99th finding day nets us 7 Lincolns!

It was only one stop for hunting today. It happened to be a car wash that I've never been at. The first vacuum station that I parked my truck at produced one shiny Lincoln. I toured the parking lot and came up with a total of seven pennies. Not a bad stop, but that was it for the day. Tomorrow is the next breakdown of finds. It's been a tough week for the hunt. Can't win em all!

Daily finds: $.07

Grand total to date: $20.53

99 Finding days averages out to $.21 per day.

Has anyone played the 52 penny pick up game? We have!

Today was the biggest one day penny find at one location for us yet. This blog is called the Lincoln Penny Project, and the penny proves to be the easiest money find of any coin or bill since we started the project back on July 12, 2009. It's still puzzling to find so many copper coins strewn about. These pennies were found next to the vacuum station at a car wash. Obviously the person that dropped these coins out of their car sees the penny of having no value. Why? When added up, they spend the same. Check out the picture. When I drove up, two dimes and one penny was on the opposite side of the garbage bin on the ground and one penny sat on the concrete step. As I walked around to pick up the coin on the border of the garbage can, all of the copper coins were staring up at me. I could hardly believe my eyes. I picked up the coins one by one thinking that I uncovered a treasure. Fifty-two pennies and two dimes were found at this one location. Unbelievable!

Total daily find: $.72
Earlier find by Drea: .01
Grand total to date: $19.97
92 finding days averages out to $.21 per day.

A Sunday morning drive

Sunday proved to be a better day for hunting. We had a day trip planned for Coupeville on Whidbey Island. Our plan was to drive around and stop at Deception Pass for a hike down to the beach-and then go to my mom's in Coupeville to help her put outdoor things away for the winter. Before our hike, I found a quarter sitting in the vending machine where the pop gets dispensed. Was someone pitching quarters? It appears that I was the winner. That was our most important find of the day. We always like to note a find that links to a special event/hike, etc. Other noted finds of the day consisted of Claire's quarter find at the car wash, her penny find at Topp Foods in Burlington, and 3 cents at another car was near home.

I ended up finding $.21 at a Texaco in Freeland-and a nickel was waiting for me at a newspaper coin return at the ferry landing in Clinton. Not a bad day! Check out the cool, round rocks that resemble coins.

Daily find total: $.80

Grand total to date: $19.24

91 finding days averages out to .21 per day.

What is the going exchange rate for a Pilipinas Piso from Home Depot?

News Flash: Contractor finds second foreign coin at the local Home Depot!

The exchange rate for a Phillipines 5 pesos is $.11. I'm not sure that I would go to a bank to trade in this unique coin.

My other finds at the Home Depot consisted of a nickel and penny on the pavement. One penny was imbedded in the ground. I asked myself, "how long has this penny been here-a few days, a couple of months?" It's not there anymore, but I'm sure another is waiting.

Morning find $.07