Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Found a penny!

This morning I stopped at the Shell gas stations in Middleburgh and found a penny by the door just before walking in.  I stopped and scooped it up so suddendly, my B almost ran me right over!

Denomination: 1 penny
Year: 2001
City: None
Condition: dirty and nicked around the edges.

How much found money to date:  $0.92 since June 1, 2011

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Found some more money -- and it was free.

Yesterday (June 28, 2011) I was heading home and the rapid came.  On my way out the door to get the the train, I found a penny and scooped it right up.

Denomination: 1 penny
Year: 2002
City: D
Condition:  looks like a little tar stuck to both side.

Today - when I was exiting the train on my way home I spotted a penny on the floor of the train.  A man with a bicycle was waiting for me to exit first - so I bent down and scooped up the penny as pretty as you please and was on my way with him right behind.

Denomination: 1 penny
Year: 1191
City: None
Condition: Shiny

Just a few minutes ago, I walked up my driveway to get the mail. On my way back to the house there as a quarter near the street!  How do you like that!

Denomination: 1 quarter
Year: 1981
City: P
Condition: Shiny but the edges are nicked up.

How much found money to date:  $0.91 since June 1, 2011

Sunday, June 26, 2011

Hit the jackpot today!

I had to hire some movers and was waiting at their place.  Got there 15 minutes early - before they opened, so I started looking around for money.  I found one dime and 18 pennies!  A total of 28 cents - not much - but it was a blast finding them laying all around the parking lot.

Denomination: 1  dime
Year:  1991
U.S. Mint:  P
Condition:  dirty


Denomination: (5) pennies
Year:  1998/1959/1997/1990/2008
U.S. Mint:  D/D/D/D/none
Condition:  shiny/tarnished/beat up/slightly moldy/dirty/


Denomination: (5) pennies
Year: 2011/2002/1998/2008/1981?
U.S. Mint: D/none/D/none/D?
Condition:  beat up/messy-junk on reverse/a little moldy/nicked up/very dirty & beat up/


Denomination: (5) pennies
Year: unreadable/1973/unreadable/unreadable/1964
U.S. Mint: unknown/none/unreadable/unreadable/D
Condition: front almost worn off back is readable & dirty/reverse beat up & dirty/beat up & moldy/beat up & moldy/edges nicked - otherwise okay

Denomination: (3) pennies
Year: 1970/unreadable/unreadable
U.S. Mint: D/unreadable/unreadable
Condition: old/very beat up and thin(as compared to other pennies/front beat up and worn but back is readable but dirty

How much found money to date:  $0.64 since June 1, 2011

Found 2 dimes at the gas station

Yesterday - June 25, 2011 - I found 2 dimes at the gas station.  I needed a pit stopped and when I walked in there were 2 dimes on the floor near the cashier - so on my way out I picked them up. 

Denomination: 2 dimes
Year:  2002 / 1994
U.S. Mint:  D / P
Condition:  excellent / excellent
How much found money to date:  $0.31 since June 1, 2011

Sunday, June 19, 2011

Catching up with the six pennies found during the last few weeks...


Okay – I need to catch up with the money I found on the street during the last week and a half.  It was not much but it is free money and goes right into my found money jar. 

June 9, 2011:  Found penny walking through downtown coming back from Cleveland Clinic.  It was in the street when I was crossing.  The penny was sitting right by the curb just waiting for someone to pick it up.
Denomination: penny
Year:  1990
U.S. Mint:  none
Condition:  okay
How much found money to date:  $0.11 since June 1, 2011

June 13, 2011: Found penny walking to rapid station – was in the dirt near the curb where the busses and cars drive past all day.  It blended in so much with the dirt that I almost missed it but didn’t and as soon as I saw it, I picked it up.
Denomination: penny
Year:  1986
U.S. Mint:  D
Condition:  Dirty and very beat up with nicks all around the sides
How much found money to date:  $0.13 since June 1, 2011

June 14, 2011:  Found penny inside rapid station right when I walked in.  There were people around, but no one bothered to pick up the penny – or did not even notice the penny on the floor.
Denomination: penny
Year:  1964
U.S. Mint:  D
Condition:  dirty and beat up
How much found money to date:  $0.12 since June 1, 2011

 June 17, 2011:  I w
as downtown going to work and I found a penny on crosswalk after getting coffee. 

Denomination: penny
Year:  1986
U.S. Mint:  no city
Condition:  Okay
How much found money to date:  $0.14 since June 1, 2011

June 18, 2011: Found two pennies on the sidewalk near the entrance to Bob Evans Restaurant.
Denomination: penny/penny
Year:  2001/1995
U.S. Mint:  D/none
Condition:  shiny/shiny
How much found money to date:  $0.16 since June 1, 2011

Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Found a penny at the hotel

Yesterday I found a penny on the back stairs of the Mariott while cutting through.  Almost missed it as it blending right into the carpet.

This Found Money FACTS:
Denomination: 1 penny
Year:  cannot read
U.S. Mint:  cannot read
Condition:  dirty and beat up

How much found money to date:  $0.10 since June 1, 2011

Monday, June 6, 2011

Found Nine Cents Today

Today made up a little for the past 5 days when I did not find anything!
Found a penny at the Rapid station on my way to work.
Found another penny walking through terminal tower on my way home.  Found a penny at the Rapid station when I sat down to wait for the rapid - was so happy I almost missed the nickel on the bench next to me.  When the rapid arrived I found another penny on my way to the train.

This Found Money FACTS:
Denomination: 1 penny; 1 penny; 1 penny; 1 nickel; 1 penny
Year:  1979, 1970, 2008, 1988, 1986
U.S. Mint:  D, none, D, P, none
Condition:  dirty, old, part shinny and part soiled, shiny and new, good

How much found money to date:  $0.09 since June 1, 2011