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February 19, 2019
The Coming of the Toonie
The life expectancy of a two-dollar paper note was about a year. But coins can last for more than 10 years. -
February 8, 2019
The Canadian Roots of the “Greenback”
Successfully counterfeiting a bank note in the mid-19th century required an engraver with reasonably high talent and very low ethics.