You've just found $100

[vlmuke]

If it was just loose money I would keep it but if some one started asking about it I would return it but it it were a wallet or purse I would either turn it in or try to contact the owner and wouldn't touch the money, as I was at an auction with a lot of RR memorabilia (RR content) my wife and I found a wad of cash it was around 400-500 bucks we tried to turn it into the clerk but she said to keep it a while later I saw some people looking around and asked what was going on they said some young kid lost his money and it money he had saved up for quite a while and was going to buy his dad or grandfather this flashing cross buck that was going to be auctioned off so I returned it to him, never did find out if he won it or not though   

[JoeKoh]

when i worked at a grocery store someone left an envelope with their cupons and their grocery money on a shelf.turned it into the office.I got 20 bucks out of the deal.have also found money while working on a roadside litter project.paid for my pizza that night.

stay safe

joe

[TimChgo9]

I'd keep it.. (Let's be honest here, 100 bucks is 100 bucks)

I lost $100 at the grocery store a couple of years ago, and I am sure some lucky soul was $100 richer that afternoon. (I didn't realize it until later that day, after I got home, and careful reconstructing of events made me realize I inadvertently dropped it)

It's a different story entirely if there is identification of some kind attached.  But, if it were just a 100 dollar bill laying on the ground, well, in that case, it's mine.

The question arises:  How does one determine who lost that money? You can turn it in, but it's never going to find it's way back to the owner. 

[Mookie]

I would turn it in.  It could be of great importance to the person that lost it.  I may lose $ someday and would hope someone would turn it in.  Now if the authorities do something else with it, well, that is on their plate. 

Mook

[inch53]

I afraid I'd have to turn it in, or it would bother me. But, that's just me

[Kevin C. Smith]

Reminds me of an old joke.

A boy is having trouble with his homework and asks his father for help. The father asks what the subject is. "Ethics" replies the boy. "Well, what's the question?" asks the father. "I have to give an example of an ethical dilemma but I don't understand what they are talking about. Can you help me?" "OK, here's an example of what ethics are about and what would be a dilemma. A man comes into the store and buys a newspaper and some cigarettes. It comes to only a few dollars but he's just been to the bank and all he can give me is a $50.00 bill. So I give him his change and he goes out of the store. Just as he's getting in his car, I notice that it was really two $50.00 bills stuck together. Now, this is an ethical dilemma-do I tell your mother?"

[K&ARailfan]

The moral thing to do is to turn it in, but........  As stated in the previous post, no way you could find the right people. I've found $1 $5 $10 & $20 dollar bills in Wal-Mart before.

[wgnrr]

Put it in my pocket.

I found a $100 bill at a Wal-Mart one time. The question will arise that you should turn it in. With so many people at a train station, or Wal-Mart, you would probably never know who dropped it. It is unlikely that the person who dropped the bill will go to the police to claim it. as they will think that the wind blew it away or something.

What would you guys do?

Phil

[Ted Marshall]

at a train station (to keep on topic).    What should you do?

I thought it would be interesting to find out what people would do in this circumstance.

I would turn it in to the transit police or other official agency.