Suedee Hall Elkins remembers the day when she found $400 in large bills inside a Bible at the Dickson Street Bookshop.

Sydney told Newsweek the note's condition and the place it was found in hinted at something heartbreaking about the recipient ...

For artist Thomas McKean, the New York City MetroCard was anything but mundane. He used cut-up bits of the cards to create hundreds of sculptures and collages, and still has a stockpile to work with.