So I found myself in Venice, early in the morning - with no other tourists around, in a more remote part of town, with an hour to kill and a great deal more loose change than I knew what to do with.

Then β€œEgyptian Fantasy” started playing in my earbuds…

…and suddenly I knew what to do.

A coin rests against a balled-up napkin sitting on an external windowsill.

A coin sits against a wrought-iron gate.

A coin fits nicely in a little hole in the wall.

A coin rests against some accordioned paper sitting on a windowsill.

A coin rests where two branches of a small tree meet.

A coin rests at the intersection of two wrought-iron window grate poles.

A coin sits stuck in a drain below the ground.

A coin sits precariously on top of an apartment intercom interface.

A coin sits in the large bolt hole at the edge of a public water spout.

A coin sits in a cranny in knotted boat line tied up to the dock.

A coin rests in a notch in some brick, up close.

A coin is partway slipped behind a sticker reading HELLO, which is itself peeling off a graffiti-covered door.

A coin sits an inch underwater on a stone step.

A coin sits an inch underwater on a stone step - video version.

A coin sits in a nook in a stone wall, barely visible.

A coin sits in the keyhole of a great wooden door.

A coin shines in the sunlight, sitting against a brick wall with ivy surrounding it.

A coin is hidden in a brick wall with the street name PONTE DE LA CALCINA painted on it.

A coin sits on some algae near the water.

A coin sits on some algae near the water. In this video version, you see the coin get swept under the algae and disappear

A coin sits in the corner of a window grate.

I hope someone was able to put the money to good use. Thanks for coming along for the ride.