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  2. Penny (Canadian coin) - Wikipedia

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    According to the Royal Canadian Mint, the official term for the coin is the one-cent piece, but in practice the terms penny and cent predominate. [citation needed] Penny was likely readily adopted because the previous coinage in Canada (up to 1858) was the British monetary system, where Canada used British pounds, shillings, and pence as coinage alongside U.S. decimal coins.

  3. Coins of the Canadian dollar - Wikipedia

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    The most significant recent developments in Canadian coinage were the introduction of $1 and $2 coins and the withdrawal of the one cent piece. The $1 coin (the "loonie") was released in 1987. The $1 banknote remained in issue and in circulation alongside the one-dollar coin for the next two years, until it was withdrawn in 1989.

  4. Commemorative coins of Canada - Wikipedia

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    In 1987, the Mint introduced a new one dollar coin. It normally features a loon on the reverse. Nicknamed the loonie, it replaced both the one dollar note issued by the Bank of Canada [18] and the Voyageur dollar. For the list of commemorative one dollar coins issued by the Mint since 1987, see: Loonie.

  5. Royal Canadian Mint numismatic coins (2000–2019) - Wikipedia

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    While the 10 and 25 cent coins are more common, the 1 cent coins are rare, with about a half-dozen known to exist. 06SFS; Used to describe the rare 2006 $50 Four Seasons 5-ounce silver coin. Only 2000 were minted. H; Used to identify coins that were struck for Canada by the Birmingham Mint, also known as the Heaton Mint, until 1907. Innukshuk

  6. Cent (currency) - Wikipedia

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    A United States one-cent coin, also known as a penny. The cent is a monetary unit of many national currencies that equals a hundredth (1 ⁄ 100) of the basic monetary unit. The word derives from the Latin centum, 'hundred'. The cent sign is commonly a simple minuscule (lower case) letter c.

  7. Dollar Store in Dallas sells American flag with 61 stars

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    The plastic flag was made in China and marketed by a Virginia company, the television station reported. Tim returned to the Dollar Tree store and explained that there should only be 50 stars to ...

  8. History of Canadian currencies - Wikipedia

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    The new Canadian government issued its first notes in 1870. The first issue was in denominations of twenty-five cents (nicknamed a "shinplaster"), one dollar and two dollars. The twenty-five cent note featured Britannia, the one-dollar note featured Jacques Cartier, and the two-dollar note featured General James Wolfe and the Marquis de ...

  9. Birds of Canada (banknotes) - Wikipedia

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    Birds of Canada (French: oiseaux du Canada) is the fifth series of banknotes of the Canadian dollar issued by the Bank of Canada and was first circulated in 1986 to replace the 1969 Scenes of Canada series. Each note features a bird indigenous to Canada in its design. The banknotes weigh 1 gram with dimensions of 152.40 by 69.85 millimetres (6. ...