Back when war, ocean travel, or prison sentences m... ...time, they left each other with love tokens -real coins sanded down and engraved with names and sentiment... ...00s, wood-type engravers turned to hand-engraving coins as a way to survive. By 1870s, their elaborate, b...
http://www.neatorama.com/2015/02/10/Love-Tokens-How-Victorians-Fell-in-Love-With-Pocket-Change/
[http://youtu.be/YBlxRoDXVr8] (YouTube link)It was... ...ney! In China, these birds are happy to take your coins and deposit them in the bank -and their owners do...
http://www.neatorama.com/2014/08/10/Panhandling-Birds/
Sergei Nikolayev Knurov, a chef in Ukraine, built... ...ling frigate. The 30-pound hull is made of 17,000 coins held together with a silicate glue. The sails are... ...Oddity Central, Knurov used mostly 2 and 10 kopek coins and 25 5-hryvnia banknotes.Knurov and his wife, A...
http://www.neatorama.com/2014/03/21/Model-Ship-Built-out-of-Coins/
Neatorama presents our collaboration with Pzzlr, a... ...in. Can you solve this one?A teacher places three coins in front of her student: 1 copper, 1 silver, and... ...e a true statement, you will be given one of the coins . But if your statement proves to be false, you w...
http://www.neatorama.com/2014/01/08/Solve-This-Pzzlr-Three-Coins/
The JokerWolverineTuranga LeelaLion-OHarvey BirdmanBrazilian designer Andre Levy adds a flew splashes of paint to turn politicians and heroes from around the world into pop culture characters.I would love to read a Decla...
http://www.neatorama.com/2013/09/18/Artist-Paints-Tiny-Pop-Culture-Portraits-on-Coins/
(Image credit: Flickr user Peter Gerdes)"Brian," s... ...my pocket, you can have it. All but three of the coins are quarters. All but three are dimes. All but th... ...41 cents in his pocket. Old Jay was holding four coins , one of each denomination. The article above was...
http://www.neatorama.com/2013/04/19/Brainteaser-Pocket-Change/
In the history of the United States, plenty of coins and monetary denominations have come and gone. Ju... ...worth the same as a Sacajawea! Each of the bygone coins has a story behind it. Have you ever heard of the... ...uarters were already well-established.Some of the coins...
http://www.neatorama.com/2013/03/08/10-Lesser-Known-US-Coins/
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7GN_FXgmaE](Video Link)Can you stand the excitement?! YouTube member Parker Reed created this thrilling video. Click on Continue reading for spoilers. Courtesy of YouTube member pirouli r...
http://www.neatorama.com/2013/02/16/Coin-Rolling-on-a-Treadmill-for-an-Hour/
Are you ready to rock hard--at least as hard as a... ...tin and Stephanie can help. They cut and shape US coins into fully functional guitar picks. They're avail... ...ctional guitar picks. They're available as common coins , such as quarters and Sacagawea dollars, or antiq... ...uch as quarters and Sacagawea...
http://www.neatorama.com/2013/01/07/Guitar-Picks-Made-from-Coins/
Peter the Great (1672-1725), Tsar of Russia, wanted to Westernize his nation. To do so, among other actions, he required the men of Russia to shave their beards in imitation of the highborn men of Western Europe. Or, alt...
http://www.neatorama.com/2012/10/31/Russian-Beard-Token/
