Found Money Blog -- Found 47 Cents

Today I ran to two grocery stores and while I was out I found five coins. Here's what and where:

• a dime in a drive through lane
• a penny under a coin machine
• a quarter in a change tray of a copier
• a dime and a penny on the floor of a grocery store

I was on a roll!

How about you? Found any money recently?

Facts About This Found Money
Denomination:  2 pennies, 2 dimes, 1 quarter
Year:  pennies:  1987, 1988/ dimes:  1983, 1985; quarter:  1998
U.S. Mint:  all D but one dime is P
Condition:  some shiny, some tarnished, one penny is kinda gummy
Total Found Money in 2014 to Date:  $26.86

Found Five Coins Today

Today was a banner day for finding money. Here's what I found:

• 1 penny in a parking lot
• 1 nickel near a bike rack
• 1 penny in another parking lot
• 1 penny on the floor at Big Lots
• 1 penny in the street

I snapped this haul next to some snowmen I made from bottle caps.

This Found Money Facts:
Denomination:  4 pennies, 1 nickel
Year:  1975, 1976, 2001, 2010; nickel:  1974
U.S. Mint:  D, D, D, D; nickel:  none
Condition:   dirty, tarnished
Total Found Money to Date in 2013:  $29.35