Late, but not forgotten. That's the tale of this week's coin quest. There was nothing. No hope on the horizon. It was almost as if ANOTHER penny-seeker was getting to town ahead of me! Someone who dared to sleep at night, arise before noon, and hit the pavement during early business hours.
THURSDAY, May 11, I finally spied my first coin. It was a penny at the un-used register of the Sis-Town Casey's. I was in line at the working register, and dared not leave it to claim that penny. But wait! What was that in front of me?
No, not a lady in tropical shorts, already sporting a tan, with questionable choice in nail polish. Nor the BOGO sign for likely expiring items on the counter. Nope. It was the DIME under the red bag of Gummi Unicorns! I'm tellin' ya, nobody's got an eye for silver like Val Thevictorian, Future Pennyillionaire!
It looks like a nickel in that photo, but I guarantee it was a dime. Face down, a 2013. Also, those Gummi Unicorns don't look too appetizing. Is it just me, or does it look like a pile of limp unicorn carcasses? Not a good advertising strategy!
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That's 1 COIN this week, for 10 CENTS towards Val's Future Pennyillionaire Fortune!
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2023 RUNNING TOTAL
Penny still at 46.
Dime # 9.
Nickel still at 1
Quarter still at 1
2022 FINAL TOTALS
Penny 124
Dime 21
Nickel 7
Quarter 9
Penny 124
Dime 14
Nickel 7
Quarter 6
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It takes special skills to spot cons like that.
ReplyDeleteMy vision is not that great, but I am extremely motivated!
DeleteYou are the Queen of Coin Hunts. Now I don' t know if I should mail my own coins to joint the pennies in your hoard.
ReplyDeleteOh, no! Don't send me pennies! I am not worthy of a cent unless I find it myself.
DeleteYou still got it Val! Ha! I have never tried and will probably never try gummies of any kind:)
ReplyDeleteI like gummi worms with the sour sugar coating. The Pony likes Haribo Gummi Bears, but I hate their commercials with the adults talking in kid voices.
DeleteNice shorts fabric. I couldn't see the coin in the first photo so thanks for the second one. I can't eat gummi anything, they rip out my fillings.
ReplyDeleteShe has a similar pattern on the soles of her shoes. At least she was coordinated. I like the sugar-coated gummis for the same reason.
DeleteOn our trip, we stopped at a Casey's in Missouri and I found a nickle on the floor! I bent to snatch it up, only to have my mate ask what was wrong with me!
ReplyDeleteWhat has this world come to, when picking up a fallen coin is looked upon with derision???
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