Found 26 Cents on a Walk Today

Today I took a fairly long walk and found some coins. Here's what I found:

• 2 dimes and 1 penny in the McDonald's drive through
• 1 penny in a parking lot
• 1 penny behind a dry cleaners
• 1 penny in the street
• 1 penny in a Mexican restaurant drive through
• 1 penny at a gas station

Have you spotted any money and picked it up lately? I hope so!

I posed my found money next to a label I'm supposed to use when I change the water filter in my Pur water pitcher. I never use the stickers though. Do you filter your drinking water? I love it! It saves a lot of money as opposed to buying bottled water. 

This Found Money Facts:
Denomination:  6 pennies, 2 dimes
Year:   pennies:  unreadable, 1979, 1989, 2000, 2001, 2013; dimes:  2005, 2006
U.S. Mint:  pennies:  unreadable, none, D, D, D, D; dimes:  D, D
Condition:  dimes are shiny, a penny's shine, most of the rest of the pennies are just tarnished and one is a mess
Total Found Money to Date in 2014:  $2.51

Found American, Canadian, and Mexican Coins Today!

Today I ran up to Goodwill since it was half off day. After finding a few things there, I went to a grocery store and on the way, I found a penny in the parking lot. 

Then I found the two 10 cent coins (one Mexican and one Canadian) and an American penny in the coin machine at the front of the store. The exchange rates follow:

• Canadian 10 cent coin is worth $.0918 American (a cent more than our dimes)
• Mexican 10 cent coin is worth $.0077 American (less than 1 cent)

Then I went to another grocery store and found a dime on the floor. I won't count the Mexican peso since it's not even worth a penny, but will count the Canadian dime as 10 cents in my found money total.

It was fun finding foreign money today!

UPDATE:  I just made a quick run to Fresh and Easy and found 4 pennies there!


This Found Money Facts:
Denomination:  6 pennies, 1 dime, 1 Canadian 10 cent coin, 1 Mexican 10 cent coin
Year:   pennies:  2001, 2003, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2013; dime:  2006; Canadian:  1992; Mexican:  2004
U.S. Mint:  American coins:  all D, D, D
Condition:  range from tarnished to shiny and two are scratched
Total Found Money to Date in 2014:  $2.25

Took a 2-Mile Walk and Found 4 Cents

Today I walked about 2 miles (maybe a little more) and really enjoyed the beautiful weather! I found four pennies, three in the street all at different spots, and one beside the sidewalk in some dirt. 

My sister sent me this talking pedometer. I'm not sure exactly how to operate it but I figured out how to get it to record my steps. You can see how many steps I took today. After my walk, I took it off so imagine I've walked a few hundred more feet (from my desk and the couch to the kitchen!).

I made some delicious soup tonight. Here's the recipe for creamy two-potato soup if you'd like to try it. It's yummy! And I made enough for four more meals. I froze two containers. 

Have you found any money lately? I sure hope so! 
This Found Money Facts:
Denomination:  4 pennies
Year:   unreadable, 1990, 2006, 2006
U.S. Mint:  unreadable, D, D, D
Condition:  range from tarnished to shiny and one is a mess
Total Found Money to Date in 2014:  $1.99

Found Five Coins Today Totaling 38 Cents

Today I hit the found money jackpot. Here's what I found and when and where:

• a quarter this morning in a neighboring parking lot
• a dime this afternoon (for the rest of the coins) on the floor of the post office
• a penny on the floor of the Dollar Tree
• a penny in the Dollar Tree parking lot
• a penny on the floor at Fry's

I am loving how much money I'm finding lately. Are you having any luck? I hope so!  

I also saw this penny stuck in the pavement near Fry's grocery store. I've seen it many times before. Dang. Can't get it!

This Found Money Facts:
Denomination:  3 pennies, 1 dime, 1 quarter
Year:   pennies:  1979, 1982, 1996, 2011; dime:  1965; quarter:  1989
U.S. Mint:   D, none, D, P, D
Condition:  range from tarnished to shiny
Total Found Money to Date in 2014:  $1.95

Found Money -- Three Dimes and Two Pennies Today

I started today finding a penny, which made me smile. Each coin I find is like a little treasure! But then I found three dimes and another penny. The dimes all really made me smile!

I found the first penny on a walk then two dimes outside a grocery store and the other dime and penny on the floor of the store.

Wonderbar!

This Found Money Facts:
Denomination:  2 pennies, 3 dimes
Year:   pennies:  1994, 1996; dimes:  1996, 2002, 2002
U.S. Mint:   all D
Condition:  range from tarnished to shiny and one dime is filthy dirty
Total Found Money to Date in 2014:  $1.57

Found 47 Cents While Out Today

Today I ran some errands and found some money! Here's what and where I found:

• one penny in the street
• one penny and one dime near an SUV parked at a meter
• two nickels and one quarter in a change tray at the grocery store

I also found the junk in the photo. Have you found any money lately?  

This Found Money Facts:
Denomination:  2 pennies, 2 nickels, 1 dime, 1 quarter
Year:   pennies:  2002, 2007; nickels:  1964, 1990; dime:  2002; quarter:  1973
U.S. Mint:   all D except one nickel (none)
Condition:  range from tarnished to shiny
Total Found Money to Date in 2014:  $1.25

Found 1 Cent Today

This morning I was walking near a neighboring apartment complex and found a penny in the parking lot. 

Later I took a longer walk but didn't find a thing. Oh, I did spot a very cool looking shadow of a screw. Check out the photo and a bit about it here.

I hope you're all safe and warm. 

This Found Money Facts:
Denomination:  1 penny
Year:   2013
U.S. Mint:   D
Condition:  shiny with a tad of tarnish
Total Found Money to Date in 2014:  $.78