Say Goodbye to the Canadian Penny

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

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?

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

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

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.

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

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.