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Local news ran a story that today is the official holiday of lost pennies. They ran the story asking what would you do with all the lost pennies.

My reaction is, "I know where some of them are."

What is your thought on the "holiday?"

On this day, I hang my head low, in part to remember all the lost pennies of decades past, but mostly to watch the ground for more pennies to snatch.

Here is a bunch I found with my detector!

My wife and I are avid runners. We both keep our eyes open for loose change when we run. At one point we usually run through a school parking lot. No joke, probably 75% of the time we go through there we find at least a penny. Sometimes multiples, sometimes nicks, dimes or quarters. If we run enough, maybe we can retire.

Keep running...er...stacking.

My son found a weathered 1958 Wheat Penny in our front yard this week; he was pretty jazzed! I told him to look further. You never know what silver is in our front yard...

Another lost penny day. Any thoughts?

Good luck on the KSA this month.

Have totally done my part to rescue, save, nurse back to health, and either rehabilitated and reintroduced back to civilization or allowed to live for free in Brick's Cu penny retirement society among and surrounded by tens of thousands of other senior copper pennies. Truly a paradise penny community.

johnbrickner wrote:Have totally done my part to rescue, save, nurse back to health, and either rehabilitated and reintroduced back to civilization or allowed to live for free in Brick's Cu penny retirement society among and surrounded by tens of thousands of other senior copper pennies. Truly a paradise penny community.

I have this recurring dream from time to time... that I am down in the sewer system... and that directly beneath each grate is a trove of old ninety percent coins that
has fallen into the streets over the years, wound up in the gutters, then washed down the grates during rain storms. Being heavy, they remain in the area somewhat close
to the grates/storm drains. Wonder if this is just a product of a feverish imagination or if there might actually be some of those finds if someone were to look into it?

I found a penny when I was walking today and picked it up. Later, I dropped one and just left it (I didn't see where it went and I wasn't going to waste time looking). The penny
universe in my solar system remains balanced.

I might know where a few of those lost pennies are

Another day to remember the lowly cent. Happy lost penny day.

Added another 1500 to Brick's local paradise retirement community today. All are warm and happy.

I started metal detecting my new backyard and recovered a half decomposed Zincoln, two coppers and a 1930 wheat! Plus a sod cutter tool head. Still 3/4 of the yard to go! It's up on YT if you care to watch!

Another lost penny day.

Thoughts?

Good luck on the KSA this month.

Due to the political and economic climate, immigration to Brick's local (penny) paradise retirement community was down to around 5,000 this year. It was thought many didn't make the trek due to the belief of being turned or forced back into the wild.

I can see proponents of the other denominations getting together and suing whomever created Lost Penny Day. And imagine the field day that foreign coins could have, suing for blatant discrimination.

I wonder if Lost Penny Day could have been created by either Adam Youngs or Andy (formerly of Ryedale fame) or perhaps the inventor of the metal detector. Or maybe the folks at Coinstar? (Hmmm)

Pretty soon you will see the term Lost Coin Day instead.

beauanderos wrote:I have this recurring dream from time to time... that I am down in the sewer system... and that directly beneath each grate is a trove of old ninety percent coins that
has fallen into the streets over the years, wound up in the gutters, then washed down the grates during rain storms. Being heavy, they remain in the area somewhat close
to the grates/storm drains. Wonder if this is just a product of a feverish imagination or if there might actually be some of those finds if someone were to look into it?

I found a penny when I was walking today and picked it up. Later, I dropped one and just left it (I didn't see where it went and I wasn't going to waste time looking). The penny
universe in my solar system remains balanced.

You should live in Switzerland...https://globalnews.ca/news/3797192/scientists-find-over-4m-worth-of-gold-and-silver-in-swiss-sewage-system/

Today, February 12th is Abraham Lincoln's birthday. He would be 209 years old if still alive. So, to any conspiracy theorist who would say "he never was murdered in the theatre" I say, he would be dead now no matter what.

And, so help me, I'm gonna find a penny (or higher denomination coin) somewhere today.

I wonder how many people on this site will find pennies or coins today...

Recyclersteve wrote:
I wonder how many people on this site will find pennies or coins today...

I found one penny today but did not go out much yesterday to find any. It was a zincoln.

MUTiger

Found four Lincoln cents yesterday.

During Mardi Gras celebrations here in St. Louis, I wait until the evening when it is late, and only the drunks are left and people passing out in the streets, perhaps an hour or so before the cops form a line and start kicking everyone out of the downtown area. That is when I go on the hunt for cash. One year I found a whole street covered in cash , over $200.00 in bills on the ground in one block. I go with a headlamp and a flash light, a trash bag and a pooper scooper, I wear an orange vest and make myself appear to look like a street cleaner guy, and usually find between $50.00 to $100.00 every year. Some years nothing, and that one year I found $300.00, 200 of it on one street. I have also found cell phones, watches, wallets, purses, jewelry, car keys, credit cards, Mardi Gras beads and doubloons, free beer tickets, and coins like crazy. I dont bother picking up aluminum cans, because it gets too messy and too heavy to quick, and not worth the hassle. I just stay focused, stay aware of my surroundings, and stay sober, and always come out ahead. Even if I dont find much free money, if I found a wallet, cell phone, or purse, I usually get a nice reward when I find the owner.....and the wallets and purses rarely have cash or credit cards in them, so that means someone else usually got to them first before I found them.

frugi wrote:During Mardi Gras celebrations here in St. Louis, I wait until the evening when it is late, and only the drunks are left and people passing out in the streets, perhaps an hour or so before the cops form a line and start kicking everyone out of the downtown area. That is when I go on the hunt for cash. One year I found a whole street covered in cash , over $200.00 in bills on the ground in one block. I go with a headlamp and a flash light, a trash bag and a pooper scooper, I wear an orange vest and make myself appear to look like a street cleaner guy, and usually find between $50.00 to $100.00 every year. Some years nothing, and that one year I found $300.00, 200 of it on one street. I have also found cell phones, watches, wallets, purses, jewelry, car keys, credit cards, Mardi Gras beads and doubloons, free beer tickets, and coins like crazy. I dont bother picking up aluminum cans, because it gets too messy and too heavy to quick, and not worth the hassle. I just stay focused, stay aware of my surroundings, and stay sober, and always come out ahead. Even if I dont find much free money, if I found a wallet, cell phone, or purse, I usually get a nice reward when I find the owner.....and the wallets and purses rarely have cash or credit cards in them, so that means someone else usually got to them first before I found them.

I imagine there might be some St. Patrick's Day events where stuff might be found this Saturday night.

I have tried doing the money search at the St. Patricks celebrations here. it was NOT GOOD. I have never found anything of value at the St. Pat's celebrations. It is in a very, very white trash area of town.... (an area I used to live in), the streets are all one way and cars park on both sides of street. Everybody is trashed drunk beyond belief by 10:00 am in the morning, car accidents constant, cars hitting houses, cars hitting parked cars, cars hitting pedestrians, and people fighting constantly. Every bar has a cigarette smoke haze down to the floor. Every bar has a fight going on, and every street has a fight going on..... Police presence is absolutely zero, no cops anywhere to be found, no cops cars, no undercover, nothing. I think I saw a cop in a bar once drunk as can be. Also, no public bathrooms at the bars, (they are always closed and locked), and maybe only 1 or 2 Johnny On the Spots in a 10 block area, and they are usually locked because someone is inside having sex or getting high.....so dudes, and gals, are all around pissing and pooping in the streets, in peoples backyards, everybody is having house party.... the houses have open doors, and you can just walk right in even if you dont know the people, eat their food, drink their beer, they dont care, they are so drunk they talk to you thinking they know you, and it is like 9am, lol. Also stray dogs everywhere. GOOD TIMES!

I've renewed this tread for a few years. I still think it's interesting.

What do you think?

Guess I will have to keep an eye out for strays waiting to get picked up tomorrow. Can't remember the last time I found a lost one.