04-10-2012, 12:59 PM
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Atomic Nerd
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Calgary
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Too bad it's a bit of a fugly in terms of dinosaurs.
It should be Albertosaurus or something.
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04-10-2012, 01:03 PM
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#22
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Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: not lurking
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<dumb paleontology joke>
Pachyrhinosaurus lakustai is cool and all, but if they wanted an alberta-found ceratopsian dinosaur to put on a coin, they really should have gone with centrosaurus!
Get it? Centrosaurus!
</dumb paleontology joke>
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04-10-2012, 02:27 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: in your blind spot.
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It is the first in a 4 coin set.
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The Pachyrhinosaurus lakustai dinosaur coin is the first in a 4-coin Prehistoric Creature glow-in-the-dark (photo-luminescent) series!
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http://www.mint.ca/store/coin/dinosa...12-prod1290004
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04-10-2012, 02:46 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: still in edmonton
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MrMastodonFarm
Hmmm released on the 16th, my Dad's bday is the 17th, I wonder if I can get it shipped to Newfoundland in one night. He loves this stuff.
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Wait, you're from Newfoundland? You can't be, you're way too articulate.
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04-10-2012, 03:01 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Puppet Guy
and Creationists.
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I think that falls in with what he said.
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04-10-2012, 03:50 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: the dark side of Sesame Street
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Originally Posted by Caged Great
I think that falls in with what he said.
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I got his point, but I personally see creationists as humourless, gullible brain-dead sheep instead of soulless robots.
...and wouldn't creationists think of everyone other than themselves as soulless?
either way, I like the coin  .
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04-10-2012, 04:53 PM
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Originally Posted by drhu22
Sooo a source of radiation next to the family jewels every day...is this a good idea?
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Your body probably emits more radiation than that quarter.
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04-10-2012, 04:57 PM
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i want one, someone get me one, please. thanks
Edit: i thought it was regular circulation. did not realise it was 'special' mint that one orders. thanks
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Last edited by awildermode; 04-10-2012 at 05:11 PM.
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04-10-2012, 05:49 PM
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Originally Posted by SeeGeeWhy
Your body probably emits more radiation than that quarter.
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We all know Japan does.
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04-16-2012, 08:57 AM
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Anybody get one of these yet? What do you think?
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04-16-2012, 09:49 AM
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Has lived the dream!
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Where I lay my head is home...
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Originally Posted by Kswiss
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Ok, what does it matter if they are making longer lasting coins, if the release new ones every 15 years?
Don't get me wrong, they do look cool, and I really doubt it costs a whole lot to change our money, but I have a hard time getting on board the whole 'well, it saves us money in the long run' train. Our previous bills had many anti-counterfeit measures in them, I'm not sure we needed new ones so soon after. And now the coins too?
Like I said, I don't really care, and I do like the new currency (who doesn't like new stuff?) I just wonder if there is any nation in the world that changes it as often as we do, and tries to spin it the way we do.
EDIT: Hey, look at this, purchase your own $100,000 (face value) coin! Kinda cool, I think.
http://www.mint.ca/store/mint/learn/...o-coin-6500002
Last edited by Daradon; 04-16-2012 at 09:54 AM.
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04-16-2012, 10:29 AM
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tromboner
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: where the lattes are
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Originally Posted by Daradon
Ok, what does it matter if they are making longer lasting coins, if the release new ones every 15 years?
Don't get me wrong, they do look cool, and I really doubt it costs a whole lot to change our money, but I have a hard time getting on board the whole 'well, it saves us money in the long run' train. Our previous bills had many anti-counterfeit measures in them, I'm not sure we needed new ones so soon after. And now the coins too?
Like I said, I don't really care, and I do like the new currency (who doesn't like new stuff?) I just wonder if there is any nation in the world that changes it as often as we do, and tries to spin it the way we do.
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I read a great article about this, unfortunately I can't find it now. But the gist of it was that counterfeiting causes a loss of confidence in currency, and that's the problem. This manifests itself in being unable to use $100 bills in many places, and often $50s too. Best to stay ahead of the counterfeiters. For a while we had an abnormally high counterfeit bill rate. I'm sure the mint wants to avoid that, and rightfully so.
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04-16-2012, 10:40 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Calgary
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Has anyone ordered one of these quarters? It appears there is no stock yet so you can't order one.
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