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

sunshine45 — Sat, 22 Oct 2016 23:39:49 GMT

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/news/bank-places-100-lucky-pennies-across-us-worth-1000-each/42187120

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Annabellethecat66 — Sat, 22 Oct 2016 23:48:39 GMT

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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Annabellethecat66 — Sat, 22 Oct 2016 23:51:10 GMT

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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JaneMarple — Sat, 22 Oct 2016 23:53:51 GMT

@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/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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shoptilyadropagain — Sun, 23 Oct 2016 00:01:54 GMT

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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Annabellethecat66 — Sun, 23 Oct 2016 00:02:00 GMT

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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cherry — Sun, 23 Oct 2016 00:04:48 GMT

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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Annabellethecat66 — Sun, 23 Oct 2016 00:07:52 GMT

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

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Q4u — Sun, 23 Oct 2016 00:13:20 GMT

"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~!

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sunshine45 — Sun, 23 Oct 2016 00:19:28 GMT

@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

Ally ‏

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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sandraskates — Sun, 23 Oct 2016 00:24:53 GMT

Yes, I always pick them up and think of one of my best friends that past away 5 years ago. I think she sends them my way.

On a side story - I always take an afternoon walk on my lunchtime. I found 7 shiny pennies on the ground about 1 1/2 weeks ago. Instead of keeping them, I gathered them up and put them by a light post at the transit stop. I remembered this and when I went to check on them this week . . . they were all still there!

I thought that was weird as a lot of people congragate there. Either no one saw them or thought that 7 cents was just not worth carrying.

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eddyandme — Sun, 23 Oct 2016 00:26:40 GMT

@Annabellethecat66 wrote:
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.

@Annabellethecat66

I BELIEVE!

When I saw this thread I kinda freaked. I've been missing my Jade and asking her to come back to me with a sign lately. Well a couple of weeks ago, Eddy was sniffing under Jade's couch. I got the lint cleaner I use for the fridge and also under that couch and lo and behold, out came Jade's pink ball (I've cleaned under that couch not long ago and no balls came out). Did not want Eddy to have that ball, so placed it on a chair and said let's go. Next thing I see Eddy with the ball. Didn't think that much of it. This past week we were in the sunporch again and Eddy was sniffing under Jade's couch. Again, I got another ball out - Jade's green one this time! Now, I'm wondering how these balls are showing up under the couch! Again, Eddy's got enough balls, so placed it on an upolstered rocking chair, in the middle of the seat surrounded by crystal things (breakables)I'm gonna donate, so he couldn't get this ball! A while later he wanted to go into his yard. I noticed him playing with a ball - Jade's green ball! Nothing was disturbed on the rocker, yet the ball was no longer there as Eddy had it. Kind freaking out now 'cause there's no way Eddy could have reached that ball unless he climbed up and everything would have fallen. Told my cousin who said it was Jade who got the ball for Eddy. Well, when I came back from the hairdresser last week I went over to make a coffee - had coffee before leaving for my appointment so had been at the counter; plus, I'm always at that side of the counter - it's by the stove and microwave. Before I left there was no penny and when I got back, there was a penny right there next to my cup on the counter! (Plus don't carry change - any change I have is in the car cups.) Shocked, yet happy, I realized it was Jade! Whenever I get really down, missing her so much, she comes to me then I feel better again.

So, pennies really are from Heaven!

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Carol Diane — Sun, 23 Oct 2016 01:11:05 GMT

My dad always said "Are you too rich to pick up a penny?" so I always pick up a coin whenever I see one. Sometimes it's in a place where it's pretty embarrassing for me to go dig it up. My dad passed away 7 years ago so I always think he is saying hi to me from heaven. My husband works in NYC and never would stop to pick up a penny but now he feels guilty if he doesn't! He's told me he's almost gotten killed trying to pick one up in the middle of the street. I wish I kept all the change I've found since he died in a separate container - I've found so much. I always think of how much I love him when I find one.

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AngelPuppy1 — Sun, 23 Oct 2016 10:28:25 GMT

As a child, I was always thrilled to find a penny! I have been told it's only good luck to pick up a penny that you find if its face up - if not - leave it. Also, I heard something about finding a penny is a message from heaven - an angel wishing to reach you or something like this. Not sure --- can someone else clarify this???

I would be thrilled to find any money at this point! LOL. And boy, I wish they would drop those special pennies in my area!!! I could sure use it!

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CelticCrafter — Sun, 23 Oct 2016 11:23:18 GMT

@Annabellethecat66 wrote:
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.

Shortly after my brother passed, I was getting out the car, looked down and there were 3 pennies at my feet. I took it as a sign that he was with my mother and father.

When I do see a penny in the street, I will pick it up - put it in a different pocket and put it in a little bowl I keep in the hutch. They never get put into the loose change jar.

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bri20 — Sun, 23 Oct 2016 12:17:24 GMT

How neat.

I always pick up pennies. I see the little rhyme too - see a penny, pick it up. All day long, you'll have good luck.

I have a shiny penny from every year since 1994 - the year I met my husband. I have them all saved in a porcelain box.

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SaRina — Sun, 23 Oct 2016 12:28:30 GMT

Hmm...The saying I know goes, "Find a pin and pick it up and all the day you'll have good luck. Find a pin and let it lay, bad luck you'll have throughout the day."

So,

1) I guess I'm not rich after all these years of staring at the ground when I walk.

2) I picked up a rusty pin once and then needed a tetanus shot.

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violann — Sun, 23 Oct 2016 12:41:22 GMT

Such a lovely and inspiring thread.

I was taught as a child that if you wanted to buy something and had passed a penny by, your purchase might be one penny short and you'd be unable to purchase.

I've found all kinds of coins, and I have found some that seem to have been "left" for me.

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sunshine45 — Mon, 24 Oct 2016 04:13:18 GMT

thanks so much for all of your wonderful stories!

good luck to those of you who live in and around the areas where the pennies were spread!

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x Hedge — Mon, 24 Oct 2016 04:56:01 GMT

I found a penny on the floor of first used car and I've transfered it from car to car when I've bought another vehicle for about 40 years. Every once in a while someone will notice it on the floor and pick it up.
I tell them it's supposed to be there, drop it!