Places Where I've Found Coins

I find alot at the bus station and at Walmart by the registers mostly pennies but have found a few pres dollars also

I would find them on the floor where I worked before re-entering the aerospace industry. The heathens I worked with had just enough sense to keep from going to the bathroom in their pants and would literally throw nickels and cents at each other throughout the course of any given day. I must say that the coolant we used in our lathes and horizontal drills would shine even the brownest of Lincolns.

Wife and I find em walking its like a contest! he he

Parking lots are good. Men are digging out their keys and coins get caught up in the keys. I always shake my keys before taking them out of the pocket.

thanks for the replies guys. Yeah, I find a ton of coins in parking lots too. coinstar machines are good for a quick check as well.

Best,

Joe

Yeah, that's a good one BamaBlue. I always check my couch at home but never really thought about checking those couches you mentioned. I'll have to try that.

Coin purse >>-----> blast from the past !

I always check parking meter kiosks (the central parking-lot controllers that print tickets, not individual meters), both the return slot and the ground nearby. They combine a perfect storm of circumstances that would cause someone to lose a coin:

1. People commute in the morning, when they're tired and angry. This is the time when you're most likely to not care enough to pick up a dropped quarter.
2. A confusing interface, some might not even notice the return slot and assume it ate their money.
3. Often, there are piles of road gravel or snow at the base of the machine that would hide a dropped coin.

I found a toonie on my first try doing this. I haven't done any dedicated searching yet, but you could probably find a lot with patience (you'd find more in a country with a circulating dollar coin :P).