Picking up stray change isn't what it used to be....

I still look for change that is dropped but dont find very much,any more like you said people are picking up what they drop and more and more are doing whst we are doing who did not do it before.

Change? Good grief thats nothing! (just kidding) I picked up paper money once. It was folded into four and a couple of bills too! It was quite a lot as well. With the currency conversion I'd say the total was like $25.
Another time I did pick up a Hfl 5,-- coin. That's like $2 and was the highest coin we had and was quite a lot of money. I was with some friends and gave it to the person whom we'd been visiting as a show of appreciation.
I do agree though that lately I've not seen many coins on the ground. I guess there are more people that are paying more attention and getting there before I do!

I would say you are lucky to be able to pick change off the ground. For me, I used to
pick them if I see any but not anymore. I now leave the coins as it is. I choose to believe what's not mine is not mine and can never be mine, I shall not pick it. I do not want to be paying more for what I picked.