Found a Quarter!

The weather is shaping up very nicely around here lately. Today the high will be 72. That's just about perfect! So I rode my bike around the neighborhood. Took some old tortillas to the park and fed the birds, cruised around some more then rode through some parking lots.

And what did I find? This quarter! It's a state quarter, Minnesota.

Yesterday I went with 2 grandkids to a couple of parks. We used my grandson's metal detector and he actually found 11 cents! Click here to see photos of the metal detecting in action. You'll need to cruise to the bottom  right of the page then click page 2 of the photo section.

Have you found any money lately?

This Found Money FACTS:
Denomination:  1 quarter, Minnesota
Year:  2007
U.S. Mint:  Denver
Condition:  Good
How much found money to date:  $.37 in 2011

Found a Penny at the Grocery Store

Yesterday at the grocery store, I found a penny on the floor when I was checking out. Nothing gang busters but earlier in the day, I was riding my bike and saw a neon green thing lying on the sidewalk. I thought at first it was one of those squishy coin purses that you squeeze to open. I rode past it then turned around to see if there was some FOUND MONEY in it. No money but an iPhone! It was ringing so I pushed the button, slid it to unlock and said I found this phone. The guy was riding a bike looking for it. So, within minutes of finding it, I had to give it up. Not even enough time to see if they had Angry Birds. Dang it.

This Found Money FACTS:
Denomination:  1 penny
Year:  2007
U.S. Mint:  Denver
Condition:  Good
How much found money to date:  $.12 in 2011

Found a penny, then had to hunt it down again

Today I was riding my bike (yes, it warmed up nicely here in Phoenix, warm enough to ride) home from Big Lots! I was almost out of laundry detergent so was balancing the bag in one hand while I felt lopsided.

As I was almost home, saw a penny on the road. I road past it, turned around, then I couldn't find it. So, I did what I often do on any normal day, went round and round in circles. I finally widened my circle and found the penny.

This Found Money FACTS:
Denomination:  1 penny
Year:  2003
U.S. Mint:  no mark or too dinged up to see it if it's there
Condition:  Shiny but a mess, dinged up, gouged, a mess
How much found money to date:  $.11  in 2011

Fresh and Easy and a Penny in the Street

Found a penny in the change tray at Fresh and Easy. Went home. Ate lunch. Rode my half-flat bike tires to Bike Barn. Got them full of air. Rode home. Found a penny in the street.

Yay!

This Found Money FACTS:
Denomination:  2 pennies
Year:  1985, 1994
U.S. Mint:  no mark, D
Condition:  Dark, shiny
How much found money to date:  $.10  in 2011

6 cents at the Safeway

Yesterday I found a nickel under a display stand of shampoo and a penny on the floor at Safeway. I also saw another penny but a checker dude was standing on so I left it there.

This Found Money FACTS:
Denomination:  nickel and penny
Year:  2006, 1980
U.S. Mint:  D, no mark
Condition:  Worn but good shape
How much found money to date:  $.08  in 2011

Found a Penny at Fresh and Easy

Today I went to volunteer. Read a couple of files in a criminal justice book then I went to Fresh and Easy to see what deals they had. As I was leaving Fresh and Easy, I found a penny on the floor. Woo hoo!

This Found Money FACTS:
Denomination:  penny
Year:  1988
U.S. Mint:  no mark
Condition:  Shiny with some nice patina
How much found money to date:  $.02  in 2011

It's Lemon Time Again and a Found Penny!

First, a recap of 2010's Found Money:

TOTAL FOUND MONEY:  I found $10.68 in 2010. This is less than what I thought I'd find, but never having tracked my found money before, maybe it's a lot more than I normally find. Who knows. I guess I'll continue since it is fun to keep track of these little windfalls or not so little windfalls, like the pile of coins I found in September.

TYPE OF FOUND MONEY:  I think it's interesting that I didn't find any paper money all year. Let's hope 2011 is the year of found PAPER money! And lots of it for all of us!

FIRST FOUND MONEY OF 2011:

The lemons are ready again. I still haven't gotten used to Arizona. It's January and the lemons are ripe. We had some really cold weather over the New Year's weekend. The temperature was below freezing for at least three nights, but my friends Barbara and Les gave me lemons they'd picked from her mom's trees. She said they had to be careful not to disturb the hummingbird nest in one tree. I'd love to see a baby hummingbird!

So, on my way to her house, I found a penny in the driveway. Let the games begin!


This Found Money FACTS:
Denomination: 1 penny
Condition:  worn with a gouge
How many coins/bills found to date: a lot, lost count with the jackpot
How much found money to date:  $10.69 (total for 2011:  1 cent)