I never thought it would happen to me, but it did. Actually, before I retired from doing airport security there were warning signs. When I took the time to look down, I would find coins dropped by passengers, and my coin sense would tingle, wondering what type and year the coin was. Of course if I picked it up I'd just have to turn it in, so I didn't, because it would be hard to let it go. But the feeling passed, and I brushed it off easily, knowing there was one day of my work week when my supervisor and I would have time enough to go through coins we had brought from home. It helped as we classified and checked the coins. The itch didn't pass, though, like I thought it had. And I was faced with signs of the fever once again recently, and I don't know what to do about it. My wife and I went to see the movie "Alladin," and as he entered the cave to retrieve the magic lamp, there were coins all over the place, and I wanted to know what they were!! Ridiculous, right? It just got to me, and when Aladdin was throwing coins to the crowd as he entered the city, I wanted to be in that crowd picking up coins! Yeah, I know, maybe I need help, but what can I do? It might help if others here know what I'm talking about, or have felt the pull of coins wherever you find them. Please, let me know I'm not alone in having Coin Fever!
You could just trade the coins you find on the ground with other coins that you've already looked at at the airport. Atleast, if they allow that, which they probably will. And I feel the same way to. I once went to McDonald's and in the spare change container that they donate to a charity, I saw a wheat penny pressed up against the glass. And I couldn't see the year. I almost asked if I could look through the change to see what year it was!
I don't find coins on the ground. And no, they wouldn't allow me to trade out coins I find while working at the airport. This is inside security, and they are very strict about what goes on there.
Coinitus. Yes highly contagious and no known cure. Silver helps subdue some urges but copper works best. Some theories claim that sending rolls of LMC’s to Canadian collectors help.
