies in the street, three pennies at a gas station, another penny in the street, a nickel in a drive through lane, and a nickel in a parking space in front of an Ace hardware store. 

A worker was out front and saw that I found some money, and we got to talking. He said, "It's always good to find silver money," when I told him I found a nickel. I agreed. Then he told me that one time he found a $100 bill! He was in line at a store and dropped a dollar bill and when he reached down to pick it up, he saw a bill folded into a tiny shape. He put it in his pocket and later unfolded it and saw that it was a $100 bill! 

So cool! The most I've found was a $20 bill once. How about you? What's the largest denomination of money you've found?

Facts About This Found Money
Denomination:  7 pennies, 2 nickels
Year:  too many to mess with
U.S. Mint:  ditto
Condition:  range from shiny to tarnished
Total Found Money in 2015 to Date:  $29.68

Sunday, December 21, 2014

Found Foreign Money: Coins from Three Countries

Today I walked to the grocery store and on my walk I found coins from three countries! It's international day at the Found Money in the Street blog!

Here's what I found:

  • a penny in my parking lot
  • a penny in the street (the gutter)
  • another penny in the street (the gutter again), but this one was a Canadian penny
  • a coin in the street as I was crossing the street that I thought was a nickel but it's  a 25-cent Aruba coin!
  • a nickel and a penny in the grocery store parking lot
  • a penny in a change tray at the grocery store
  • a nickel in the copier change tray
  • a penny in a parking lot

So, I found coins from the United States, Canada, and Aruba. Woo hoo! It had been awhile since I'd found any foreign coins. As usual, I'm not counting the Canada and Aruba coins in my found money total so that makes 15 cents found today. But the coins will go in my found money jar.

This 15 cents brings my 2014 found money total to more than $45! Woo hoo!

Facts About This Found Money
Denomination:  5 pennies, 2 nickels, 1 Canadian penny, 1 Aruba 25 cent coin
Year:  pennies:  1982, 1995, 2001, 2010, 2014; nickels:  1992, 2001; Canadian penny:  1998; Aruba coin:  1988
U.S. Mint:  U.S. coins all D
Condition:  from dinged and tarnished to shiny
Total Found Money in 2014 to Date:  $45.07

Sunday, June 1, 2014

Vacation Week Found Money $2.89 Plus a Euro Cent

I went on vacation for a week with my sisters to Alabama with a side trip through Mississippi to New Orleans, Louisiana. Such fun! 

During the week, I found $2.89. Here's the breakdown:
  • 6 quarters ($1.50)
  • 9 dimes ($.90)
  • 2 nickels ($.10)
  • 39 pennies ($.39)
Here's where I found the money:

  • at four different airports
  • on one airplane
  • at the rental house where we stayed in Alabama
  • at the courtyard/poolside at the hotel where we stayed while in New Orleans
  • in a fast food parking lot and drive through lane
  • at a couple of gas stations
  • many pennies on sidewalks in the French Quarter in New Orleans
  • near vending machines at a rest area
  • at a streetcar stop in New Orleans
  • in the street
I also found a Euro cent (penny) at the Atlanta airport. That's the first one of those I've seen. Very cool!

Here's what I found each day:

  • Sunday, May 25:  92 cents
  • Tuesday, May 27:  49 cents
  • Wednesday, May 28:  44 cents
  • Thursday, May 29:  2 cents
  • Saturday, May 31:  $1.02 and 1 Euro cent

My sisters all found some money, too. And sometimes we scrambled for it. Love that!

As you can see by the photo, I didn't get around to writing and mailing postcards while on vacation. I'll write a few and mail them this week. 




Denomination:  39 pennies, 2 nickels, 9 dimes, 6 quarters, 1 Euro cent

Year:  too lazy to check them all
U.S. Mint:  ditto
Condition:  range from shiny to tarnished and a few are scratched and/or dirty

Total Found Money to Date in 2014:  $23.82

Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Found 20 Cents Today at Fresh and Easy


Today I visited the Heard Museum with a friend. Wow, what a cool place! Read about the Heard here.

Then we stopped at Fresh and Easy on the way home and I found 2 nickels and a dime in the change tray of the self-checkout register. Yahoo!

This Found Money Facts:
Denomination:  2 nickels, 1 dime
Year:   1964, 2003, 2013
U.S. Mint:  none, P, D
Condition: shiny

Total Found Money to Date in 2014:  $11.09

Sunday, January 19, 2014

Found 32 Cents on a Long Walk Today

Today I took a long walk, about an hour and a half. I these found six coins:

  • a dime in the McDonald's parking lot
  • two nickels in the McDonald's drive through
  • a penny in the street
  • another penny in a different street
  • a dime in yet another street

That's 32 cents total. Yay! I love finding money!

This Found Money Facts:
Denomination: 2 pennies, 2 nickels, 2 dimes
Year:  pennies:  unreadable, 1985; nickels:  1981, 2013 ; dimes:  1996, 2010
U.S. Mint:  pennies:  unreadable, D; nickels:  P, D; dimes:  D, D
Condition:  range from shiny to tarnished and dirty
Total Found Money to Date in 2014:  $3.50

Monday, December 16, 2013

Found 37 Cents Today

This morning I found a penny in the parking lot here. Then later I had a meeting so while out I ran to Walmart to get a few more gifts. I found 2 pennies on the floor in different spots and a penny on a shelf. Then as I was leaving the store, I found a nickel in the parking lot. 

I went to the dollar store for a few things (tissues since I am blowing my nose lately like a pro) and found a penny and a dime on the floor! 

Then I went to Sprouts again because I was charged for something yesterday that I didn't buy. So, I checked the Starbucks drive through lane again and found 2 pennies, a nickel, and a dime. Yippee!

I just love finding money!

Update:  I went out this evening and found a penny in the parking lot! This makes 38 cents found today.

This Found Money Facts:
Denomination:  8 pennies, 2 nickels, 2 dime
Year:  pennies:  1973, 1983, 1983, 1987, 2002, 2004, 2004, 2013; nickel:  1956, 1998; dimes:  1998, 2008

U.S. Mint:  pennies:  D, none, none,  D, D, D, D, D; nickels:  none, D; dimes:  D, D
Condition:  range from shiny to tarnished (and some are sticky)
Total Found Money to Date in 2013:  $30.98

Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Found Two Nickels to Rub Together

Today I spent the day watching my granddaughter. We ran some errands. In the parking lot of the dollar store, I found a nickel then later on the floor at Fresh and Easy I found another nickel. I now have two nickels to rub together, as the saying goes.

Do you have two nickels to rub together? I'm sure you do!

This Found Money Facts:
Denomination:  2 nickels
Year:  1995, 1998

U.S. Mint:  D, D
Condition:  a tad dirty but still shiny
Total Found Money to Date in 2013:  $28.15



Friday, November 19, 2010

Found 2 Nickels at Fresh and Easy

Today as I was checking out at Fresh and Easy, I found these two nickels in the change tray. Woo hoo! Why do people leave money?

I've decided these might be some of the reasons:

  • I forgot it.
  • I didn't know I had change coming.
  • I don't do change.
Why do you think people would leave 10 cents behind?

This Found Money FACTS:
Denomination: 2 nickels
Year: 1976, 2005
U.S. Mint:  no mark, Denver
Condition:  good, a little dirty
How many coins/bills found to date: a lot, lost count with the jackpot
How much found money to date:  $10.16

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