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Money Found on the Ground 2021
Jan. 1st, 2022 12:52 pmHere is the Money Found on the Ground Annual Update.
This year's total is £18.88 which is an increase on last year. This may be slightly unexpected due to lockdown at the start of the year but we did have a very active Summer and Autumn.
There were no remarkable coin finding events this year. There were 344 coins found in total which is an increase on last year, surprisingly.
Five pound coins have been found which is an increase on last year and a rate just over one every 3 months. Two 50p pieces were found this year. Foreign coins amounted to 26c Euro and 8c US which is a decrease on last year, but with no tourists in the country, not surprising.
In previous years the route to work/university etc has been varied. The daily journey from 2011 to 2017 was identical. However in 2018 I changed journey and walked the length of Shields Road to the subway station. In addition, I am also hanging out on Buchanan St at lunchtime. This year I have been walking to the office most days of the week. In fact I cover 6-7miles everyday. It is no longer the case that I find a coin every week or in this year, even every month.
What can we conclude? This year has been very unusual although quite similar to last year. There is probably no sense in drawing any comparisons. But I will say that the banks have been putting increased pressure on businesses to take contactless payments and to not accept cash payments despite there being no real evidence that coronavirus survives on coins.
Additional bonus analysis. The 20p analysis shows a general slight upward trend, but and an increase on last year.
This year's total is £18.88 which is an increase on last year. This may be slightly unexpected due to lockdown at the start of the year but we did have a very active Summer and Autumn.
There were no remarkable coin finding events this year. There were 344 coins found in total which is an increase on last year, surprisingly.
Five pound coins have been found which is an increase on last year and a rate just over one every 3 months. Two 50p pieces were found this year. Foreign coins amounted to 26c Euro and 8c US which is a decrease on last year, but with no tourists in the country, not surprising.
In previous years the route to work/university etc has been varied. The daily journey from 2011 to 2017 was identical. However in 2018 I changed journey and walked the length of Shields Road to the subway station. In addition, I am also hanging out on Buchanan St at lunchtime. This year I have been walking to the office most days of the week. In fact I cover 6-7miles everyday. It is no longer the case that I find a coin every week or in this year, even every month.
What can we conclude? This year has been very unusual although quite similar to last year. There is probably no sense in drawing any comparisons. But I will say that the banks have been putting increased pressure on businesses to take contactless payments and to not accept cash payments despite there being no real evidence that coronavirus survives on coins.
Additional bonus analysis. The 20p analysis shows a general slight upward trend, but and an increase on last year.
