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The Mesmerizing Art of Coin Stacking

The Mesmerizing Art of Coin Stacking
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Japanese coins are pretty cool. Not do they come in large enough denominations that you can buy a drink and some snacks all with a single piece of metal, but you can even stack them to form some truly amazing works of art.

By SoraNews24

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Japanese Twitter user, @thumb_tani has recently been showing off some creative ways of keeping your coins outside your wallet.

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The extreme variations in size and weight between yen coins of different values, plus the fact that the ¥5 and ¥50 pieces have holes in their centers, give @thumb_tani plenty of options to work with when balancing and positioning the components of his creations.

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@thumb_tani doesn’t strictly confine himself to the media of legal tender, though. When he’s looking to mix things up, he’ll also employ non-coinage elements in his work, including spoons, pens, and marbles.

There’s no question that @thumb_tani is extremely talented at what he does and if you want to check out more of his awesome photos you can visit his Twitter page.

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