5 Days, 60 Cents Found Money

In the past 5 days, I have found 60 cents:

• Thursday, July 23:  17 cents
• Friday, July 24:  nuttin' honey
• Saturday, July 25:  3 cents
• Sunday, July 26:  1 penny
• today, Monday, July 27:  39 cents

I found this money here, there, and everywhere:  in the street, on the store of a floor, in parking lots, in some rocks by a sidewalk.

One of the pennies I found is a 1956 wheat penny!

Saturday I went camping (yes, in a tent!). Here's a pretty picture of the area north of Flagstaff where we camped.

Facts About This Found Money
Denomination:  10 pennies, 1 nickel, 2 dimes, 1 quarter
Year:  too many to mess with
U.S. Mint:  same
Condition:  shiny to tarnished, several are dinged up
Total Found Money in 2015 to Date:  $55.99

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

77 Cents Puts Me Over $30 for the Year!

Today I ran some errands and found 27 cents! I was thrilled. Then I found a penny in my parking lot. Then I took a walk and found more! 

In total I found 77 cents today! All pennies and dimes as shown here.

This found money puts me over the $30 mark! So far this year, I've found $30.57! Yay!

I found this money in a grocery store, at a gas station, in some rocks, in the street (even put my car in park and got out to get a penny in front of me), and in a couple of parking lots.

Facts About This Found Money
Denomination:  17 pennies, 6 dimes
Year:  too many to mess with
U.S. Mint:  yep, same as above
Condition:  range from shiny to tarnished
Total Found Money in 2015 to Date:  $30.57

Found 66 Cents Today

This morning I walked around the outside of my complex for a little exercise. I found a penny in the street! Then later this afternoon I took a walk and found 65 more cents!

Of note were the two quarters I found in a change tray of a pay phone then two pennies in some rocks behind the pay phone!

I just love finding money!

Facts About This Found Money
Denomination:  6 pennies, 1 dime, 2 quarters
Year:  pennies:  1986, 1990, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2014; dime:  2014; quarters:  1988, 1996
U.S. Mint:  all D, but 1 and it's a P
Condition:  range from shiny to tarnished 
Total Found Money in 2015 to Date:  $21.86

Found 31 Cents on a Walk Today

This morning I took out my trash and noticed someone had left a little nightstand by the dumpster. Being Miss Nosy, I opened the top drawer first and found a dime and 4 pennies inside! Along with some Christmas ornaments, a pen, and a guide to enjoying Los Angeles. I left the other stuff and took the coins. By the way, nothing good in the bottom drawer so I left that stuff.

So, that was a great dumpster diving expedition without all the fuss and muss!

Then about noon today I took a walk and found 4 pennies in the street (two different streets all in different spots), a penny on the floor under a coin machine at the grocery store and a dime on a rubber mat at the grocery store, then 2 more pennies in some rocks by some pay phones. 

So, I found 31 cents today. Yay! Have you found any money lately?

Facts About This Found Money
Denomination:  11 pennies, 2 dimes
Year:    too many to mess with
U.S. Mint:   ditto
Condition:  range from shiny to tarnished, a couple are dinged up
Total Found Money in 2015 to Date:  $19.64

A Day With No Found Money Then Found 7 Cents

Well, today I found 7 cents, but yesterday I found nothing.  So, with that unlucky day, I broke my daily found money streak. It was bound to happen, I guess. I was happy to find some coins today though.

I went to the grocery store and found a nickel in the parking lot on the way in (and it's a nice old one, from 1960). Then I found a penny on the floor of the store and another penny in the rocks as I was leaving the store.

Update:  I found another penny, so 8 cents today!

Facts About This Found Money
Denomination:  2 pennies, 1 nickel
Year:  pennies:  1981, 1983; nickel:  1960
U.S. Mint:  none, D, D
Condition:  pennies are tarnished and the nickel is dirty
Total Found Money in 2015 to Date:  $6.30

Took a Walk and Found 25 Cents

Today I took a walk and found seven coins totaling 25 cents:

• a penny in a parking space in front of a pizza place
• two pennies on the floor of a grocery store
• a dime in a coin machine tray
• a penny in some rocks at a gas station
• another penny in some other rocks at the same gas station
• a dime in the street on the way home

How are you doing? Have you found any money this year?

I posed the found money next to a cute little Raggedy Ann's Cooking School book I found recently. 

Facts About This Found Money
Denomination:  5 pennies, 2 dimes
Year:  pennies:  1979, 1980, 2008, 2010, 2014; dimes:  1976, 2009
U.S. Mint:  all D
Condition:  some shiny, some tarnished
Total Found Money in 2015 to Date:  $1.71

Found Money and Vintage Hankies

This morning I took a walk and found a dime and seven pennies! They were scattered about:  at two gas stations, at a fast food restaurant parking lot, in some rocks (in two different places). I just love finding money!

I posed these coins next to a vintage hankie a friend sent me. She volunteers at a Habitat for Humanity Re-store in Florida and bought it for me there. Isn't it pretty? I just love it!

I haven't seen Mary in years but we used to work together and we play Words with Friends online so we keep in touch. Getting this pretty gift in the mail made my day! I have a few vintage hankies for sale in my Etsy shop if you'd like to take a look.

This Found Money Facts:

Denomination:  7 pennies, 1 dime
Year:  pennies:  unreadable, 1969, 1982, 1990, 1993, 2000, 2013; dime:  1979
U.S. Mint:  pennies:  unreadable, D, D, D, D, D, none; dime:  D
Condition:  Pennies all are a bit tarnished, one is black and unreadable. Dime is shiny.
Total Found Money to Date in 2014:  $14.43

Found 41 Cents Today on a Walk

Today I walked to the grocery store and on the way I saw a penny in some rocks by the sidewalk. Then I walked to a gas station and found a penny in a parking spot. Then I went to McDonald's where I found 27 cents. 

On I went and I found a dime in a Starbucks drive through lane. Then as I was coming out of the grocery store, I found a penny on the sidewalk. And lastly, I found a penny in the street when I was just about home.

Please share your found money with us!

This Found Money Facts:

Denomination:  6 pennies, 1 dime, 1 quarter
Year:   pennies:  unreadable, 1983, 1984, 1993, 1997, 2006; dime:  2013; quarter:  2000
U.S. Mint:  pennies:  unreadable, D, D, D, D, D; dime:  D; quarter:  D
Condition: from dirty and tarnished to shiny and like new
Total Found Money to Date in 2014:  $11.50

Another Banner Day for Finding Money

Today I ended up finding 58 cents! Woo hoo!

First I took a walk and found money in the street (3 pennies and a nickel), in a McDonald's parking lot (2 pennies and a nickel), in some rocks (1 penny and 1 dime), near another restaurant entrance (1 penny), and in some more rocks (1 penny). I found 28 cents before I got home! 

Then I had to run to the library to return a couple of books that were due today. When I was walking back to my car, I found a nickel and a quarter in an empty parking space! So add 28 and 30 and that's 58 cents.

One of the books I returned was The Taxi-Dance Hall by Paul G. Cressey. This book was published in 1932 and is a fascinating look at taxi-dancers in the 1920s and 1930s. You might know these dancers as dime-a-dance or nickel dancers. Men paid 10 cents to dance with a girl; the owner got a nickel and the dancer got a nickel. Really interesting reading.

How about you? Have you found any money lately?

This Found Money Facts:

Denomination:  8 pennies, 3 nickels, 1 dime, 1 quarter
Year:   too lazy
U.S. Mint:  ditto
Condition:  range from dirty to tarnished, only one shiny penny
Total Found Money to Date in 2014:  $10.78

Found 29 Cents Today

Today I found a penny in the parking lot of my complex then found a quarter in the rocks near my front door! 

Later this afternoon I decided to take a walk and found a penny in the street and two pennies in the parking lot at McDonalds! Yay!

This Found Money Facts:
Denomination:  4 pennies, 1 quarter
Year:  pennies:  1969, 1990, 2003, 2006; quarter:  2000
U.S. Mint:  D, D, D, none; quarter:  D
Condition:  dirty and tarnished
Total Found Money to Date in 2014:  $7.34

Found 17 Cents on a Walk

With today's beautiful weather, I decided to go take a walk during the day. I did wear a cap because the sun's hot even though the temperature is pleasant. I went a tad farther than usual and spotted 17 cents total. Here's where and what I found:

• 2 pennies by a dumpster
• 3 pennies and a dime in some rocks by the sidewalk
• 1 penny in the street
• 1 penny in a parking lot clipped to a pen cap

It was quite thrilling to just keep finding these coins! I also found the little silver lobster claw clasp in the parking lot here.

What about you, guys? Have you found anything good (money or otherwise) lately? I hope so!

This Found Money Facts:
Denomination:  7 pennies, 1 dime
Year:  pennies:  1992, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2013, ?; dime:  2004
U.S. Mint:  all D, but one is ?
Condition:  range from shiny to dirty to tarnished to dinged up good; dime:  shiny
Total Found Money to Date in 2013:  $25.82