Vintage Pony Banks

[apanda0622]

How many different kinds of vintage pony banks are there?  What do they usually go for ? I am looking to find one. Thanks!

[cricket]

Oooh I have a bunch of these but they are all packed away and I can only remember a few off the top of my head:

Bowtie
Tootsie
Blossom
Posey

I feel like there are more but I can't remember! 

They are a lot of fun to collect.  I was obsessed with them a few years back!

[hathorcat]

Off the top of my head those are the only ones I can think of as well cricket. They vary in price (and some of them often suffer from plastic degradation issues quite badly). Put aside a $18-20 mark for them mostly but expect to pay perhaps up to $30 depending on who is looking at that time especially if the banks are in very good condition.

[Mirnyj]

Oh so they are plastic? I thought they were ceramic, good to know.

[kitkatvintage]

There are also some fakie banks from the 80's that some bank enthusiasts will collect. I used to have several in the color schemes of the original 6 ponies, but I sold them last year. I'll have to see if I still have a picture...

[Jinxxy]

I love these so much... Aren't there unanamed ponies too?

[Skeen]

There are those 4 for sure, and variations of them.  It looks like the molds were changed slightly over time, and there are, I think, 3 different hairstyles but not all the ponies got all 3 hairstyles.  Off the top of my head I know I have 2 Bowtie banks with different hair and I know that many years ago I had a Blossom bank with different hair than the one Aadra310 had/has. 

Bowtie will usually be some sort of green though, sadly. 

EDIT - some pics.  The top one is a bank Mr. Skeen recently bought for me and the bottom is from a current auction.  See how they're different?  Mine is very shiny while the other seems matte, too. 

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[halicabi]

These are the ones I have:
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As you can see, poor Blossom is discolored.

I also have these:
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As for what they go for, I haven't a clue .

halicabi

[octocorn]

This Cotton Candy fakie bank is the only one I have.  She seriously needs some cleaning, eeewww.

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[Anitas_Mom]

I have four of the fakie banks shown in halicabi's bottom picture:  yellow green, blue & purple.
I also have the Blossom bank shown in halicabi's top picture. 

The Blossom bank I paid about $18 for a couple of years ago.  The fakies banks I picked up from Kitkatvintage last year.

As a former Banker, I have a fondness for banks!   

[apanda0622]

Wow thanks everyone for info and pics! I definitely want to get one or more of the official mlp banks.