Japan sure has a penchant for extraordinary piggy banks. Tokyo-based toy maker Banpresto is now selling a quite unusual model, too. The Coin Penguin is a cute little, well, penguin, that can open ...

That Time America Fell in Love With Mechanical Coin Banks . According to famed antiques appraiser Dr. Lori, the first American mechanical coin bank broke onto the scene in 1869. It took very ...