Comments on: 10 Best Places To Find Money When Walking

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 18:42:01 +0000

COUCH

By: Nik

Nik — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 07:06:35 +0000

Under the setting sun. It doesn’t happen to every coin. Some don’t shine as much or at all, and some of the things that shine back are not coins. But, if you are looking at the ground and are facing the sun, sometimes a coin will shine back. It’s also a way to see them at a distance, sometimes many at once. Maybe I’d call this a good technique more than a good place. I found one this way without really trying.

By: Money Finder

Money Finder — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 18:15:08 +0000

Kinda random, but believe it or not, those Copy Machines that take coins always seem to have at least a nickel or dime in them. There was a time where I’d walk by the one at the grocery market 2-3 times a week and never fail to find at least one coin in the return. Also check the coin return in the CoinStar machines that count money and give you the voucher. Many people don’t hear the discarded coins dropping over the motor inside the machine and they don’t realize there is a coin return towards the bottom. I found $14 in quarters in there one time (don’t know if the person just didn’t turn the machine on, or if they really had that many “bad” quarters”? haha)

By: Alex

Alex — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 01:38:55 +0000

For Pat
I feel sorry for your son. ;0)

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 04:48:30 +0000

Last year, the family decided to go to the local Farmers Market on a Sunday just to have something to do. Well, we were walking around the outside section of it, and within 10 minutes of walking, my 13 year old son found a bill on the ground. I thought that it was a one dollar bill, but it was a 100 dollar bill!!! We quickly shushed him, proceeded inside and bought some school clothes and sneakers for him. He had about 30 dollars left over to spend on himself for his find.

Sorry, but I double check my pockets by instinct when I take something out of them to make sure that nothing dropped.

Mike

P.S.- He is lucky. He has also found change, ones, and several times 20 or 30 bucks!

By: Bluebird

Bluebird — Mon, 26 May 2008 01:37:10 +0000

Another good place to keep an eye out for lost money is at a public park after (or during) a holiday weekend! It’s Memorial Day Weekend in the U.S. this weekend. My daughter and her friend were at a local park playground this afternoon. The park was crowded with picnickers and lots of kids and parents playing on the swings, slides, etc. My daughter’s friend found a folded $20 bill in the sandbox!

Also, once, while on my daily 3 mile walk, I spotted half of a $5 dollar bill. A couple steps later, I found the other half. As long as the serial numbers are intact, you can take a torn bill to your bank and exchange it for a whole one.

By: gary hayes

gary hayes — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 05:47:36 +0000

I find quite a bit of change when I ride my bicycle. Since the bike is my basic transportation, I have a lot of opportunities to look for dropped things in the road. it doesn’t take a lot of concentration or any special skills, since you have to be looking at the road anyway. Parking lots , or any place where there’s people in & out of cars can be productive, like convenience stores. Pay phones, if you can find any. Newspaper racks. Really, anywhere there are people and pockets, you have a chance of finding something. The thing is, you have to LOOK. You’ll never find anything looking at the sky. Ive found change, paper money, keys, a cell phone once. Rolling papers, pipes,prescription medications, TOOLS. If you go along any highway long enough, you can find enough tools to fill a
toolbox. Railroad crossings. Look in the gaps alongside the rails. Drive-up windows. Vending machines. If you stand back a little bit, you can see right in the coin return slot, and not have to stick your finger in there. Intersections. I don’t know why, but dropped coins seem to gravitate to crossroads. The main thing is to always look. After a while, your eyes will become trained to see these things. After a rain is especially good. Wet coins SHINE in the street.

By: Aussie boy

Aussie boy — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 10:40:16 +0000

I live in Australia and - being 11, I can get away with looking in the odd vending machine. But really, with adults looking on the sidewalk and in ticket machines has a chance of ruining your social life.

Considered it that way?

By: jerry

jerry — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 01:40:55 +0000

well I have found coins as you point out in article,,I also would add that using a metdal detector to find all the coins dropped (I have found many )

By: lomleil

lomleil — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 06:19:40 +0000

I do not know about taking coins out of a fountain, people in the US would get mad at you… Once in college I found myself without a penny to ride the bus, i forgot my wallet at home… I had to walk about 8 miles and while walking i was looking for coins so desperately and found some, not enough though to pay the bus… Good Times in College. ha,ha. You have to struggle sometimes…