Found $1.27 Today in Pay Phones

Today I took a walk and found five quarters, one at a gas station and the other four in pay phones! I did find two pennies, too. 

Facts About This Found Money
Denomination:  2 pennies, 5 quarters
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:  $31.84

Pennies in the Laundry -- Guest Post by Virginia Allain

Today's found money comes from my online friend, Virginia Allain. 

 

Someone ahead of me at the laundry room, lost four pennies. I was the lucky one to find them. Maybe they don't empty their pockets before throwing things in the laundry basket. Apparently they don't check the washing machine when they remove the load or they would have seen them. I'm paranoid, so I always check for left-behind socks in the washer and dryer after I use them.

Virginia Allain

Phoenix Tarpits or How I Found 7 Cents Stuck in the Pavement

Today when I went to volunteer, I saw three pennies stuck (but not TOO stuck) in the hot tar in the parking lot. I used my car key since it's the longest and sturdiest and pried them up. I had a tissue in my purse luckily because they were literally a hot mess. The sides facing down are mostly black and sticky, but I don't care. Found money is found money.

When I was done recording a fascinating book on travel marketing, on the way out to my car, I spotted four more pennies! None of these were stuck; they were just lying on the pavement waiting for me to pick them up. Someone was hemorrhaging pennies this morning!

I went about my errands, to the post office and then the grocery store, thinking "hot dog, I found seven cents!" But when I got home, I spotted two more pennies in the parking lot. Hot diggity! Nine cents!

This Found Money FACTS:
Denomination:  9 pennies
Condition:  dirty, tarry, sticky, worn, tarnished
How much found money to date:  $.93 in 2011

Just My Two Cents

Found two pennies tonight in the change dispenser in the Express checkout line at Safeway, 32nd Street and Camelback. This time my daughter and grandson were with me. More lucky charms!

My two cents? Someone ahead of me was in a big, fat hurry.

This Found Money FACTS:
Denomination:  pennies
Year:  2001, 2006
U.S. Mint:  Denver
Condition:  Worn, dirty
How many coins/bills found to date:  9
How much found money to date:  $.18