The phenomenon of dimes appearing out of nowhere got to be something we’d remark upon, but were comfortable with. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)Īfter a while, the dime discoveries tapered off a bit, but there were still occasions where Pete and I would be finding a dime heads up during a meaningful moment. Original images obtained from, specifically. The dime finding got to be so frequent that we’d just say, “Oh, hello!” when we’d discover one. Just joking around, but really not, you know? Our interpretation for finding dimes was that it was a message of some sort. The placement of the dimes appeared deliberate, neatly lined up in the center of a surface, heads up, very visible. If we talked about my friend or just finding the dimes with friends or family members, we’d notice a dime when we walked into another room, or returned home.

The dimes would show up at random times in unusual places, a single dime on a table-top or the middle of the floor. We had a remarkable flurry of finding dimes in the months after he passed, too frequent to be coincidental.

When I wrote a poem about the story of my good friend Phil’s passing and subsequent visit to me from the afterlife (if you don’t believe in this sort of thing, you’re welcome to stop reading now), I mentioned finding dimes. We may receive compensation when you click on or make a purchase using these links. This article contains affiliate links and/or references to our advertisers.

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