Posted in dominoes on Jul 21st, 2009 1 Comment »
U.S. Dollar ( $ )
As it turns out, the symbol ($) comes from Spain. The II upon the S represented the Pillars of Hercules, upon which rests the Spanish coat of arms. The S came about from the plural for Dollars or Pesos. In Spanish 1 Dolar, 2 Dolares, 1 Peso, 2 Pesos etc. [...]
Posted in dominoes on Apr 13th, 2009 No Comments »
Real money as wallpaper and posterart… now you can update you Monopoly money with the real thing. The Zimbabwean newspaper posted billboards, flyers, and posters made from Zimbabwean dollars. From the Zimbabwean Newspaper’s Flickr stream:
Trillion dollar flyers and posters. A trillion dollar hand-out. To highlight the plight of Zimbabwe and the cause of the ‘Zimbabwean [...]
Posted in dominoes on Mar 6th, 2009 No Comments »
In 1923 the German economy was devastated by World War I and reparations made for rampant inflation. Hyperinflation set in and, as prices rose exponentially, common currency became worthless. To meet the demand, paper notes were printed almost nightly in every region, jumping from thousands to millions to billions. These marks are known as notgeld, [...]
Posted in dominoes on Mar 5th, 2009 No Comments »
A small-town pharmacist intrigued by the government’s economic stimulus plan decided to launch his own version with $16,000 in $2 bills, and area stores have already felt the impact.
Danny Cottrell gave each of his full-time employees $700 and part-timers $300. He asked them to donate 15 percent to charity and spend the rest locally, particularly [...]
Posted in dominoes on Feb 17th, 2009 No Comments »
Australian art student Nicholas Manion [Queensland College of Art, Brisbane] hit upon a clever idea: delicately cut paper currency forming the skyline of major cities. His one-of-a-kind notes bring a contemporary visual connection to their country of origin, in addition to images of statesmen, local languages and artistic styles.
Money makes the world go round and [...]
Posted in dominoes on Oct 17th, 2008 No Comments »
The press release starts off “In these days of soaring gas prices, yelps of cash crunches and real estate depression, the last thing anyone would do is destroy money. Well, anyone but Yoko Devereaux that is. Launching for spring/summer 2008, Old Money, is a collection of coins hand cut into works of art Yoko has [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 8th, 2008 No Comments »
Back to collecting from common sources…
Here’s an “error” collection series that could be found straight out of your wallet – you might even have a few of these crumpled in the bottom of your front pocket. During 1988 through 1996 the US Government decided to try an alternative printing method and created what are [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 7th, 2008 No Comments »
Further evidence that times are tough: It now costs more than a penny to make a penny. And the cost of a nickel is more than 7½ cents. That doesn’t make much fiscal “cents”!!!
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Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 14th, 2007 Comments Off
A contractor who helped discover bundles of Depression-era U.S. currency totaling $182,000 hidden behind bathroom walls said the homeowner should turn the money over to him or at least share it. Most of the currency, issued in 1927 and 1929, is in good condition.
Bob Kitts said his feud with the owner of the 83-year house, [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 26th, 2007 Comments Off
“The new $5 bills will be safer, smarter and more secure.”
Sounds like a commercial for the new Bionic Woman…
Scheduled for public release in early 2008, the new “finskie” sports Lincoln’s best side in a distinguished portrait shot that will surely scare would be counterfeit operatives away. It’s still just plain money paper… nothing [...]
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