Wednesday, February 8, 2006
Today I found 96 cents . . . 2 nickels, 2 dimes, 1 quarter, and 41 pennies (the startling change cycle).
At Boston Market this afternoon I retrieved 35 cents (one quarter & 10 pennies) from the base of a window at the drive-thru. In the same location, this time at Starbucks, I unearthed 12 cents (one nickel & seven pennies). On the way to a doctor’s appointment I stopped by Ale Gator’s Car Wash and found 31 cents (one nickel, one dime, & 16 pennies). Closer to the doctor’s office I found another car wash and this time detected 14 cents (one dime & four pennies). To close out the day I had two-cent finds at the doctor’s office parking lot and at a convenience store.
I again decided to break down my pennies by year, to see if any interesting trends developed. From the 2000’s there were 21 pennies, 1990’s six pennies, 1980’s nine pennies, and 1960’s five pennies. My longest streak of unbroken years was six, from 1980-1985. There was a two-way tie for second place with three unbroken years, from 1996-1998 and from 2000-2002. The oldest penny was minted in 1964 while the newest penny (actually nine of them) were minted in 2005.
Totals for the day: 96 cents
Race Totals: $256.45
posted by Chris @ 8:45 PM
2 comments
2 Comments:
I am not in a change race but very poor (by choice) and have started using your techniques to find change. Many times my finds help to upgrade my lunch, dinner. I give my quarters to my kids for milk at lunch, so thanks for your blog.
Today I found a stack of quarters in a car wash stall and always find change on the ground where folks vacume their cars. Funny how that a penny, dime or nickle is worth nothing when cleaning your car.
Mr./Mrs. Anonymous:
It's great to hear that other people are getting into the change finding business. Come February 13th it will be the one year anniv. of the race. Granted, I have actively looked for change. Regardless, it's clear that after a year there is a lot of change out there, and it certainly adds up. Thanks for stopping by and I hope you continue to follow all of our progress.
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