Still Life Five Dollar Bill by William Harnett, 1877. Harnett, like Boggs, was arrested for counterfeiting.
  • Still Life Five Dollar Bill by William Harnett, 1877. Harnett, like Boggs, was arrested for counterfeiting.
Ever run into one of these? A Brooklyn artist has been raining down ceramic coins on the world since the 1970s.

Recall the labyrinthine story of Jack Daws's golden penny, and of course there's this classic of money art (click on "Morons in a Hurry").