Archive for the ‘Fun Money Facts’ Category
Saturday, September 29th, 2007
Just a quick one here for fun. I caught this website on Digg. There are 25 pages of pictures and videos on coin stacking. The construction is pretty amazing, and it's all done without a drop of adhesive!Enjoy!
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Tuesday, August 14th, 2007
Saw this article through Coinflation.com. Marcelo Bezos spent about two years constructing a free-standing pyramid using about $4,000 worth of pennies. The tower stands about three feet and weighs more than a ton (probably around 1,200 kg).A time lapse video shows the construction of the pyramid from beginning to end. ...
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Sunday, July 29th, 2007
A 1894-S Barber dime recently changed hands for $1.9 million. John Feigenbaum, a rare coin dealer in Virginia Beach, VA, escorted the dime from San Jose, CA, to the buyer in Manhattan. The appeal of this coin is not its beauty, but its rarity. Twenty-four were said ...
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Sunday, July 22nd, 2007
Some items depreciate really quickly after they're bought. The "class life" of an item gives an estimate of how long things should last. It's what the IRS uses to guide taxpayers in calculating depreciation, the amount of the purchase price that the owner can deduct per year for ...
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