Found 23 Cents

This afternoon I took advantage of the fact that a lot of people would probably be watching that game and ran some errands. 


While I was out I found 23 cents! I found 8 pennies (on the floor of two stores, in a parking lot), a nickel (in a drive through lane), and a dime (in a parking lot).

I posed the found money next to a whiskey I'll be enjoying here in a bit!

UPDATE:  This morning (the next day) I realized I had another penny in my other pants' pocket so I found 24 cents yesterday, not 23 cents! 

Facts About This Found Money
Denomination:  9 pennies, 1 nickel, 1 dime
Year:  pennies:  too many to mess with; nickel:  2005; dime:  1988
U.S. Mint:  mostly all D
Condition:  range from shiny to tarnished and dirty
Total Found Money in 2015 to Date:  $8.40

Found 23 Cents Today

Today I spent the afternoon and evening with my son and his family for an early Thanksgiving celebration. It was great! We ate pizza my son made and other goodies throughout the day. Tomorrow I'll have turkey and all that so this was perfect.

This morning before I headed over to their house I found a dime in my parking lot then later I found another dime at a Starbucks parking lot then on the way home I got gas and found three pennies!

No photo tonight. Too tired. I hope you all have a happy Thanksgiving.

Facts About This Found Money
Denomination:  3 pennies, 2 dimes
Year:  pennies:  1999, 2003, 2009; dime:  1981, 1999
U.S. Mint:  pennies D, dime D and P
Condition:  pennies are mostly tarnished, dimes shiny
Total Found Money in 2014 to Date:  $39.46

Found 5 Coins Totaling 23 Cents Today

Today on my walk I found 5 coins totaling 23 cents. So, what were the coins? Go ahead, do the math.

Ready for me to tell you? Like you haven't already looked at the photo and figured it out from there, right? And yes, I'll be adding that cute little bird pin to my Etsy shop. Probably tomorrow.

Yep, it was 2 dimes and 3 pennies. Yay! I found 1 penny in the street while I was crossing at a crosswalk, a dime in a fast food parking lot, another penny at a gas station, another penny at a second gas station and finally another dime at a car wash. Yippee!

And my friend sent me the book The Painter today. I have already read this book and loved it! Have you read it yet? If not, I highly recommend it and Peter Heller's first novel The Dog Stars.

Facts About This Found Money

Denomination:  3 pennies, 2 dimes
Year:   pennies:  ?, 1974, 2011; dimes:  1990, 2008
U.S. Mint:  ?, none, D; dimes:  D, D
Condition:  range from tarnished to shiny
Total Found Money in 2014 to Date:  $31.78

Found a 1955 Dime Today Plus More Coins

Today I had to go to the post office and while I was walking back to my car, which I parked across the street, I found these coins:

• a penny on the sidewalk in front of a store
• a dime in an empty parking space
• a penny on the floor at Walmart (yes, I took a shopping detour)
• and another penny in a parking space at Walmart

Then I drove to the library and then stopped in at the grocery store where I found the 1955 dime in the coin machine. Someone either didn't want it or forgot about it in there. Love finding the older coins.

So, with this 23 cents I found, it puts me over the $20 mark this year and it's not even June yet! 

I posed this found money next to some rocks I'm painting. I'll pose more found money next to them when they're done. (I guess I should say, I hope I find more money!)

UPDATE:  I just found another penny in the street! That makes 24 cents today.

This Found Money Facts:

Denomination:  4 pennies, 2 dimes
Year:  pennies:  1982, 1986, 1997, 2012; dimes:  1955, 2004
U.S. Mint:  pennies:  all D; dimes:  no mark, D 
Condition:  shiny, tarnished, dirty
Total Found Money to Date in 2014:  $20.19