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Why are many coin banks shaped like pigs?

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Why are many coin banks shaped like pigs?

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Long ago, dishes and cookware in Europe were made of a dense orange clay called pygg. When people saved coins in jars made of this clay, the jars became known as pygg banks. When an English potter misunderstood the word, he made a bank that resembled a pig.

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