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jlisle t1_itbm6vk wrote

Reply to comment by CheeseSandwich in TIL that in an effort to save $43.5, the Canadian Mint mailed the dies of the new $1 coin via a discount courier over using an armored car- which were promptly stolen and have never been found. This would lead to the adoption of the Loonie design as an emergency replacement. by Padgriffin

Yes, and I have since 1995 when everybody was taking about what we going to call the new $2 coin. Ultimately both words are the same concept, "double loonie" vs "two loonies," y'know? I still think toonie sounds dumb, but I still use the word because I try not to be an enormous tool

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