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25 Bizarre Coins that are legal tender

concorde

Coin with Actual Piece of Concorde Heat Shield in it, Tristan da Cunha

This coin celebrated the 20th anniversary of Concorde in 2009, it’s gold plated and each coin produced contained a tiny piece of Concorde’s titanium alloy heat shield, collect them all and build your own miniature Concorde!

via 25 Bizarre Coins that are legal tender « AdvanceLoan Finance Blog.

There’s stranger and more bizarre, but this was one of the more interesting ones.

Legally get Windows 7 for free (or at a discount)

With many people wondering what the Windows 7 pricing will be and whether it will cost less, the same, or more than Vista, there are some ways you can legally get Windows 7 at a discount or even for free when the final version is ready later this year.

via Students: How to get Windows 7 legally at a discount or free.

Students only, I’m afraid. Keyword is legally here, people.

Summary of options:

  1. New computer. Well, duh.
  2. MSDNAA. Well, duh.
  3. Microsoft Dreamspark – your school has to be on the list, though.
  4. Don’t bother – you’re not in the US, Canada or Europe are you?