Quote Originally Posted by Lampada
На пляжах народ с металлоискателями находит в песке кучи монет.
Quote Originally Posted by Martin Miles
In my country, and I suppose many others, one sees small change, pennies, lying by the roadside, especially at bus stops.
Then "...он собирал деньги, которые находил у дороги". If one says that the money "лежали" on the road, it sounds like someone put it there for some purpose.