Wednesday, December 31, 2008

Today I found 15 Foreign Coins . . .

Another day in St. Petersburg, and another day of adventeure. Today was spent at the Peter & Paul Fortress, multiple metro stops, the Hermitage, and then the square outside the Hermitage in the moments before the New Year. Broken down, my change finds are as follows:

One 1 Kopeck Coin
One 5 Kopeck Coin
10 10 Kopeck Coin
One Ukranian 10 Kopeck Coin
One 50 Kopeck Coin
One 1 Ruple Coin

That makes a grand total for the day of 2.56 Ruples. Of course my standard rule is in effect and foreign coins do not count toward the daily totals.

Totals for the day: 15 Foreign Coins
Race Totals: $696.00

Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Today I found 16 Foreign Coins . . .

Last night I took the night train to St. Petersburg. Once I arrived teh day was spent at a few parks, the Czar's Summer Garden (which was not that impressive at winter), an Island off of St. Petersburg, and many metro stops. Broken down, my change finds are as follows:

Four 1 Kopeck Coins
Seven 10 Kopeck Coins
One 50 Kopeck Coin
Three 1 Ruple Coins
One 2 Ruple Coin

That makes a grand total for the day of 6.24 Ruples. Of course my standard rule is in effect and foreign coins do not count toward the daily totals.

Totals for the day: 16 Foreign Coins
Race Totals: $696.00

Monday, December 29, 2008

Today I found 34 Foreign Coins . . .

The day was spent exploring Moscow and the surrounding areas. Foreign coins found for the day include:

Six 1 Kopeck Coins
Two 5 Kopeck Coins
18 10 Kopeck Coins
Two 50 Kopeck Coins
Five 1 Ruple Coins
One 5 Ruple Coin

That makes a grand total for the day of 12.96 Ruples. Of course my standard rule is in effect and foreign coins do not count toward the daily totals.

Totals for the day: 34 Foreign Coins
Race Totals: $696.00

Sunday, December 28, 2008

Today I found 36 Foreign Coins . . .

It was another day dedicated to exploring Moscow. I did a lot of metro riding, went to go pick up tickets at the Lennin Train Station for a trip to St. Petersburg,, and hit a local market. Along the way my 36 coins were found. Broken down they are as follows:

Three 1 Kopeck Coins
Five 5 Kopeck Coins
20 10 Kopeck Coins
Three 50 Kopeck Coins
Four 1 Ruple Coins
One 2 Ruple Coin

That makes a grand total for the day of 10.78 Ruples. Of course my standard rule is in effect and foreign coins do not count toward the daily totals.

Totals for the day: 36 Foreign Coins
Race Totals: $696.00

Saturday, December 27, 2008

Today I found 13 Foreign Coins . . .

My plane left Atlanta Friday afternoon and arrived in Moscow, Russia on Saturday morning. There is an eight hour difference between Boston and Moscow. After clearing customs and taking the bags to the hotel the day was spent wandering around Moscow, mainly hitting Red Square and a few metro stops. Along the way I found my 13 coins. Broken down they are as follows:

Three 5 Kopeck Coins
Eight 10 Kopeck Coins
One 50 Kopeck Coin
One One Ruple Coin

That makes a grand total for the day of 2.45 Ruples. The curent exchange rate is about 30 ruples to the dollar, so a lot of coins does not translate to a lot of cash. Of course my standard rule is in effect and foreign coins do not count toward the daily totals.

Totals for the day: 13 Foreign Coins
Race Totals: $696.00

Friday, December 26, 2008

Today I found 5 cents . . . all pennies.

Two cents were found at the airport in Baltimore and the remaining pennies were found in Atlanta.

Totals for the day: 5 cents
Race Totals: $696.00

Thursday, December 25, 2008

Today I found 69 cents . . . 1 nickel, 6 dimes, and 4 pennies.

Prior to our family Christmas celebration I headed out this morning to work out and take a nice seven mile run. Along the way I stopped at a few closed fast food establishments and cheked the parking lots and the drive thru windows. The change finds for the day were all found at those locations.

Tomorrow morning I hop a flight to Atlanta and then to Moscow. I will be there until January 4, 2009. I'm not sure what Internet will be like in Russia, so the blog might not be updated until my return. . . but rest asured, I will share a few pictures when I get back.

Totals for the day: 69 cents
Race Totals: $695.95

Wednesday, December 24, 2008

Today I found 2 cents . . . both pennies. Change was found in two states, Maryland and Pennysilvania.

The first penny, found in Maryland, was picked up by a vaccuum cleaner at a gas station. The second penny, found in Pennysilvania, was found near a toll booth on I 95.

Totals for the day: 2 cents
Race Totals: $695.26

Tuesday, December 23, 2008

Today I found 1 cent . . . a penny.

The day was spent visiting with some old friends. Lunch with one in the afternoon and dinner with another in the evening. While stopping for gas I found a penny on the ground by a gas pump.

Totals for the day: 1 cent
Race Totals: $695.24

Monday, December 22, 2008

Today I found 52 cents . . . 2 quarters & 2 pennies. Change was found in two states, Massachusetts and Maryland.

On Day Number Four I finally got out of Boston. My afternoon flight took off after a short delay and I was headed to Baltimore Before I left I managed to find two pennies in close proximity to a TSA Checkpoint. The first was by the x-ray machine and the second was under a bench on the happy side of the checkpoint.

Once in Baltimore I headed to a University of Maryland basketball game. At the game I got to see Maryland stomp American University. I also found 50 cents (two quarters), which were sitting on a ledge by my seats.

Totals for the day: 52 cents
Race Totals: $695.23

Sunday, December 21, 2008

Today I found 1 cent . . . a penny.

Day number three of snow and day number three of no flights to Baltimore. I didn't even make it to the airport today because the flights were called early. I did, however, walk around the neighborhood and take a few snow pictures (all told Boston got about two feet of snow in 72 hours). Along the way I stopped in at a 7-11 to get a drink and I found a penny by the front door.

Totals for the day: 1 cent
Race Totals: $694.71

Saturday, December 20, 2008

Today I found 4 cents . . . all pennies.

Another attempt at flying home today and another failure. This time I made it all the way to the airport before the flight was called off. Along the way I found a penny outside Foodies, a local grocery store.

At the airport I went through the TSA Checkpoint (my flight was not called until about 20 minutes before it had been scheduled to take off) and I found three pennies on the floor.

Totals for the day: 4 cents
Race Totals: $694.70

Friday, December 19, 2008

Today I found 2 cents . . . both pennies.

This afternoon I was suposed to fly home to Baltimore, but all flights for the day were called off due to the foot of snow that fell in Boston. Lucky for me I was still able to get some change before the White Death fell from above.

I stopped in at my office this afternoon and found a penny in the hallway on the main floor. On the way home I found another penny at North Station.

Totals for the day: 2 cents
Race Totals: $694.66

Thursday, December 17, 2008

Today I found 7 cents . . . 1 nickel & 2 pennies.

The nickel was my first find of the day and it was found under a change counting machine at my local credit union. I also found another penny on the floor in close proximity to the machine and then another penny later in the day on the floor at North Station.

Totals for the day: 7 cents
Race Totals: $694.64

Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Today I found 1 cent . . . a penny.

The lone penny was found at the base of a parking meter on Washington St.

Totals for the day: 1 cent
Race Totals: $694.57

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Today I found 3 cents . . . all pennies.

Penny number one was on the sidewalk outside my apartment. Penny number two was found at North Station, by a McDonalds stand. Penny number three was found outside my office building, on the sidewalk.

Totals for the day: 3 cents
Race Totals: $694.56

Monday, December 15, 2008

Today I found 1 cent . . . a penny.

It was found at North Station, but a Dunkin Donut stand.

Totals for the day: 1 cent
Race Totals: $694.53

Sunday, December 14, 2008

Today I found 2 cents . . . all pennies.

Both pennies were found in Chinatown on the sidewalk. I was there this afternoon to do some grocery shopping at some of the local stores.

Totals for the day: 2 cent
Race Totals: $694.52

Saturday, December 13, 2008

Today I found 12 cents . . . 1 dime & 2 pennies.

Despite the cold today I had to get out and take care of a few things on my to do list. While at Stop and Shop, a local grocery store, I checked a change counting machine and found 11 cents (one dime & one penny) under the machine.

Later in the evening I stopped in at 7-11 to get a drink and on the way out I spotted a penny on the floor. Were it not for a security guard kicking the penny I'm not sure if I would have noticed it. He kicked it (probably not on purpose) and it came to my general direction.

Totals for the day: 12 cent
Race Totals: $694.50

Friday, December 12, 2008

Today I found 1 cent . . . a penny.

For the third day in a row it was a single penny that kept the change finding alive. The penny was on the floor at my credit union, about five or six feet away from a change counting machine.

Totals for the day: 1 cent
Race Totals: $694.38

Thursday, December 11, 2008

Today I found 1 cent . . . a penny.

It was found at North Station, in the hallway that connects the T to the Garden.

Totals for the day: 1 cent
Race Totals: $694.37

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Today I found 1 cent . . . a penny.

The lone penny was found on the sidewalk as I walked to work this morning.

Totals for the day: 1 cent
Race Totals: $694.36

Tuesday, December 9, 2008

Today I found 15 cents . . . 1 nickel and 1 dime.

The dime was found in North Station by a Dunkin Donuts stand and the nickel was found in the coin return slot of a change counting machine at my local credit union.

Totals for the day: 15 cents
Race Totals: $694.35

Monday, December 8, 2008

Today I found 19 cents . . . 1 nickel, 1 dime, and 4 pennies.

My first three pennies of the day were found at the New England Medical Center T stop. All three were on the ground by a ticket machine. It was very cold this morning and I had to remove my gloves to pick up the pennies, but it was obviously worth the time.

The next penny was also found at a T stop, this time at North Station. There is a giant fan at the station (obviously not on today) and the penny was at the base of that fan.

On the way home I decided to take the Silver Line bus, and as I stepped on there was 15 cents (one nickel & one dime) on the ground by the front steps. Perhaps someone dropped the change as they were trying to pay for their ticket. Either way, the 15 cents was added to the daily totals.

Totals for the day: 19 cents
Race Totals: $694.20

Sunday, December 7, 2008

Today I found 1 cent . . . a penny.

It was found on the ground at Walgreens Pharmacy. I saw it by the front cash register as I walked into the store.

Totals for the day: 1 cent
Race Totals: $694.01

Saturday, December 6, 2008

Today I found 1 cent . . . a penny. I also found a Canadian dime, which sadly will not count toward the daily totals.

My lone find of the day, a very beat up penny, was found under a change counting machine at Stop and Shop, a local grocery store.

The dime was also found near the coin counting machine. It was on the floor in front of the reject bin. Although the dime will not count toward the daily totals it has already been deposited into my "Not Change Cup," keeper of such found items.

Totals for the day: 1 cent
Race Totals: $694.00

Friday, December 5, 2008

Today I found 15 cents . . . 1 dime and 5 pennies.

Heading to work this morning I found four cents in the hallway of my apartment building. At North Station I found a penny by a Dunkin Donuts stand and on the way home I found a dime outside my apartment building on the sidewalk.

Totals for the day: 15 cents
Race Totals: $693.99

Thursday, December 4, 2008

Today I found 61 cents . . . 1 dime, 2 quarters, and 1 penny.

It was the always reliable North Station that got me my first find this morning. The find was a penny and the location was the ground in the middle of a walkway.

In the afternoon I headed down to my local credit union and found 60 cents (one dime & two quarters) around the change counting machine. The two quarters were behind the machine and the dime was on the ground under the machine.

Totals for the day: 61 cents
Race Totals: $693.84

Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Today I found 3 cents . . . all pennies.

This morning as I walked through North Station I spotted and retrieved a penny from the ground. It was sitting by the end of a line for commuter rail tickets.

Heading home from work I found two more pennies. Both were along Washington St. One was by a crosswalk and the other was about a mile down the road on a sidewalk.

Totals for the day: 3 cents
Race Totals: $693.23

Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Today I found 2 cents . . . both pennies.

Penny number one was found in a planter along Washington St and penny number two was found on the floor at Foodies, a local urban market.

Totals for the day: 2 cents
Race Totals: $693.20

Monday, December 1, 2008

Today I found 7 cents . . . 1 nickel and 2 pennies. I also found a 1942 Irish threepence and a 1986 Irish 20 pence coin which sadly will not count toward the daily totals.

The first six cents of the day (one nickel & one penny) were found in a planter outside a post office in close proximity to my home. The final penny was found by a McDonalds stand at North Station.

The Irish three pence coin (1942) and the Irish 20 pence coin (1986) were both found in the reject slot of a coin counting machine at my local credit union. Although neither coin will count toward the daily totals both have already been deposited into my "Not Change Cup," keeper of such found items.

Totals for the day: 7 cents
Race Totals: $693.18