3 Days, 66 Cents

I've been collecting the money I've found the past few days and since I hit the jackpot today, will write about it.

Monday I found 3 pennies.

Tuesday I found 2 pennies.

Today I found a quarter, 2 dimes, 1 nickel, and 11 pennies!

That makes 66 cents I found in the past three days. Yes sir!
Facts About This Found Money
Denomination:  16 pennies, 1 nickel, 2 dimes, 1 quarter
Year:  too many to mess with
U.S. Mint:  same
Condition:  shiny to tarnished
Total Found Money in 2015 to Date:  $36.84

Jackpot! Found $1.92 Today

Today I ran some errands and found $1.38:

• 4 quarters
• 3 dimes
• 1 nickel
• 3 pennies

Then this evening I braved the heat and took a walk. I found another 54 cents! That makes $1.92 that I found today. 

I found these coins all over the place:

• in the street
• in two change trays (a water machine and a soda machine)
• in some rocks near a Starbucks
• in several parking lots, a fast food place and a shopping center
• at a gas station

So, this windfall puts me over the $35 mark for 2015 so far! 

Have you found any money recently? Let us know!

Facts About This Found Money
Denomination:  7 pennies, 1 nickel, 3 dimes, 6 quarters
Year:  too many to mess with
U.S. Mint:  same
Condition:  shiny to tarnished, one quarter is beat up pretty good
Total Found Money in 2015 to Date:  $35.36

Found a Shiny, New Nickel in the Parking Lot This Morning

This morning I braved the heat and walked around outside a bit. I found a bright, shiny, new nickel in the parking lot. 

Facts About This Found Money
Denomination:  1 nickel
Year:  2015
U.S. Mint:  D
Condition:  very, very shiny
Total Found Money in 2015 to Date:  $33.19

Found a Nickel in a Parking Space

Today I went to the doctor for my annual exam. Ugh, I know. On the way home I went to the grocery store and spotted a bright, shiny nickel in an empty parking space.

Facts About This Found Money
Denomination:  1 nickel
Year:  2011
U.S. Mint:  D
Condition:  shiny 
Total Found Money in 2015 to Date:  $19.69

Found 10 Cents on a Walk

This morning I walked to the grocery store before it got too hot. On the way I found a penny in the street, then I found a penny in front of an ATM, then a nickel in a fast food drive through lane, and in the store, I found 3 pennies on the floor. 

Facts About This Found Money
Denomination:  5 pennies, 1 nickel
Year:    too tired to mess with them
U.S. Mint:  D
Condition:  shiny to tarnished
Total Found Money in 2015 to Date:  $19.29

Found Money: 11 Cents

Today I took a walk and found 10 cents:

• a penny near a bank drive through
• two pennies and a nickel at a gas station
• a penny in the street
• and a penny in a parking lot

Then this evening I went to the grocery store and found a penny in a self checkout change tray. 

Facts About This Found Money
Denomination:  6 pennies, 1 nickel
Year:  pennies:  1981, 1991, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2011; nickel:  1999
U.S. Mint:  some with no mint mark, the rest D
Condition:  range from tarnished to shiny
Total Found Money in 2015 to Date:  $14.62

Found 28 Cents Again Today

On Sunday I found 28 cents and lo and behold, I found 28 cents again today!

This morning I had to go finish up a study I was doing for a skin care product and I stopped at the grocery store and dollar store on the way home. I found a penny on the floor of the grocery store then a nickel in the parking lot of the dollar store.

When I got home I found another penny in my parking lot (that's the third day in a row!). Find with me. My neighbors can just keep dropping money.

Later this afternoon I took a bike ride and found quite a few coins:

• a penny in the street
• 5 pennies in a bank drive through lane
• a dime at a gas station
• a penny in the street almost stuck in tar but I was able to get it
• 3 pennies in an apartment building parking lot

That's 28 cents (13 pennies, a nickel, and a dime)!

I posed this found money on a vintage book I just listed in my Etsy shop. I love the title:  Go To Bed Stories!

Facts About This Found Money
Denomination:  13 pennies, 1 nickel, 1 dime
Year:  pennies:  too many; nickel:  1994; dime:  2014
U.S. Mint:  D, D
Condition:  tarnished, shiny, dinged up, one with tar remnants
Total Found Money in 2015 to Date:  $11.54

Happy President's Day -- Found 12 Cents

Today I rode my bike to the post office and library even though they were closed. I dropped a letter in the outside mail box then returned some books to the library. On the way I rode my bike through nearly every parking lot I came to and I found some coins:

• a penny in a restaurant drive through
• 2 pennies in another restaurant drive through
• a nickel in yet another drive through
• a penny in the Target parking lot
• a penny at a gas station near a pay phone
• a penny somewhere (can't remember where!)
• a penny in my parking lot when I got home

Not bad finding 12 coins with two president's images (Lincoln on the pennies and Jefferson on the nickel). Happy President's day!

I posed my found money next to a stuffed lion my friend mailed to me. Cute!

Facts About This Found Money
Denomination:  7 pennies, 1 nickel
Year:  pennies:  1982, 1991, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2010, 2014; nickel:  1998
U.S. Mint:  mostly D, one with no mint mark
Condition:  tarnished, shiny
Total Found Money in 2015 to Date:  $11.26

Found 39 Cents Running Errands

This afternoon I ran some errands and found 39 cents! Here's what coins and where I found them:

• a penny in a restaurant parking lot
• a penny on the floor of a dollar store
• a penny on the floor of the thrift store
• and another penny on the floor of the grocery store
• 4 pennies, a nickel, and a quarter in a change tray at the grocery store

I was on a roll! I just love it when I keep finding money here, there, and everywhere! How about you? Have you found any money lately?

I posed these next to a box made from old Christmas cards that I dug out to take a photo of. Isn't it cool!?

Facts About This Found Money
Denomination:  9 pennies, 1 nickel, 1 quarter
Year:  pennies:  too many to mess with; nickel:  1991; quarter:  2011
U.S. Mint:  pennies:  ditto; nickel and quarter:  both P
Condition:  range from tarnished to shiny
Total Found Money in 2015 to Date:  $9.33

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

Adding 17 Cents to My Found Money Jar

Today I rode my bike and found 2 pennies, a nickel, and a dime!

Facts About This Found Money
Denomination:  2 pennies, 1 nickel, 1 dime
Year:  pennies:  1983, 2007; nickel:  1977; dime:  1999
U.S. Mint:  all D but one P
Condition:  shiny to tarnished
Total Found Money in 2015 to Date:  $5.70

Found 25 Cents Today

Today I needed to go to the library so I parked sort of far away in a grocery store parking lot and moseyed all around hitting lots of parking lots of restaurants and other stores, crossed a busy street, and generally just wandered around looking for money. And find it I did!

I found 10 pennies, a nickel, and a dime! 

Facts About This Found Money
Denomination:  10 pennies, 1 nickel, 1 dime
Year:  too many to mess with
U.S. Mint:  ditto
Condition:  shiny to tarnished, some dinged
Total Found Money in 2015 to Date:  $5.53

76 Cents in Found Money Today

I ran some errands this morning and found 22 cents, 2 dimes and 2 pennies. I thought that was great! I was set!

Then later in the day I took a walk and found another 22 cents, 2 dimes and 2 pennies. What a coinky dink, I thought to myself.

But then I kept finding money! In all today I found 6 dimes, 11 pennies, and a nickel! And I found a Mexican 10 cent coin, too!

I posed the coins in a stack from largest in size to smallest. That little Mexican coin on top is pretty darned tiny! See that one wavy, warped penny about one third of the way up the stack? I think I found it in the street.

I found this money in all sorts of places:

• in the street
• on the floor of a grocery store
• in a bank parking lot
• in a grocery store parking lot
• in a change tray at the grocery store
• under a coin machine
• by a carwash vacuum
• in the parking lot of a coffee place
• in the parking lot of my complex
• and probably a few places I'm forgetting about

So, with this 76 cents I found today, my found money total for 2015 is now $5.28! That is more than I found in all of 2011. Amazing fruit! And I've found money each day so far in January (and in 2015)! 

Facts About This Found Money
Denomination:  11 pennies, 1 nickel, 6 dimes, 1 Mexican 10 cent coin
Year:  too many to mess with
U.S. Mint:  ditto, man
Condition:  shiny to tarnished, some dinged and one penny is warped
Total Found Money in 2015 to Date:  $5.28

Found 31 Cents Today All Over the Place

This afternoon I had to run some errands and after going to the post office, I stopped at a car wash (yes, just to look for money) and found a nickel by a vacuum then moseyed over to another one and found a penny! Six cents!

Later I took a walk and found more coins. Here's what and where:

• a penny at a gas station
• three pennies in a fast food restaurant parking lot
• a dime in the street
• a dime and a penny at the grocery store on the floor under a newspaper rack

Another 25 cents making today's found money total 31 cents!

I posed my found money on a page of my Metropolitan Women Address Book; The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Facts About This Found Money
Denomination:  6 pennies, 1 nickel, 2 dimes
Year:  pennies:  1972, 2000, 2011, 2014, 2014, 2014; nickel:  1996; dimes:  1999, 2013
U.S. Mint:  all D
Condition:  shiny to tarnished, some dinged
Total Found Money in 2015 to Date:  $4.52

Found 43 Cents Riding My Bike

Well, that's not exactly true. I found a penny in my parking lot when I took out my trash then when I rode my bike I found the other 42 cents, but who's counting?

Anyway, here's where I found the 42 cents:

• a dime and a nickel in a bank parking lot
• a quarter in the street
• two pennies in a fast food drive through lane

I was pretty happy I found all the major coins! It's a little trickier getting the money I find when I'm riding my bike. I often see it as I ride by then have to stop and walk back to get it. It's not a problem, just a little trickier.

I posed these coins with a postcard I got recently from a friend. She used the back of a Cheez Its box to make the postcard. I love it! The white cheddar flavor is my favorite!

Cheez-It White Cheddar, 4.5-Ounce Packages (Pack of 12)

How about you? Found any money lately? I hope so!
Facts About This Found Money
Denomination:  3 pennies, 1 nickel, 1 dime, 1 quarter
Year:  pennies:  1980, 1987, 2014; nickel:  1985; dime:  1985; quarter:  2008
U.S. Mint:  one penny with no mint mark, the rest D
Condition:  a range from shiny to tarnished
Total Found Money in 2015 to Date:  $3.13

Found 12 Cents Today

Today I ran some errands this morning and I found 6 cents at a gas station (a penny and a nickel). Then this afternoon I took a walk and I found six more pennies for a total of 12 cents found!

I found the pennies on the sidewalk, at another gas station, in a bank drive through lane, in the street, and I don't remember where I found the other two.

Facts About This Found Money
Denomination:  7 pennies, 1 nickel
Year:  too many to mess with
U.S. Mint:  ditto
Condition:  range from shiny to tarnished
Total Found Money in 2015 to Date:  $1.99

Found 16 Cents on the Floor at Fry's

Today I went to Fry's and actually drove since I knew I'd buy some heavy things I wouldn't want to lug home if I walked. 

Well, I spotted a couple of coins on the floor in an empty checkout lane (a nickel and a dime) then found a penny on the floor by a self-checkout register. Yippee!

Facts About This Found Money
Denomination:  1 penny, 1 nickel, 1 dime
Year:  penny:  1989; nickel:  2011; dimes:  2010
U.S. Mint:  none, D, D
Condition:  shiny silver, tarnished penny
Total Found Money in 2015 to Date:  $1.87

Found 60 Cents on a Walk

Today I headed out on a walk and found a mess of coins! Sixty cents worth!

Here's what and where:

• 3 pennies, 1 dime, and 1 quarter in a McDonald's drive through lane
• 3 pennies, 1 nickel, and 1 dime in a bank drive through lane
• 2 pennies at a gas station behind a parked car
• 2 pennies in the street on the way home

I just love finding money! 

I'm starting a new project today and will keep you posted. It has to do with found money, by the way!

Facts About This Found Money
Denomination:  10 pennies, 1 nickel, 2 dimes, 1 quarter
Year:  pennies:  1980, 1981, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2012, 2013; nickel:  1982; dime:  1994, 2003; quarter:  1997
U.S. Mint:  a few with no mark, the rest D
Condition:  from tarnished to shiny
Total Found Money in 2014 to Date:  $46.34

Found 15 Cents By a Car Today

Today I went for a walk and found 15 cents--a nickel and a dime--next to a car. Yay!

Facts About This Found Money

Denomination:  1 nickel, 1 dime
Year:  nickel:  2013; dime:  12014
U.S. Mint:  D, D
Condition:  shiny but dinged up a bit 
Total Found Money in 2014 to Date:  $35.56

Found a Nickel in Change Tray

Today I found a nickel in a self-checkout change tray at the grocery store. Yippee!

Facts About This Found Money

Denomination:  1 nickel
Year:  1996
U.S. Mint:  D
Condition:  shiny 
Total Found Money in 2014 to Date:  $33.79