What is a Coin Bank?
Change has a way of accumulating and before long, there’s too much to put in your wallet or pocketbook. You might end up with a pool of change on the dresser top. Instead, a coin bank on the dresser top will give you a place to put that change! A coin bank is simply a decorative container in which to deposit loose change. There are innumerable designs to choose from, and several different kinds. The most basic coin bank has a removable lid, much like a smaller version of a cookie jar. It might be made of ceramic and styled to look like a golf bag, knick-knack, or figurine. Some coin banks are made of wood and crafted to look like jewelry boxes. There is even a coin bank that is a miniature slot machine —- drop your change inside, and when you need some, pull the arm for realistic spinning wheels, lights, bells and the clatter of coins in the payoff tray. A less whimsical and more pragmatic coin bank can sort the coins for you into individual tubes. When a tube is full, the contents can
