the grace of god. this is a dollar coin, and i found it in the parking lot; so probably overnight that dollar coin had been driven on, stepped on; whatever was on the bottom of people's shoes was on it. there's no telling how long that dollar coin just needed someone to pick it up. there's no telling what sort of rough thing has happened, what kind of hot or cold.
here's what hit me: no matter what that dollar coin has been through, as i hold it in my hand right now - it's still worth a dollar. if you found this in a pile of cow poop, it would 