Lucky Penny Journal

Say Goodbye to the Canadian Penny

2013-01-23T14:49:00.001-08:00

Canada will be phasing out the Canadian penny starting around February 4, 2013. You can read more by visiting Phasing Out the Penny page on the Royal Canadian Mint website.

Like-Minded: The Lucky Penny Website

2011-12-20T16:05:00.000-08:00

This morning I stumbled across an interesting website that is in a similar spirit to the Lucky Penny Journal -below is the first sentence on the homepage:

"[The Lucky Penny Website] is dedicated to the veneration of a beneficent yet neglected deity: Token, the Lucky Penny God."

Enjoy! :)

Who says pinching penny's doens't pay off?

2011-12-19T18:09:00.000-08:00

I haven't been making as many posts here on the Lucky Penny Journal recently, but I continue to find and track my lucky penny finds. As of this writing, I've accumulated the following:

Grand Total:

$174.47CAN
US$2.59
£0.31 (Pounds)
0.06 (Jiao)
MEX$1.00
BD$0.01
€0.07

The Bermuda cent was an interesting find. You can find out more about the Bermudian Dollar on Wikipedia.

When you tell people, "I've found about $175.00 worth of lucky pennies", people start to see that pinching lucky pennies may, in fact, pay off :)

Have a lucky day!

Found Coins Update

2011-09-28T20:35:00.000-07:00

It's been a while since I've made a post about my lucky found coin finds. I've now been keeping track of the total of my finds in a spreadsheet. Here's the latest grand total:

Grand Total Since Recording January 19, 2009

CAN: $142.05
USD: US$0.96
POUNDS: £0.31
Jiao: $0.06
Mex: MEX$1.00
BD$: $0.01
Euro €0.05

For those of you who regularly find Canadian coins, you may want to check out my checklist of potentially valuable Canadian coins. As always, the general rule for valuable coins is that "anything out of the ordinary should be put aside for further investigation."

The most interesting coin I've found recently has been the Bermudian cent (listed in the total above under BD$). You can start finding out about the interesting history behind this currency on the Bermudian dollar Wikipedia article.

QUESTION: What has been the most interesting coin you've found recently & why? Please share your thoughts in the comments section of this post.

More Lucky Found Money - Canadian Coins and Some American Pennies

2011-04-23T16:19:00.000-07:00

Since my last post, I've found a total of 1 quarter, 3 nickels, 3 dimes, and 44 pennies for a total found change of $1.14 (Canadian). I also found 7 American pennies ($0.01USD).

Total Found Change Since Last Post: $1.14CAN + $0.07USD
Total Recorded 2011: $4.44CAN + $1.14CAN + $0.07USD= $5.58CAN + $0.07USD
Grand Total Since Recording January 19, 2009: $120.35CAN + $1.14CAN + $0.30USD + $0.07USD + £0.31 + €0.06 + 1.00Mex$
= 121.49CAN + $0.37USD + £0.31 + €0.06 + 1.00Mex.

QUESTION: How do you collect and tally your lucky found money? Please share your thoughts in the comments section of this post.

2011-03-14T16:19:00.000-07:00

Since my last post, I've found a total of 2 quarters, 3 dimes, and 49 pennies for a total found change of $1.29.

Total Found Change Since Last Post: $1.29CAN
Total Recorded 2011: $3.15 + $1.29 = $4.44CAN
Grand Total Since Recording January 19, 2009: $119.06CAN + $1.29CAN + $0.30USD + £0.31 + €0.06 + 1.00Mex$.
= $120.35CAN + $0.30USD + £0.31 + €0.06 + 1.00Mex$.

QUESTION: How is 2011 going for you in terms of lucky found change and money?

A New Year - More Lucky Found Money

2011-01-28T17:29:00.000-08:00

Since my last post last year, I've found a total of 1 loonie, 2 quarters, 2 nickles, 9 dimes, and 65 pennies for a total found change of $3.15.

Total Found Change Since Last Post: $3.15CAN
Total Recorded 2011: $3.15CAN
Grand Total Since Recording January 19, 2009: $115.91CAN + $3.15CAN + $0.30USD + £0.31 + €0.06 + 1.00Mex$
= $119.06CAN + $0.30USD + £0.31 + €0.06 + 1.00Mex$.

QUESTION: How much found change did you find in 2010? I found over $90.00 in lucky found change and money - approximately 3.6 times as much money found in 2009.

More Canadian Coins - Loonies, Quarters, Dimes, Nickels, and Pennies

2010-12-12T13:38:00.000-08:00

Since my last post were I shared that I had found more Canadian lucky coins and even a lucky US quarter and nickle , I've found a total of 60 cents, 4 nickels, 1 dime, 2 loonies, and 1 quarter (all Canadian currency). This gives me a lucky found change total of $3.15CAN.

Total Found Change Since Last Post: $3.15CAN
Total Recorded 2010: $91.41CAN + $0.30USD + €0.06 + £0.01 + 1.00Mex$
Grand Total Since Recording January 19, 2009: $112.76CAN + $3.15CAN + $0.30USD + £0.31 + €0.06 + 1.00Mex$= $115.91CAN + $0.30USD + £0.31 + €0.06 + 1.00Mex$.

QUESTION: How much found change have your found recently and have you found any particularly interesting coins or bills? Please share your success in the comments section of this post.

P.S. - If you find Canadian coins regularly, you should look at this checklist of Canadian coins that may be valuable.

Even More Canadian Money and Some US money too!

2010-11-26T19:19:00.000-08:00

Since my last post were I shared that I had found more (Canadian) cents, nickels, dimes, loonies, and quarters , I've found a total of 164 cents, 11 nickels, 13 dimes, 2 loonies, and 5 quarters. I also found a US quarter and US nickel. This gives a lucky found change total of $6.74CAN plus $0.30USD.

Total Found Change Since Last Post: $6.74CAN + $0.30USD
Total Recorded 2010: $88.26CAN + $0.30USD + €0.06 + £0.01 + 1.00Mex$
Grand Total Since Recording January 19, 2009: $106.02CAN + $6.74CAN + $0.30USD + £0.31 + €0.06 + 1.00Mex$= $112.76CAN + $0.30USD + £0.31 + €0.06 + 1.00Mex$.

QUESTION: Since we are nearing the end of the year, have you found more or less lucky found money this year? Please share why you think you have found more or less lucky money this year compared to years past in the comments section of this post.

P.S. - If you find Canadian coins regularly, you should look at this checklist of Canadian coins that may be valuable.

More found money of cents, nickels, dimes, loonies, and quarters

2010-10-16T22:24:00.000-07:00

Since my last post were I shared that I had found a Canadian Five Dollar bill, I've found a total of 76 cents, 3 nickels, 5 dimes, 2 loonies, and 1 quarter for a total found change of $3.66.

Total Found Change Since Last Post: $3.66
Total Recorded 2010: $81.52 + €0.06 + £0.01 + 1.00Mex$
Grand Total Since Recording January 19, 2009: $102.36 + $3.66 + £0.31 + €0.06 + 1.00Mex$= $106.02 + £0.31 + €0.06 + 1.00Mex$.

QUESTION: How much found change have you found this year so far? Please share your experiences in the comments section of this post.

P.S. - If you've found a lot of found change, you may have enough to invest back into a hobby such as music.

Lucky Five Dollar Canadian Bill!

2010-09-16T11:33:00.000-07:00

Since my last post ("A lucky Ten Dollar Canadian Bill and More!") on August 21, 2010, I've found another lucky Canadian bill - this time a $5.00CAN bill. I also found one loonie ($1.00CAN coin), two lucky quarters ($0.25CAN coin), eight dimes ($0.10CAN coin), 3 nickles ($0.05CAN coin), and 113 lucky pennies (0.01CAN coins)! This give me a total of $8.58 in found lucky money over the last 26 days and daily lucky found money average of $8.58/26 = (approx.) $0.33 per day. Wonderful! :)

Total Found Change Since Last Post: $8.58
Total Recorded 2010: $77.86 + €0.06 + £0.01 + 1.00Mex$
Grand Total Since Recording January 19, 2009: $93.78 + $8.58 + £0.31 + €0.06 + 1.00Mex$= $102.36 + £0.31 + €0.06 + 1.00Mex$.

I've now found over $100 in lucky change in LESS than 2 years. Neat!

QUESTION: What is the most interesting piece of found money you've discovered this year and why? Please share your experiences in the comments section of this post.

P.S. - You can find out more about paper money or coins by checking various numismatic guides - if you are fortunate, you can find these at your local public library.

A lucky Ten Dollar Canadian Bill and More!

2010-08-21T12:43:00.000-07:00

Since my last post ("More Good Fortune - Lucky Bills and Coins" on August 19, 2010, I've found another lucky Canadian bill - this time a $10.00 bill. I also found a lucky quarter and 12 lucky pennies. I also found a five cent Canadian Tire bill, but I won't count this as real tender [laugh] ;) The Canadian Tire money aside, my daily lucky found money average over the last 3 days has been $10.37/3 = (approx.) $3.46. Wonderful! :)

Total Found Change Since Last Post: $10.37
Total Recorded 2010: $69.28 + €0.06 + £0.01 + 1.00Mex$
Grand Total Since Recording January 19, 2009: $83.41 + $10.37 + £0.31 + €0.06 + 1.00Mex$= $93.78 + £0.31 + €0.06 + 1.00Mex$.

QUESTION: How many lucky found bills have your found so far in 2010? Please share your experiences in the comments section of this post.

P.S. - One often has more luck finding stray coins and bills in highly populated urban areas. You can also see a lot of graffiti and mural art in such places.

More Good Fortune - Lucky Bills and Coins

2010-08-19T10:05:00.000-07:00

Since my last post, I've found a (Canadian) $5.00 bill, two twoonies ($2.00CAN coins), one quarter ($25.00CAN), ten dimes ($0.10CAN coins), two nickles ($0.05CAN coins), and 42 lucky pennies ($0.01CAN coins) for a total of $10.67 over the course of 18 days for a daily lucky found money average of approximately $0.56. Nice :)

Total Found Change Since Last Post: $10.67
Total Recorded 2010: $58.91 + €0.06 + £0.01 + 1.00Mex$
Grand Total Since Recording January 19, 2009: $72.74 + $10.67 + £0.31 + €0.06 + 1.00Mex$= $83.41 + £0.31 + €0.06 + 1.00Mex$.

QUESTION: How does your performance in finding lucky found money in 2010 compare to your performance in 2009? Please share your experiences in the comments section of this post.

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Recent Lucky Found Coins

2010-08-01T08:54:00.000-07:00

Since my last post on my lucky found coin and money finds earlier in July, I have found 84 pennies (Canadian one cent coins), 13 dimes (Canadian ten cent coins), 3 nickles (Canadian five cent coins), and 2 quarters (Canadian twenty-five cent coins) for a total lucky found change of $2.79. Yahoo!

Total Found Change Since Last Post: $2.79
Total Recorded 2010: $48.24 + €0.06 + £0.01 + 1.00Mex$
Grand Total Since Recording January 19, 2009: $$69.95 + $2.79 + £0.31 + €0.06 + 1.00Mex$= $72.74 + £0.31 + €0.06 + 1.00Mex$.

QUESTIONS: How do you use your lucky found change? Do you use it to expand your good fortune, and if yes, how? Please share your thoughts in the comments section of this post.

Lucky Money: Coins and Bills

2010-07-13T11:51:00.000-07:00

Since my last post, I've exceeded my lucky found change total from 2009 - and there are still five more months of the year left! :) Since my last post on my lucky found change finds on June 25, 2010, I've found a total of $28.74 in lucky found coins & bills, plus one Mexican peso. Here's the breakdown: 1 x $20.00 bill, 1 x $5.00 bill, 1 x $2.00 (toonie - two dollar Canadian coin), 2 x $0.25 (quarter), 6 x $0.10 (dime), 64 x 0.01 (lucky pennies), 1 x 1.00Mex$ (Mexican peso). Not a bad haul! :)

Total Found Change Since Last Post: $28.74 + 1.00Mex$
Total Recorded 2010: $45.45 + €0.06 + £0.01 + 1.00Mex$
Grand Total Since Recording January 19, 2009: $41.21 + $28.74 + £0.31 + €0.06 + 1.00Mex$= $69.95 + £0.31 + €0.06 + 1.00Mex$.

QUESTION: What has been your largest lucky found coin or bill find? Please share the details of your exciting finds in the comment section of this post.

P.S. -- Over the last month, after coming home from my walks, errands, and other business that allows me to find lucky money, I've been enjoying organic fruit sorbet or sherbets.

The Universe Pays Me - A Platothora of Lucky Coins

2010-06-25T22:26:00.000-07:00

I haven't written a post in quite some time. However, I've still been finding lucky coins almost every single day. Since my last post on my lucky coin finds on April 30th, I've found a total of 154 lucky pennies, 18 lucky dimes, 10 lucky nickles, 4 lucky quarters, and 1 lucky toonie ($2 Canadian coin) for a total found lucky change of $6.84 over 56 days. This gives me a daily average over this time of approximately $0.12 per day. Please compare this to my
daily found change running average from 2009.

Total Found Change Since Last Post: $6.84
Total Recorded 2010: $16.71 + €0.06 + £0.01
Grand Total Since Recording January 19, 2009: $34.37 + $6.84 + £0.31 + €0.06 = $41.21 + £0.31 + €0.06.

QUESTION: What was your lucky found coins daily average for May 2010? Please share your success in the comments section of this post.

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Will 2010 be Better for Lucky Pennies?

2010-04-30T23:59:00.000-07:00

Since my last post, I've been extremely busy. I still managed to find lucky pennies and other lucky found change while out and about running around town doing errands and business. I found a total of 19 lucky pennies (1¢ coin), 3 lucky dimes (10¢ coin), 2 lucky nickles (5¢ coin), and even one lucky loonie ($1 coin) for a total of found change of $1.59 over 8 days. That gives me a daily average of 1.59/8 ~ $0.19 per day. If I've calculated correctly, April 30, 2010 is the 119th day of 2010. So my daily found change running average (in dollars) is approximately $0.08. If I keep this running average up, I'll have found just under $30.00 in found change by the end up the year. It'll be interesting to see how 2010 shapes up compared to how much found change I found in 2009.

Total Found Change Since Last Post: $1.59
Total Recorded 2010: $9.87 + €0.06 + £0.01
Grand Total Since Recording January 19, 2009: $32.78 + $1.59 + £0.31 + €0.06 = $34.37 + £0.31 + €0.06.

QUESTION: What's your running average so far this year? How is 2010 comparing to 2009 for lucky found change? Please share your thoughts in the comments section of this post.

Poetry Reading and Two Lucky Pennies

2010-04-22T23:59:00.000-07:00

Earlier this evening I had a chance to go to a poetry reading in celebration of National Poetry Month. I had a great time, especially since I had marvelous company. On the trip to and from the event, I found two lucky pennies :) Nice.

Today's Total Found Change: $0.02
Total Recorded 2010: $8.28 + €0.06 + £0.01
Grand Total Since Recording January 19, 2009: $32.76 + $0.02 + £0.31 + €0.06 = $32.78 + £0.31 + €0.06.

QUESTION: How much found change did you find today? Please tell us about your finds in the comments section of this post.

P.S. -- It's almost May here in Vancouver. When it starts to warm up a little more in the higher altitudes, you may have a found change bonanza if you know how to identify 'heat-holes' at winter recreation areas as the snow recedes. To find out how, please see my post on how to identify heat-holes and how this can increase your found coin & treasure success.

My Life May Be Crazy, But I Still Find Lucky Pennies :)

2010-04-20T11:59:00.000-07:00

Life has been totally crazy for me lately -- generally speaking, this is a good thing :) Despite the craziness, I still manage to find lucky found change almost every day I go out. Yes, the universe pays me just for existing :)

Since my last post on April 14 ("Seven Lucky Pennies over Three Days"), I have found a total of 2 lucky dimes, 1 lucky nickle, and 9 lucky pennies for a total of 34¢. Nice :)

I found all this change while running about my usual business. This entailed walking (great for general fitness) and taking transit in and around the Greater Vancouver region to Gorilla Food, OrganicLives, and various grocery stores for organic raw vegan food; to various libraries to pick up books, various banks for business, as well as some short visits with friends. I did this in the midst of my busy work schedule. Nice.

Total Found Change Since Last Post: $0.34
Total Recorded 2010: $8.26 + €0.06 + £0.01
Grand Total Since Recording January 19, 2009: $32.42 + $0.29 + £0.31 + €0.06 = $32.76 + £0.31 + €0.06.

QUESTION: What's the most interesting piece of found change you've found recently? Is it found in the checklist for potentially valuable Canadian coins (pennies, dimes, nickles, quarters, dollars, etc.) that I compiled? Please tell us about your finds in the comments section of this post.

Seven Lucky Pennies over Three Days

2010-04-14T20:54:00.000-07:00

Since my last post on April 11 ("Two Lucky Pennies Better Off") on the Lucky Penny Journal Found Change Blog, I've found a total of 7 lucky pennies. I found them while walking home from meeting a friend in the Kitsilano area of Vancouver, on a trip to downtown Vancouver for a technical Meetup and bite of raw organic vegan food from Gorilla Food, and while going for a quick run for some exercise between work.

Total Found Change Since Last Post: $0.07
Total Recorded 2010: $7.92 + €0.06 + £0.01
Grand Total Since Recording January 19, 2009: $32.35 + $0.07 + £0.31 + €0.06 = $32.42 + £0.31 + €0.06.

QUESTION: How much found change did you find today? Please tell us about your finds in the comments section of this post.

Two Lucky Pennies Better Off

2010-04-11T23:59:00.000-07:00

I haven't found much found change since my last post on finding five lucky pennies while running errands on April 8, 2010. In the intervening days, I've found two lucky pennies - so I'm still happy :)

Total Found Change Since Last Post: $0.02
Total Recorded 2010: $7.85 + €0.06 + £0.01
Grand Total Since Recording January 19, 2009: $32.33 + $0.02 + £0.31 + €0.06 = $32.35 + £0.31 + €0.06.

QUESTION: How much found change did you find today? Please tell us about your finds in the comments section of this post.

P.S. -- You can now find the Lucky Penny Journal on Twitter (@LuckPennyJRNL). If you tweet about money creating, money saving, coins, money, metal detecting or your found change successes, please follow us and we'll follow back to learn from you and retweet when appropriate.

Five Lucky Pennies Found While Running Errands

2010-04-08T23:37:00.000-07:00

Today I ran several errands around town. I traveled to downtown Vancouver to pick up some library books and then have a quick bite of amazing raw vegan food at Gorilla Food (1-436 Richards Street, Vancouver, BC). Afterwords, I headed to OrganicLives (1829 Quebec Street, Vancouver, BC) to pick up some high-quality organic raw food staples. Later in the day, I had to quickly swing by the local bank and pick up some rechargeable batteries from a local store.

While doing all this running around, I found five lucky pennies :) Nice.

Today's Total Found Change: $0.05
Total Recorded 2010: $7.83 + €0.06 + £0.01
Grand Total Since Recording January 19, 2009: $32.28 + $0.05 + £0.31 + €0.06 = $32.33 + £0.31 + €0.06.

QUESTION: How much found change did you find today? Please tell us about your finds in the comments section of this post.

P.S. -- While I was downtown, I took some pictures. I may add these to my free photo blog when I get a chance.

Lucky Quarter and Three Lucky Pennies on Walk to Do Errands

2010-04-06T23:59:00.000-07:00

Today I had to run a few errands (swing by the bank and pick up some pants I had taken in). On the the trip from the bank to the seamstress, I found a lucky penny. On the way home from the seamstress, I found a lucky quarter and two additional lucky pennies. Nice :)

Today's Total Found Change: $0.28
Total Recorded 2010: $7.78 + €0.06 + £0.01
Grand Total Since Recording January 19, 2009: $32.00 + $0.28 + £0.31 + €0.06 = $32.28 + £0.31 + €0.06.

QUESTION: How much found change did you find today? Please tell us about your finds in the comments section of this post.

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Found Change on Walk to Do Errands

2010-04-04T23:59:00.000-07:00

This morning I had a few errands to run -- over the course of the walk, I found two lucky pennies. Nice :)

Today's Total Found Change: $0.02
Total Recorded 2010: $7.50 + €0.06 + £0.01
Grand Total Since Recording January 19, 2009: $31.98 + $0.02 + £0.31 + €0.06 = $32.00 + £0.31 + €0.06.

QUESTION: How much found change did you find today? Please tell us about your finds in the comments section of this post.

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Found Change on Walk to Post Office

2010-04-03T23:59:00.000-07:00

Earlier today I went for a walk to a local post office to mail some organic sun-dried goji berries to a friend. On the walk home I found a lucky dime :)

Today's Total Found Change: $0.10
Total Recorded 2010: $7.48 + €0.06 + £0.01
Grand Total Since Recording January 19, 2009: $31.88 + $0.10 + £0.31 + €0.06 = $31.98 + £0.31 + €0.06.

QUESTION: How much found change did you find today? Please tell us about your finds in the comments section of this post.

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