Fancy Piggy Bank

Object No. 39 of 50 — Significant Objects v2

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My grandmother gave me the piggy bank when I was four, for Christmas, wrapped in a box with bows.  She said, "A penny saved is a penny earned."  She said, "Find a penny pick it up, all day long you'll have good luck."  She wore a beehive of blue hair, had piercing green eyes, dressed in expensive-seeming c...