Saturday, February 24, 2007

Today I found 43 cents . . . 1 nickel, 1 dime, and 28 pennies. The 14th penny of the day, a shiny 2004D, vaulted me to the $500 mark in found change!

After my trip to the post office last night I stopped at the car wash next door and found five cents (all pennies). It was past midnight so the change counted towards today’s totals. This morning I went to get a haircut and stopped at JR’s Car Wash, the car wash next to my apartment complex, on the way back. There I found six cents (all pennies).

This evening I had to go to the post office again. I decided do a rare second trip to JR’s and it paid off. There I found 17 cents (one nickel & 12 pennies). The majority of the pennies, including the one that put me over the $500 mark, were lying in a pile surrounded by discarded Cheetos.

After a quick stop at the local convenience store, where I found 14 cents (one dime & four pennies). I made it to the post office. On the way home I stopped at Walgreens for a pack of envelopes and found one penny by the front door on the way in.

For those that might be wondering, this is what over $500 in change (which weighs 76 pounds) looks like:


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Congratulations to Race of the Century reader Brian for winning the “Guess When I Hit $500 In Found Change Contest” contest. Brian correctly predicted the exact date that this would happen. For his efforts Brian will be awarded some various trinkets selected from the “Not Change Cup,” keeper of various assorted non-US change finds that I have made during this change journey.

Totals for the day: 43 cents
Race Totals: $500.29