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New Dutch Coins to Get QR Codes

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QR codes are slowly popping up pretty much everywhere, as most people carry a smartphone with a camera in it these days, and they can read these codes. Until now, I hadn’t seen any on money yet, but it looks like the Dutch have decided to put some on their…

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June 20th, 2011 by: Range

Boba Fett Guards Your Money

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So you’ve got some spare change lying around, do you? Who wants a stupid old piggy bank when you can have Boba Fett keep an eye on your coinage?

This Boba Fett bust bank is perfect for keeping all of your change in check, and should defintely keep your money…

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July 17th, 2010 by: Technabob

Metal Detector Wielding Brit Finds $1-Million in Roman Coins

I tried my hand at metal detection when I was a kid. I quickly gave up after all I found were beer bottle tops, tin cans, and eyeglasses. I had hoped to find something awesome like pirate treasure or that Star Wars… lunchbox I buried in the backyard with my

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July 12th, 2010 by: Shane McGlaun

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Paper Mario + Paper Clips + Mario Kart = Awesome

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I love this little Mario Kart sculpture made out of coins, binder clips, wire, and other found office supplies. From the creative mind of Donald Kennedy (aka Kody Koala).…

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March 13th, 2009 by: Technabob

Pting-Pting! It’S a Mario Block Piggy Bank!

Mario Perler Bead Piggy Bank

Here’s another insanely amazing Perler-beaded creation from lostmitten: the question mark block piggy bank! Lostmitten really got the appearance of the block spot-on.

Put coins and even paper bills inside! Or mushrooms and flowers and stars and leaves. Although they look fragile, the blocks are actually held together by contact cement.…

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December 3rd, 2008 by: Lambert Varias

Game Banks Make Saving Fun

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It’s a good week for saving money while playing games. If Tetris and Breakout… aren’t your bag, you might want to try something even simpler, like Bankquest or Jinsei Ginko.

It seems that piggy banks that double as tiny gaming machines are quite the happening trend in Japan these days.

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December 1st, 2008 by: Alisha K.

Tetris and Breakout Piggy Banks Help You Pinch Pennies

Atari Breakout and Tetris Piggy Banks

Remember when it cost just a quarter to play your favorite arcade games? What would you say if I told you that you could play two Atari arcade classics for just one red cent a game.

While these pint-size versions of Breakout and Tetris aren’t totally faithful to their arcade…

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November 29th, 2008 by: Technabob

Hungry Piggy Bank Eats Coins for Lunch

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Looking for a place to keep all that loose change you’ve been saving up since you gave up on tipping the baristas at the Starbucks? Keep ‘em all in this whimsical piggy bank that chows down on your coinage before it heads deep into its porty, porky belly.

As soon…

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July 29th, 2008 by: Technabob

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