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    Canada?

    Posts: 1,592 Member
    edited December 2024 in Chit-Chat
    A glow in the dark dinosaur? Are you effing serious?
    http://news.yahoo.com/canada-s-newest-coin-glows-in-the-dark.html

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    • Posts: 944 Member
      apparently, the Canadian government has enough money that they can produce new versions of coins every 6 months, their population is very small (compared to the US) so they don't have to produce as many coins. (I was told this by a Canuck)
    • Posts: 5,138 Member
      What are you talking about? This is the most awesome coin that's ever happened.
    • Posts: 273 Member
      The dino coin is a collectors item and is not being produced for general circulation.
    • Posts: 2,832 Member
      It's a collector's coin.
    • Posts: 3,271 Member
      all canadian coins are collectible.
    • Posts: 6,033 Member
      Why can't our money be this awesome?! All we have are $20s that smell like canned salmon.
    • Posts: 1,167 Member
      Just another reason why Canada is awesome.
    • Posts: 4,519 Member
      Canadians think ham is bacon.
    • Posts: 476 Member
      Its not a coin that will be circulated, its not actually considered "money", Its a collector's edition. Lots of people collect coins so the government issues specialty coins every so often as its a way for the government to make some extra cash. The government is happy and so are the collectors.

      BTW, that coin will sell for $29.95 - pretty good profit off a quarter eh??

      (from an actual canuck)
    • Posts: 463 Member
      WHAT? Sorry I couldn't hear you over our booming economy and free health care.

      :wink: :laugh: :happy:
    • Posts: 1,725 Member
      ^^^ F*cking Eh!!!!
    • Posts: 381
      WHAT? Sorry I couldn't hear you over our booming economy and free health care.

      :wink: :laugh: :happy:

      Just avoid cancer, or anything time restricted, because then you'll have to go south for timely (and pricely) care, or die waiting for the free stuff to get to you.

      (From a Canuck residing in the USA)
    • Posts: 476 Member
      I just wanted to add that most countries produce specialty collector's edition coins. If the americans on this site want to see what your government is offering check out this site:

      http://www.usmint.gov/

      only I'm sorry to say, there doesn't seem to be anything as cool as a glow in the dark dinosaur.....
    • Posts: 1,725 Member
      Canadians think ham is bacon.

      We know the difference between ham and bacon, you're thinking of peameal bacon which is completely different.
    • Posts: 74 Member
      WHAT? Sorry I couldn't hear you over our booming economy and free health care.

      :wink: :laugh: :happy:

      Awesome!! My thoughts exactly :)
    • Posts: 381
      Btw, this is way cooler than Dino coins :

      http://www.thestar.com/business/article/1159513--royal-canadian-mint-to-create-digital-currency

      [http]http://www.thestar.com/business/article/1159513--royal-canadian-mint-to-create-digital-currency[/http]

      (Someone plz teach me how to link)
    • Posts: 253 Member
      WHAT? Sorry I couldn't hear you over our booming economy and free health care.

      :wink: :laugh: :happy:
      Bahaha!!!!
      I <3 being Canadian!!!!
    • Posts: 4,941 Member
      I wonder if we will be able to use it in our soda machines here... unlike their dimes... which are the same in diameter just to trick us... but are lighter weight and fall through.... stupid canadian dimes... I think we need to build a wall along the Canadian border to keep their coins out of here...


      Oh wait... sorry... I'll move along now...



      maybe.
    • Posts: 4,941 Member
      WHAT? Sorry I couldn't hear you over our booming economy and free health care.

      :wink: :laugh: :happy:

      Except IT'S NOT FREE! Somebody has to pay for it... I'm sure there isn't a country of Doctors and Nurses and Administrators that are just showing up to work for free... I'm sure the medicine isn't paying for itself... and I'm sure the companies aren't just giving it away.... You still are paying for healthcare... you just may not have a co-pay everytime you go to the doctor... Why do people keep insisting it's Free when it's not? Not technically... not really.... not at all.


      Sorry, pet peeve of mine. :grumble:
    • Posts: 2,206 Member
      WHAT? Sorry I couldn't hear you over our booming economy and free health care.

      :wink: :laugh: :happy:
      The health care system pays for itself? Wow!
    • Posts: 113 Member
      I unfortunately know several people diagnosed with Cancer. They were all treated quickly and efficiently. So ex-patriot get your facts straight please.
    • Posts: 324
      Yeah, we can produce new money all the time cuz there's not very many of us up here. :noway:

      She's a collectible coin kids - costs a lot more than a quarter to get one AND it's okay to be jealous.

      That said - take a look at our new paper money (the 50s and 100s). THOSE are really in circulation, and they are THE coolest currency ever.
    • Posts: 2,206 Member
      The sibling rivalry is alive and well, isn't it?
    • Posts: 324
      show previous quotes

      Just avoid cancer, or anything time restricted, because then you'll have to go south for timely (and pricely) care, or die waiting for the free stuff to get to you.

      (From a Canuck residing in the USA)

      Perhaps you'd like to say that to my mother who is getting treatments for cancer right now. There wasn't even a week between her disgnoses and the beginning of her treatments. Want to know how far south she's had to go? She had her choice between two hospitals both 1.5 hours away. Neither of which are in the U.S.

      And it's not free, we pay our taxes - the point is that we aren't crippled and lives aren't potentially ruined a sudden sickness or injury occurs. We get our medical issues taken care of THEN, not when an insurance company decides whether or not our condition was "pre-existing".
    • Posts: 838 Member
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      Bahaha!!!!
      I <3 being Canadian!!!!

      Me too! Nothing better than the 'great white' North - she says while sitting outside in the sunshine. :D
    • Posts: 5,138 Member
      I wonder if we will be able to use it in our soda machines here...
      That would be one expensive soda.
    • Posts: 1,592 Member
      To all arguing about health care:

      Take your argument to another thread. This thread is about glow in the dark dinosaur money, (which I think is rather cool as a geologist because I love fossils). I didn't know it was a collector coin either ha ha (didn't really read the article all the closely :blushing: )
    • Posts: 61 Member
      WHAT? Sorry I couldn't hear you over our booming economy and free health care.

      :wink: :laugh: :happy:


      omg....thank you for that! Made my day! :)
    • Posts: 74 Member
      Canadians think ham is bacon.

      Americans think ice cream and bacon will be the next big hit at Burger King!
    • Posts: 4,941 Member
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      That would be one expensive soda.

      Hahaha... after seeing the price of the quarter coin... $30 I would say so... but I was just being snarky...
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