A Bumper Crop Falls Into Val's Coffers

Look away, antipennyites! Val has harvested a bumper crop of coins this week! She has reaped four days of finds, seven coins, and a total of 29 cents. Pretty sure that's her one-week record. Here are updated 2018 stats for the week:
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PENNY #7 - January 24, 2018 (Wednesday) Gas Station Chicken Store counter, 1981

PENNY #8 - January 25, 2018 (Thursday) Gas Station Chicken Store parking lot, 1974

PENNY #9 - January 25, 2018 (Thursday) Gas Station Chicken Store parking lot, 1984

PENNY #10 January 26, 2018 (Friday) Gas Pump Casey's, behind store, 2014
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[DIME] #4 - January 21, 2018 (Sunday) River City walkway, 1995

[DIME] #5 - January 25, 2018 (Thursday) Backroads Casey's parking lot, 1979
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[NICKEL] #1 - January 25, 2018 (Thursday) Backroads Casey's counter, 2005
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DIME #4 - The week started on Sunday. Don't they all? Sunday, January 21, Hick took Val to the casino. The weather was mild, so he parked in the south lot at the opposite end from the casino. The regular parking area we use. About halfway up the covered walk, I saw something on the concrete.

"What is THAT?"

"It's a dime."

"No! No, get away from it! I'm taking a picture. Don't pick it up!"

Unfortunately, this lucky dime (1985) was NOT a good omen for slot play.

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PENNY #7 - Wednesday, January 24, I was paying for my 44 oz Diet Coke at the counter of the gas station chicken store. For some reason, I stepped back and looked down. I usually scope out the area before I reach the counter.

I was in such a rush to capture my rightful penny in its natural habitat that I got my New Balance in the picture.

This 1981 treasure was so corroded that it looks like a dime from afar. But I knew it was a penny.
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DIME #5 - Thursday, January 25. I got up late(r) and headed to town. From the minute I climbed into T-Hoe, I heard my favorite songs on the radio. My purpose was to cash in one winning scratcher, a $100 winner bought the day before. On my first stop, at the Backroads Casey's, my parking was thwarted by a van that took my intended spot as I waited to make my turn. That put me down the sidewalk farther. The day was not as cold as I'd imagined, so I climbed out of T-Hoe and took off my jacket, reaching in to put it on the back seat. As I turned to close T-Hoe's driver's door, I saw it!

Right there in the crack, at the light/dark corner! A 1979 dime!

I'd have stepped over it and not noticed, except for taking off my jacket. And I wouldn't have found it at all if I'd gotten the parking space I wanted.

I went inside and bought two scratchers. As I turned to exit, a glint by the counter caught my eye.

A NICKEL #1 - ! I rarely find nickels from heaven. There's my toe getting into the act again. I was in a hurry, because a close-waiter behind me in line was kind of crowding.

I didn't even care if he thought I was some kind of weirdo for photographing and picking up this 2005 beauty!

On to the gas station chicken store, where I debated at the light where I was going to park. My rightful spot, the first space, was open. But I'm used to parking over by the moat now. A split-second decision put T-Hoe by the building, risking getting trapped by a close-parker. I walked around the back of T-Hoe to go inside, and looked back.

That's TWO PENNIES #8, #9, my friends! A 1974 and a 1984. Look close. By the shadow.

A pretty one, and a pretty dirty one. Such a great day, and a personal record of a dime, nickel, and two pennies. That's 17 cents in one day!
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PENNY #10 - Friday, January 26. I stopped by my gas-pumping Casey's between mailing the boys' weekly letters, and running in Walmart. I parked by the dumpster, leaving plenty of room at the air hose. It's always busy there. I had just turned off T-Hoe when I saw THE GARBAGE TRUCK come out of the car wash lot behind Casey's. I'm pretty sure the driver was cursing me. The truck slowed for a minute. I started T-Hoe and backed out, but the trash truck had gone past, and turned down an alley. I drove around back to park and got out. As I turned to close the door

I saw a penny (2014) that was rightfully meant for me! Who else was going to find it way around there?

It was pretty beat up and kind of camouflagy on that pavement, but it didn't get by Val! Good thing the garbage truck scared me around back. I wouldn't have seen it if I was a scofflaw and remained parked in front of the trash bin that said NO PARKING on it.

You never know what forces are at work to lead me to these coins, but I seem to find a lot of them.

Not to get off my favorite topic of MY PENNIES...but you know that trash truck comes once a week for five minutes, right? Yet people are supposed to refrain from parking there the other 55 minutes/23 hours/6 days? Can't they just put up a sign for a certain day? Or say from 10:00 to 2:00 on that day? Like parking signs on streets?

Anyhoo...my future Pennyillionaire Fortune is growing weekly. Whether you want to hear about it or not.
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For 2018: Pennies #7, 8, 9, 10.
For 2018: Dimes #4, 5.
For 2018: Nickel #1

Since 2017 (the beginning), these were Pennies # 85, 86, 87, 88 .
Since 2017 (the beginning), these were Dimes #10, 11.
Since 2017 (the beginning), this was Nickel #1.

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