The
Transportation Security Administration reports that airline passengers
left behind around $400,000 in coins in 2010. The TSA says the coin
leakage adds up to $409,085.56, which includes $32,605.17 in foreign
currency. The most change-heavy airports include John F. Kennedy
International Airport in New York, Los Angeles International, Hartsfield
Atlanta International, San Francisco International and Miami
International. The TSA says they do try to reunite passengers with their
goods at the checkpoint, but it might be hard to track down everyone
who left a pile of coins. The money that’s left behind is used to
finance agency operations.
