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Canadian coins have a cosmic origin.

kwmorgankwmorgan Posts: 967 ✭
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Interesting history. Canadian coins made of pure nickel are mostly, if not entirely made from nickel mined out of the Sudbury Basin in Northern Ontario. The nickel deposits were formed by the impact of a 10km wide comet about 1.85 billion years ago.


Sudbury Basin

Interesting stuff.

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  • PopcoinPopcoin Posts: 492
    VEEERRRY INTERSTING!!!!!!!

    I was not aware that Mr. Bill image (Cosmicdebris)

    was the original owner of all the Canadian coins made of pure nickel.image

    Larry
    World Bear Coin Design Set
    20th C. Type Set
    1976 Proof Set
  • laurentyvanlaurentyvan Posts: 4,243 ✭✭✭
    Cosmic Canadians! Who would've thought it?

    I think I might prefer a piece of the original meteor along with the coin. I would probably purchase the coin if packaged that way.
    One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics
    is that you end up being governed by inferiors. – Plato
  • DBSTrader2DBSTrader2 Posts: 3,487 ✭✭✭✭
    Maybe THAT can be the RCM's NEXT marketing ploy!! Commemorative "nickels" with an accompanying piece of the comet and literature along with an FDC combo!

    Or maybe instead of that or a bi-metal coin, they can imbed a piece of meteorite in the center of the coin!

    THINK of all the potential combinations they can develop in such a marketing blitz!!

    - - Dave

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