Dug A Loonie

[Natman]

Hi all,

I found this coin at a local park today..my Prizm read it as a dime, but this "Loonie" came out instead:

I've never found one of these before, so I thought I'd share it with you along with a little info..apparently 1987 was the first year they were issued and they're composed of nickel and bronze.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loonie

Nat

 

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[Bavaria Mike]

Dollar coins are great to find and the Canadian $$$ have risen very high! Congrats on the Loonie and HH, Mike

 

[Lookin]

Congrats on a new first! Thanks for sharing! HH

 

[Nana40]

I've not found one of those yet either. Very nice suprise, Nat! 8)

Congrats! Nana

 

[wayneglue]

Hey Natman up here in Canada find lot of those Loonies and even Twonies.
It makes for a great clad count.
Hope you find more.

 

[DANGLANGLEY]

Great job on the dollar coin. That's a first for me. Nice looking coin

DANGLANGLEY

 

[Digginman]

I think Loonie's are great looking coins.

Good job.

DM

 

[panzermeyer]

Cool find.I get lots of them here in the great white north.Depending on the year they can ring up pretty weird sometimes.HH..Panz

 

[Treasure Tom]

Great find Natman! Better than digging up a 100 pennies! : )

Tom

 

[Roadquest]

Great find. Nice shape.

 

[I_Dig_NYC]

Okay Natman, now your really starting to make me and my Prizm II envious....

Harry..

 

[ModernMiner]

Neat coin Nat. Way to go.
I read your title and thought you were referring to ME. DOUG (is)a Loonie.
-MM-

 

[Jack(IN)]

I dug a Toonie one time on a playground, first one I had found and still hoping to find more. Those guys in Canada finding all those $1 and $2 coins can make a killing on the clad counts!!

 

[Natman]

I dug a Toonie one time on a playground, first one I had found and still hoping to find more. Those guys in Canada finding all those $1 and $2 coins can make a killing on the clad counts!!

Yeah Jack, I didn't even know what it was until after I brought it home and cleaned it off..it was impossible to make out the writing on it because it was covered in a yellow residue that needed to be scoured off..must have been the bronze reaction to the soil.

Neat coin Nat. Way to go.
I read your title and thought you were referring to ME. DOUG (is)a Loonie.
-MM-

Now you know I would NEVER think that of you Doug

Nat

 

[civilman1]

I think Loonie's are great looking coins.

Good job.

DM

Amen....Nice dig Nat,now for the Euro's.$$

 

[silverfreak]

Neat find Nat. Never seen one before.

 

[Moonshadow]

Great coin for your collection Nat! WTG!!

HH,
Moon

 

[bootybay]

oh heck, thats the first thing I thought of when you posted it..loonie...ok so which one of us is it....me included..hardy har har..ya got me on that one.... it is a pretty coin too by the way.