Playing the Dozens

Okay, it's just one dozen, but that beats .11 cents. I found one penny on the Bowery near Bond and another near Freeman's Alley on Rivington. And then the big money hit me on 4th Avenue near 13th Street where I found a dime. All of these coins were wet because of the rain and snow (yes, for about 90 seconds) but I don't care.

Total haul for the day = .12

TOTAL to date = $13.31 (nice symmetry)

Just Two

One penny found at Penn Station near Zabar's and another on 12th Street near the Strand.


TOTAL to date = $13.19

October 25

Someone dropped a dime at the Union Square farmer's market in front of a bread-seller and I found it.

TOTAL to date = $13.17

Black Jack!

Two dimes in *one* crosswalk. And then a penny to get the winning hand.

Total haul for the day = .21

TOTAL to date = $13.07

The Park that Pays

My dog and I found one penny at Union Square's little eastern triangle park. I got it before he peed on it.


TOTAL to date = $12.86

October 22

This is new - I found two pennies on a music stand in a studio on W 21st Street. Also found one on the floor of the pediatrician's office (covered in about three diseases for sure), and another on the sidewalk at 13th and 4th Avenue.

TOTAL to date = $12.85

Oct 21

Two pennies on the sidewalk in front of Whole Foods at Union Square.

TOTAL to date = $12.81

Oct 21

Two pennies on the sidewalk in front of Whole Foods at Union Square.

TEN

I found a dime today in the gravel of the little oval park just east of Union Square Park. Very gratifying.

TOTAL to date = $12.79

One plus One

I am combining two days of finds here. Yesterday I found a single penny and today - can you believe the coincidence - I found another one! Maybe I'll find a fifty dollar bill when I walk the rascal later on.

TOTAL to date = $12.69

Under Seat Cent

Found under the bench on the Q train today.


TOTAL to date $12.67

Mame's Eleven

Sadly, "Mame's Eleven" does not star Brad Pitt and George Clooney. Rather, it features a penny and a dime with grimy pasts. Let me put it this way, the dime was still wet when I picked it up. In the bathroom of a department store. It's the price I pay to be a collector.

Total haul for the day = .11

TOTAL to date = $12.66

TWO

I think someone felt bad that I hadn't found any money lately because I found two pennies RIGHT outside my front door. Thanks goes to the generous bastard who dropped two cents for me. Would it hurt to part with a quarter next time?


Total haul today = .02


TOTAL to date = $12.55

Trip

Three pennies today. Two on Lafayette. One on Broadway.


Total haul today = .03

TOTAL to date = $12.53

Good Morning! X 2

Between the paving stones in Union Square Park this morning I found two pennies *before* 9:00 a.m. The day is young, plenty of time to find more money.


TOTAL to date = $12.50

1+1+10+25

I found two pennies and, in front of a swanky hotel on the Bowery (times sure have changed), a dime. That's another twelve cents for my fortune.

UPDATE - late night dog walk led us to a QUARTER in the street near the cinema at 13th and Broadway. Paving crews have been digging up 13th Street for two nights now getting it ready for a new coat of blacktop. Apparently one of them lost a quarter in the line of duty. I saw it glinting in the red neon and it's mine now.

Total haul today = .37

TOTAL to date = $12.48

Just needed a nickel and we could've gone the cycle.