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Guilty-Web7334 t1_isy5rda wrote

Reply to comment by jlisle 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

I’d heard the suggestion of “doobie” because “double loonie.”

Really, though, I think it’s just because she was a fan of BC Bud long before it was legalized.

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