I was saved by Orb K on THURSDAY, May 3rd. Almost didn't see it, there under the ice cream cooler while waiting in line to buy scratchers. I guess it's a good thing I taunt myself by looking at ice cream I'm not going to buy. And a better thing that I only look at the OUTSIDE of the cooler, not inside. Or I might have missed this penny that was rightfully meant for me.
No fair, zooming in for a closer look at the guy's buttocks! He didn't give me permission to take a picture of his nether regions. It was just a happy accident, I guess, while trying to capture that penny. Yes, I DID wait until he'd paid and left before I bent over to pick it up.
This was a 1995 penny, discovered FACE UP! So unusual for my finds. Perhaps a change is in the offing. Heh, heh! Get it? A CHANGE, and I'm talking about coins! Oh, my sides!
I actually think there might have been another penny, down by the plexiglass board of scratcher tickets. However...I didn't have my glasses on, and if that was a penny, it was really, really dirty, and kind of blending in with the floor, no head or tail evident. To save myself embarrassment, I did not bend over to try and pick it up, just in case it was a dried drop of soda on the tile. I also saved those people in line behind me a view of my ample buttocks that they might have missed when I picked up the first penny.
Besides, I didn't want someone taking a picture of ME taking a picture of a possible penny. I figure they might have been alerted when I took the first picture, and had their phones ready. They might have even made a video! Val does not want to go viral.
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For 2018: Penny # 38.
For 2018: Dimes still at # 8.
For 2018: Nickels still at # 2.
Since 2017 (the beginning), this was Penny # 116.
Since 2017 (the beginning), this was still Dime # 14.
Since 2017 (the beginning), this was still Nickel # 2.
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Way to go, Val!!
ReplyDeleteThank you, thank you! I'll be here all year...tallying pennies.
DeleteIn about 800 years you'll have enough for a nice bicycle. If they have still those then. Most folks wouldn't do as well as you even with a metal detector. Good exercise for the eyes, too.
ReplyDeleteIn 800 years, pennies might be melted down to make bicycles! Or maybe they'll be rare, and one penny will be worth a fortune for the small amount of copper it contains.
DeleteI enjoy keeping this record of penny finds for myself. Even sweeter is the thought that it might annoy the antipennyites!
I am going to say the odds of finding a penny face up is about 50/50, but then math was never my thing.
ReplyDeleteI know, right? For the longest time, my pennies were found face down. I'd say about 9 out of 10. I KNEW that couldn't continue. So now maybe I'll find a bevy of face-ups for a while.
DeleteSome people won't pick up a face-down penny, because they think it's bad luck. Then again...some people WON'T PICK UP A PENNY.
Ample buttocks? Surely not. With all the climbing in and out of T-Hoe and A-Cad, up and down the basement lair stairs, not to mention all the bending and straightening up that comes with picking up pennies.
ReplyDeleteLet's just say that I would not need a cushion to be comfortable sitting in a stadium for several hours.
DeleteDon't forget pulling the trash dumpster up and down the driveway. Maybe I can start my own monetized workout video on YouTube!