I was reading this earlier on, and wondered if anybody would keep money that they found on the ground? I’m holding up my hand here and admitting to keeping a tenner which I found in my garden shortly after moving in. It was filthy, so it had been there a while, but a good wash and it was spent shortly afterwards!
It seems I broke the law though 
Apparently Finders Keepers isn’t a thing after all!
A crisp 20 as pictured? Think I’d leave it.
Paper Money - I would pick it up and take it to the Police - making sure I was given a receipt.
Coins - I would pick up and put in a charity box.
Yes I would get a receipt from the police as well…I did that once with a purse I handed in. They weren’t too keen on doing it (paperwork 
) but I reminded them that I wanted proof I had handed it in, if anyone should ask.
Not exactly “finding it”…outright stealing!
This reminded me of way back when when I was receptionist at our local newspaper office.
It was lunchtime and next door to our office was another works, forget what kind now but anyway, im sure you all remember the days of brown envelope wage packets?
Walking past I saw a wage packer on the pavement right outside the works so I picked it up and went inside to see if anyone in there knew the name on the packet. There were a load of guys in there and 5hey all started laughing. I couldn’t understand why they were laughing until one guy told me they had planted fake wage packets as a bit of fun to see who was honest and hand it in or who would walk off with it.
I remember blushing and feeling embarrassed but I shouldn’t have been seeing I was honest!
He told me you’d be surprised of how many walked off then they all started clapping!
I was 19 and shy so I guess I was blushing coz all these guys eyes were on me lol.
So after all that, in short I would hand it in.
Have to be honest and say that I have found, then pocketed money. Not much or very often, in fact, I honestly can’t tell you when it last happened. Think with age and maturing scruples, and no longer considering money a God. If I did find any money now, I would hand it in.
Depends how much .
If it was just a little I would keep it or put it in charity box.
If it was a wallet I would hand it in .
This reminds me of a time when some cash blew into my yard. I didn’t know what to do so I left it there for a long time, hoping that someone would take it so I wouldn’t have to deal with the dilemma. I asked a couple people if they lost any money. They said no. After a while it started to rain so I took the cash in. Then I let it sit. Not sure what happened to it. But I didn’t spend it for a very long time if I ever did.
Hi
Two scenarios
Yes I would hand it in,it could belong to someone who really needs it.
If I had seen a politician drop it no chance.
I would consider it Karma
I suppose now we’ve all gone cashless, this happens less?
I remember as kids in London sometimes we’d go round scouring the pavements for dropped coins and we’d often find enough for a bag of mix up
The best time was very early in the morning, around the pubs and busy streets, because the drunks would drop their dosh the night before….
Now it would depend on the value. Coins I wouldn’t bother to pick up, let someone who needs them find them
Single notes, twenties and tenners, I’d pick up and give to the nearest homeless person or bung in a charity box. I wouldn’t hand them to a shop or the police station because I wouldn’t trust them not to pocket it and I think the chances of someone claiming it or it getting back to it’s owner would be nix
If it was a wad of cash, a pay packet, credit card, phone or a purse or wallet, I’d take it to the police station
er … not all of us, Maree, I still prefer cash.
Sorry, of course, many do and quite right too, make sure you don’t drop it then.
Mum used to hate the plastic £5 notes because they’d spring out of her purse
Anyone with paper twenties, remember they’re not legal tender in September
Apart from finding a wallet full of cash on the ground, which I handed in to the Police Station, I’ve never found any money in the open street.
I probably wouldn’t bother picking up a coin from the street if I saw it - I’d leave it for someone else to find.
If I did find see anything of much value, I’d pick it up and hand it in to the Police Station.
I have often found notes and coins dropped near the till in the shop I work in and I certainly would not pocket it myself.
The number of notes people drop has increased a lot since we switched to those plastic-type notes - they are so springy and do not stay folded - I’ve seen notes almost leap out of people’s wallets, purses and pockets and land on the floor or onto the till counter when customers are getting money out to pay for their purchases.
If I notice anyone dropping the money, I tell them about it - I’ve even run along the corridor to try to catch customers to return cash they dropped as they left the shop but often I don’t see it until it’s too late.
If I find any money on the floor, I put it in a separate coin bag with a note of time and date found and leave it in the till and also make a note of it in our lost property log, so it can be given back to the customer if they return to claim it.
If nobody claims it after a week or so, I put it in our charity collection box ( I also empty and count the charity box contents, so if they turned up to claim it at some future point, I could still give them it back.)
Our charity-run shop is within the local hospital, so if the money found is of a higher value than just a few coins, I also send a message to the hospital Lost Property Office, in case the customer contacts them to look for their lost cash.
Folk rarely do return to look for money they have dropped, so most of it ends up in our Friends of the Hospital charity collection box.
The chances of you being prosecuted for picking up and pocketing say a tenner must be slim to none , I doubt the courts or police would bother wasting their time…
I found a handbag once in Tesco,i looked to see if an address was inside only to find 6 pension books all with different addresses on them and a purse with money in.
I handed them in only to find out through the local paper it belonged to a local thief/house burglar,
Thankfully all books were given back to who they belonged to.
I didnt get a single thank you.
It’s a shame the police didn’t contact you to say Thanks and update you on how your public spirited action had helped your community.
But at least you had the satisfaction of knowing that you had helped in the fight against crime - Well Done to You! 
If I saw a coin yes I’d pick it up and tell myself “See a penny pick it up
and all day you’ll have good luck”
If I found a fiver errr I’m not sure .
£20 definitely into the next charity shop and donate.
£100 I’ve no idea where the police station but I’d find it and hand the cash over.
Police no longer are required to take lost items , You can indeed hang onto it as long as you make an effort to find the owner.
Know this as I found a bike ,the police didn’t want to know …I was told put photos on social media, after a month if not claimed I could keep it ! That went to charity.
I once found a wallet stuffed with money…it had a German name on it obviously from a tourist as I found it in Skipton near the canal boat pleasure cruises…of course I handed it in…hope he got it back as I never heard.
Thank you Boot.
