But to add to the topic, the most money I've ever found was about $50.
Many years ago, as a young teen-ager, my parents had asked me to rake up the leaves in our front yard. About halfway through raking, I found a $5 bill in the leaves. Stuffed it in my pocket and didn't think much of it. A few minutes later, I found a $20. That got my attention. Raking continued and by the time I was done, I had found another $5 or two and a $10. All told, about $50, as I recall.
It didn't belong to anyone else in my family and my parents swore that it wasn't some sort of plant. I believe them as they wouldn't have paid me that much just to rake the leaves.
It was a good haul for an afternoon of leaf raking for a 13-14 year old kid.
