Massive amount of clad (no pics, turned in to police)

[Yarrum]

My wife and I were taking the dogs and little fella for a walk up the hill to the shops to get some milk and veges yesterday.
I always keep my eyes to the ground as you do. At the top of the hill on the side of the road there is a power pole and I glanced at it
as we walked past. I did a double take cause I saw the glint of coins.
So I walked over and there must have been maybe a hundred coins sitting on the dirt under the power pole. So I called my wife over and said
get a load of this. We started grabbing handfuls and putting them into the pram storage bit.
Then I noticed that they wern't just on top of the dirt there were heaps more buried as well. I also noticed bits of pink plastic and a quick scan
reavealed quite a large busted piggy bank lying over by the fence.
So we gathered all the coins up there had to be nearly two kilos in weight. And walked down to the police station which is a few blocks up from
our street. It's a bit of a mystery why it was there, we thought maybe a break and enter but who would throw money away?
So the police gave us a receipt and if no one claims it in 60 days we can have it. I wanted to get a photo for you guys but there was no way
I was walking home and then back to the police station.
Definately my best eyeball find, the thrill of picking up handful after handful of coins even if it was clad. Hope some kid gets their stash back.
Thanks for reading.

 

[EDDE]

so no one else need to look it up

Main Entry:
lu·cre Listen to the pronunciation of lucre
Pronunciation:
\ˈlü-kər\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin lucrum; probably akin to Old English lēan reward, Old High German lōn, Greek apolauein to enjoy
Date:
14th century

: monetary gain : profit <wrote almost entirely for lucre> ; also : money

 

[mikewaz]

My hat's off to you!
You certainly did the right thing. Now if I found a bag that dropped out of the back of a Brinks truck I'd have to think real long and hard.

Finding a busted piggy bank like you did means someone got ripped off and hopefully
someone will get there savings back.

Way to go!
Mike

 

[deathhare]

Maybe it feel off a moving truck or something.
Or someone sat it on the car roof and drove off without thinking about it.

 

[crazyjarhead]

Nice job. I would have been tempted to keep it, but you did the right thing

 

[rmptr]

How interesting!

and partially buried?

At the base of a pole?

It's a trove!

2 kilos?

,,that's like...both hands together, piled high?

...Congrats!
rmptr

 

[The Master Chief]

Great find. Now who knows there may have been a rainbow leading to that spot and the luck of the irish. Great job and my hat is off to you. Giving us all here a great name doing the right thing.

 

[allen]

good job on turning the money in...

 

[Yarrum]

Maybe it feel off a moving truck or something.
Or someone sat it on the car roof and drove off without thinking about it.

I thought about that but the actual piggy bank was too far away from the road over near a fence.

How interesting!

and partially buried?

At the base of a pole?

It's a trove!

2 kilos?

,,that's like...both hands together, piled high?

...Congrats!
rmptr

Both hands together piled high quite a few times


Thanks for all for your comments.

 

[tinpan]

hi if the piggy bank was over a fence that changes things quite a bit.The owner of the land on the other side of fence has a rightful claim before you.Did you pick up and hand in the piggy bank too ?Sometimes acts of goodwill can turn sour because of other laws.


tinpan "looking over fences makes one a Peeping-TOM lol

 

[Yarrum]

hi if the piggy bank was over a fence that changes things quite a bit.The owner of the land on the other side of fence has a rightful claim before you.Did you pick up and hand in the piggy bank too ?Sometimes acts of goodwill can turn sour because of other laws.


tinpan "looking over fences makes one a Peeping-TOM lol

Lol, nah Tinny nothing to peep at mate. It was on the road side of the fence and the other side is a Telstra communication station (you know those big switchboard things).
Been watching your recents finds too mate, some great history down your way. Keep up the good diggin'.

Murray