A guy from Japan posts on his Twitter account mind-blowing photos of coin stacking that defy gravity. Check it out
Explorers find $1 million in gold coins and chains from the Spanish ship 1715 Fleet that shipwrecked off the Florida coast on July 31, 1715.
An anonymous couple were walking their dog on their property when came across something interesting buried next to an old tree.
These people had a lot of pennies lying around and they put them to good use by creating some stunning floors in their home.
In the Yunnan province of Southwest China, this man caused havoc at a local bank when he paid his assault fine.
This couple moved into their first house in Pittsburgh, which they bought from the previous old lady owner who had been moved to a nursing home. The house is over 100 years old and its unfinished basement contained an interesting surprise.
For some contemporary jewellery designers, cut coin art is a popular method of creating stunning and unique jewellery creations out of old coins. The practice is entirely legal in the United States providing the coins are marketed for use as jewellery and artists typically sell their work online. These below examples of cut coin art are works by Rob Johnson.
This thrifty family finally decided to cash in the coins they had been collecting for the past few years. Weighing in at a whopping 172.8lbs, this was no small feat!
Two men spent the better part of 30 years searching for buried treasure, which they incredibly finally found.
These guys wanted to see how people would react if they saw them digging up a treasure chest full of gold (chocolate) coins.
From time to time the municipality of Rome cleans the famous Trevi Fountain and gathers coins thrown by tourists “for luck.” This procedure is performed under the supervision of Carabinieri who count all coins. According to the special order, each coin becomes community property once it has touched the bottom of the fountain. Tourist donations bring Rome hundreds of thousands of euros annually. These funds used to go to the charity. But during the time of crisis, Rome has decided to spend them on the needs of the city.
These are some of the most unusual coins that you will ever see. They come from different places around the world, some of which you may have never heard of.
Cameroon, 2011, 1000 Francs
Artist Stacey Webber created these tools by forging the coins.
These unusual and thrilling coins came from different countries of the world. They are all must-see examples of the world’s most bizarre money.
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