Midnight Money

One Penny found on 13th Street shortly after midnight.

The morning commute coughed up a dime on East 13th Street and then I found yet another penny on Park Avenue at 34th Street at lunch.

Strolling to dinner I found another cent on East 13th Street.

Total haul for the day = .13

TOTAL to date = 10.21

Dalmations

I found a penny earlier today. Combine that with the single dollar bill I found parked on the sidewalk next to a livery car on Lexington near 34th and you've got 101. Hello, Cruella.

I was walking with a friend after lunch and nearly mowed him and the oncoming pedestrians down trying to get to the little single that sat flapping in the summer breeze. "Excuse me," I said, pushing people around, "I just found a dollar." After I plucked it, my (slightly envious) friend made a good point. He said, "You know, that kind of find is all about timing. That dollar hasn't been sitting there for the last hour." It won't be sitting there for the next one either.


And then, I found a dime in the middle of the sidewalk on 4th Avenue between 13th and 14th streets during the evening commute. That means I ran the decimal cycle; .01, .10 and 1.00. With any luck I'll find a 10.00 bill on the evening dog walk.


Total haul for the day = Dalmations + .10 = $1.11

TOTAL to date = $10.08

Uno!

15th Street had a penny for us this morning while walking the dog.

TOTAL to date = $8.98

Six Cents

August 17, 2008

First day back in New York City and I found six pennies on one block. I love this town.


Total haul for the day .06

TOTAL to date $8.97

August 11, 2008 - Port Townsend, WA

One penny on the floor near the cash register at Sea J's. Amaaaazing fish and chips. They even serve vinegar. And everyone loves their milk shakes.

Total haul for that day = .01

TOTAL to date = $8.91

August 9, 2008 - Port Orchard, WA

1 penny outside the 76 station off the highway from SEATAC.

I'm in Port Townsend, WA for the week - we;ll see what I can find at the Jeefferson County Fair today.


TOTAL to date = $8.90

One, Two, Three Times a Lincoln

1. I found my first penny in an elevator on Madison Avenue around lunchtime.

2. During the evening commute, while walking my hound, I found a penny in the mulch under a tree on 13th Street near University. You have to look everywhere. Or let everything and anything catch your eye.

My hound looking for spare change in the way of short ribs and chicken wings.

My hound trying to work me over for another teaspoon of cream cheese.

3. Third cent was also found on 13th Street between the service end of Whole Foods (the guys who work on that dock are pretty cool) and the stinky part of Cosi at Broadway. The penny was perched sideways, edge up, on the grille of a subway grate and it was looking committed to a dive. I saved it and now it is safe in my red fat piggy bank and enjoying the company of other little copper Lincolns.


Total haul for the day = .03 (small number but exciting finds)

TOTAL to date = $8.89

1/4

A quarter in Union Square during the evening rush hour. Sitting on the paving stones near enough to some guy's feet for me to wonder if it was his, but not near enough for him to try and claim it! I suppose I could have asked him it it was his but I'm a collector!

Total haul for the day = .25

TOTAL to date = $8.86

5 Lil' Lincolns

Okay, now the kid is bringing home spare change. Only three years old and today she found four cents while she was out and about on the town. She found one cent in the bank (she didn't steal it, it was on the floor by the ATM), one in a store, and two on 4th Avenue. Her old mom only found one cent on Madison in the afternoon.

Total Mother-daughter haul for the day = .05

TOTAL haul for the day = $8.66

Are you sitting down?

You might want to grab a chair and hold onto your hat for this one.
More paper!
Big Paper!

After an entirely cashless weekend I was pleased to resume collecting when I found a penny in the gutter just outside my building first thing in the morning. But who cares about that. At some time shortly after noon I found a FIVE DOLLAR BILL in an office building on Madison Avenue. Five bucks. A fin. And as if that wasn't enough, I found four more pennies on Park Avenue South after lunch. One was on the east side of the street at 3 Park Avenue South and the others were on the west at 27, 28, & 29th Streets.

And one late entry coming in under the midnight wire. One more cent found on Broadway in front of the Mavi store south of 13th Street.



Total mind-blowing haul for the day = $5.06

TOTAL to date = $8.61

Fuggetaboutit!

Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Da

August 2 & 3
I spent the weekend on a private island and, while a few acorn caps did catch my eye, I did not find any stranded coins.

UNO!

After a zip-zats-nada day yesterday I was happy to find a little copper joy on the sidewalk next to the little park on Union Sq West between 14th and 15th Sts.

Total haul for the day = .01

TOTAL to date = $3.54