Ten cents richer
By Lena Kovadlo
@lovebuglena (46592)
Staten Island, New York
June 3, 2025 12:32pm CST
My mom stop by yesterday evening to drop off some stuff from the Chinese supermarket she got us. When I approached her car I noticed a dime (10¢) lying on the ground. I didn’t pick it up right away as I didn’t have any pockets and was gonna do that after she left.
She gave me the stuff and left and I went home. After I put away my shoes and locked the door I realized I forgot about the dime. Went back outside to get it. Thankfully it was still there. Now I’m ten cents richer. 
The dime is not new and shiny. And it has a bit of copper color on one edge, which surprised me. I wonder if it was squished by tires or something. What are dimes actually made from?
The dime is not new and shiny. And it has a bit of copper color on one edge, which surprised me. I wonder if it was squished by tires or something. What are dimes actually made from?11 people like this
10 responses
@DaddyEvil (149903)
• United States
4 Jun
@JudyEv Yes, I see you guys talking about me. 
I like coins and have a bunch of them I've collected over the years. I hope that Pretty can sell them after I'm gone. 
Yes, I see you guys talking about me.
I like coins and have a bunch of them I've collected over the years. I hope that Pretty can sell them after I'm gone. 2 people like this
@lovebuglena (46592)
• Staten Island, New York
3 Jun
There are times when I don’t pick up a penny but I always pick up a higher coin, even if it’s not the cleanest. 
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@TheHorse (227295)
• Walnut Creek, California
4 Jun
@lovebuglena If it's a quarter I'm "all in"!
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@lovebuglena (46592)
• Staten Island, New York
4 Jun
@TheHorse I once found three quarters, one stacked on top of the others, on a bench. I picked them up and put them in my wallet. Wonder why they were stacked though.
@celticeagle (175397)
• Boise, Idaho
4 Jun
It's always nice to find money. My daughter is always finding paper money on the ground during her walks.
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@celticeagle (175397)
• Boise, Idaho
5 Jun
@lovebuglena .......in New York? No, probably not.
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@lovebuglena (46592)
• Staten Island, New York
5 Jun
@celticeagle Yep, NYC. I found a $10 bill not long ago.
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@DaddyEvil (149903)
• United States
3 Jun
If the dime is newer than 1965, then it's made with a copper core and clad in nickel and copper composite. Dimes don't contain any silver anymore.
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@lovebuglena (46592)
• Staten Island, New York
4 Jun
@DaddyEvil I was definitely surprised.
I was definitely surprised.1 person likes this
@lovebuglena (46592)
• Staten Island, New York
3 Jun
I had no idea it had copper in it.
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@porwest (100361)
• United States
4 Jun
75% copper and 25% nickel with a pure copper core. But that's a good find. I got lucky yesterday when I went to Ruler and a guy offered me his cart while I was walking to the door and so I got a quarter back I didn't have to put in to get a cart, and no one stopped me when I went to return it.
Woohoo!
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@lovebuglena (46592)
• Staten Island, New York
4 Jun
That’s win right there! I’m not used to putting a quarter in to get a shopping cart. As far as I’m aware only Aldi does this here and I rarely shop there. Not a fan of the Aldi we have here. Maybe the new location opening this summer will be better.
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@lovebuglena (46592)
• Staten Island, New York
5 Jun
@porwest I was at Lidl yesterday for some baked goodies and decided to look at brown eggs. They were going for $5 and change, closer to $6. I didn’t get them. Hopefully it’s cheaper elsewhere. Will have to see as I have one egg left.
I remember seeing a post a few days ago on FB that egg prices are back to normal. Guess it depends where you are in the country.
@porwest (100361)
• United States
5 Jun
@lovebuglena Our Aldi stores here are pretty nice with a good bit of options. They're still smaller than the regular stores of course, but cheaper. Here we have Ruler Foods, which is a similar concept, but it's part of Kroger, a much larger company that has many store names under its belt. Other than Aldi, Ruler is the only store I know of that does the quarter thing, although now that I think about it, I think Sav-A-Lot does the quarter deposit as well. I rarely go there because the one we have nearby is a dump and frankly, the prices aren't all that great compared to Aldi and Ruler.
I shop more often at Ruler since it's typically a bit cheaper on most things than Aldi is.
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@Ineeddentures (2990)
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4 Jun
I bet you raced back to get it just incase anyone else got it first.
I know that I would have.
Yvonne would have picked it up when she first saw it and put it in her shoe if she had to
We don't get dines here so I have no idea what they are made from
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@lovebuglena (46592)
• Staten Island, New York
4 Jun
@Ineeddentures thank you. But perhaps I’m weird sometimes.
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@lovebuglena (46592)
• Staten Island, New York
4 Jun
Yep, that’s what I did.
I can imagine what my mom would have thought had she seen me pick up the coin and put it in my shoe. She probably would have thought I was crazy lol.
I can imagine what my mom would have thought had she seen me pick up the coin and put it in my shoe. She probably would have thought I was crazy lol.1 person likes this
@lovebuglena (46592)
• Staten Island, New York
4 Jun
Interesting. I didn’t know they had copper in dimes.
@RasmaSandra (85637)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
3 Jun
I don't know what they're are made of but you sure got luck finding it,
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@lovebuglena (46592)
• Staten Island, New York
3 Jun
At first I thought I may have imagined it and it was something else. But then I looked down and confirmed it was a dime.
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@moffittjc (124571)
• Gainesville, Florida
10h
I believe dimes are made out of copper and then coated with nickel.
It's funny that you mentioned finding a dime on the ground, when I got home from work last night, I was emptying my pant pockets and pulled out 2 dimes. I have no idea where they came from, as I don't ever carry around cash. Maybe I found them on the ground a while ago, put them in my pocket, and then forgot all about them.
I always pick up loose change I find lying on the ground. And trust me, I find a lot of change everywhere I go.
Oh, and remember our conversation recently about the words "lying" and "laying?" Well, in the sentence above, I typed "I always pick up loose change I find LAYING on the ground", but my autocorrect changed it to LYING.
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@lovebuglena (46592)
• Staten Island, New York
6h
Does it mean LAYING was wrong or is autocorrect correcting a correct word?
@lovebuglena (46592)
• Staten Island, New York
6h
I can’t say I find loose change often and when I do it’s usually a penny. Not fair!
@LindaOHio (190334)
• United States
4 Jun
Dimes with copper on the edge are more recent than silver ones. Modern dimes are made of an outer cladding of 75% copper and 25% nickel. The inner core is pure copper. Dimes prior to 1965 were all silver. Keep an eye out for them!!!
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@lovebuglena (46592)
• Staten Island, New York
4 Jun
Didn’t know this. Thanks for the info.
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