During lunch today I walked from my classroom over to the elementary building to get some ice for my drink. As I left the secondary building and was on the sidewalk, I heard something scraping the ground with every step and looked down to see a piece of plastic stuck to my heel. I went to pluck it off, I realized it was a small plastic baggie - and inside was a Roman coin, a widow's mite, to be precise! When I got it out, I saw that it was an exceptionally well-preserved example, better than any of mine. Turned out one of my sophomores had brought it to show in another class, and she was very relieved that I had recovered it, since it was her Dad's.
But still - what are the odds of walking across a modern school campus and winding up with a 2000 year old coin stuck to your foot?
I don't have to find history. It finds me!!
Awesome! May I put that account in my diary?
Of course!
Thanks!