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These coins have secret levers that make them come alive

Oct 10, 2020, 02:40 IST

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These coins have secret levers that make them come alive
  • Roman Booteen is an artist in Russia.
  • He creates nickel art that has moveable parts inside.
  • These include a moving bird's nest, a beating heart, and even a working dinosaur head.
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Narrator: These coins have secret levers that make them come alive. Roman Booteen is an artist in Russia. He engraves each coin by hand...And integrates different layers of levers to create moving parts. Some of the mechanisms change the design, while others are booby traps. They sell for between $10,000 and $17,000.

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