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Steel replacing nickel in Canadian one- and two-dollar coins

Andrew Topf | January 14, 2012 | 12:18 am Base Metals Canada Europe Nickel 

The Globe and Mail reports that Canadian one- and two-dollar coins, known as  "loonies" and "toonies", will this spring be made from steel, replacing the more expensive nickel they are currently made from: The current loonie is made from bronze-plated...

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