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see a penny pick it up......

see a penny pick it up......

i pretty much always pick up change that i see on the ground.....even pennies.

 

here is even more incentive to pick up a penny......it might be worth $1000 if you live in and around certain cities.....courtesy of ally bank.

 

 

The special pennies have been placed in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Washington, D.C., Miami, Denver, Detroit, San Diego, Charlotte, North Carolina, and Austin, Texas.

The coins can be redeemed online until the end of the year.

 

 

 

http://www.wbaltv.com/image/view/-/42187088/highRes/1/-/maxh/460/maxw/620/-/14fi64/-/Ally-penny.jpg

 

 

 

 

http://www.wbaltv.com/news/bank-places-100-lucky-pennies-across-us-worth-1000-each/42187120

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Re: see a penny pick it up......

In our family we've always believed that when you see a penny it comes from Heaven from someone you've lost they've sent it to you to let you know they are near.

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Re: see a penny pick it up......

This is a true story, I swear to you.  When my husband died in my arms, they took him out to the hospital and I had to get a cab because they thought it wasn't safe for me to follow. 

 

Where I live (more like country) not many people take cabs so it took time for it to come.  I had not been in one in many years.  The cab was old and the guy driving it was very old and spoke another language.

 

I got in the back seat and sitting right next to me on the seat was a penny.  Just one penny sitting on the seat.

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Re: see a penny pick it up......


@sunshine45 wrote:

see a penny pick it up......

i pretty much always pick up change that i see on the ground.....even pennies.

 

here is even more incentive to pick up a penny......it might be worth $1000 if you live in and around certain cities.....courtesy of ally bank.

 

 

The special pennies have been placed in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Washington, D.C., Miami, Denver, Detroit, San Diego, Charlotte, North Carolina, and Austin, Texas.

The coins can be redeemed online until the end of the year.

 

 

 

http://www.wbaltv.com/image/view/-/42187088/highRes/1/-/maxh/460/maxw/620/-/14fi64/-/Ally-penny.jpg

 

 

 

 

http://www.wbaltv.com/news/bank-places-100-lucky-pennies-across-us-worth-1000-each/42187120

 

I read about this earlier this week, I wonder how many will be found? I don't live in or near any of these cities.


 

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Re: see a penny pick it up......

Gosh, I'd love to find one of those coins but I don't live in any of the major cities mentioned.

 

I always pick up coins when I see them.  I worked with a guy who thought pennies were annoying so he would throw them in his trash (he liked to practice his basketball skills by thowing them in a wastebasket across the room). A couple of times, I went over and dug it out (if there wasn't anything in there besides paper). 

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Re: see a penny pick it up......

So close but I live in Va right across the DC line!  Ha!  I wonder if anyone has found them yet?  Even one?

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Re: see a penny pick it up......

I certainly wouldn't go penny hunting in Detroit. I can't imagine what they w ere thinking picking that city

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Re: see a penny pick it up......

My daughter lives in Denver.  It would help us BOTH if she found one...Ha!

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Re: see a penny pick it up......

"See a penny pick it up and all the day you'll have good luck...."

 

My father always picked up pennies and he put them in a very large green bottle.  He said he couldn't help it 'cause he was a Scot... LOL.  But they added up and he'd roll them and take them to the bank every so often.  My Mom and I would tease him about it because it was actually a sweet habit....

 

Shortly after he passed away, I found pennies and coins everywhere I went.  I found a $5 bill on the sidewalk.  I found a $100 bill in an almost empty parking lot.  Found a $50 bill in another parking lot right at my feet as I got out of my car.  This was astounding but how could I not think that it was my wonderful father and his quirky dry sense of humor telling me everything was ok?  And since then..... maybe an occasional penny now and then, and yes I pick it up and keep it~!  Woman LOL

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Re: see a penny pick it up......


@Annabellethecat66 wrote:

So close but I live in Va right across the DC line!  Ha!  I wonder if anyone has found them yet?  Even one?


 

 

 

two of ten  have been found in chicago.

 

http://abc7chicago.com/finance/lucky-pennies-worth-$1000-hidden-in-chicago-2-found/1562945/

 

one has been found in detroit.

 

http://fox11online.com/news/offbeat/man-finds-one-of-the-1000-pennies-in-detroit

 

 

 

not sure if any others have been found.

 

 

via twitter

 

Hey, #AllyLuckyPenny hunters! Please remember that all pennies are located in plain sight in public places. Stay safe, and good luck!

 

 

 

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