quote: They introduced the toonie, and the $2 bill was pulled from circulation.
But the $2 bill is still legal tender, I was in The Netherlands in 90 and left with a 5 gulder note and when I returned in 97 I tried to spend it but was told it's not legal tender anymore. Sometime between 90 and 97 they went to a 5 gulder coin and the notes were pulled and not legal anymore. I thought this was very strange. Anyway I still have a 5 gulder note and a bunch of Dutch coins and other bills that my be worth something someday.(when my grandchildren have children probably)
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I was watching "secrets of the US mint" the other day and they said that there was copies of the Sacagewea dollar that had the correct tail side but had George Washington on the face side instead of Sacagewea. Apparently these are very valuable so keep an eye out.
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Liam: The Canadian $2 coin, aka the "toonie"
Silverish on the outside with a goldish centre. Released at the start of 1996, I believe. Strangely enough, the 2 euro coin design was released shortly thereafter, also silverish on the outside with a goldish centre. Conspiracy, I say.
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Hmm. There's also design similarities to our �2 coin, although the colours are reversed.
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