Thought you may wish to know about one of Canada's firsts in coin production. That coin has the distinction of being the world's first circulating color coin. It, also, has the mistaken reputation of being the first Spy Coin developed using nano-technology. Yes, the USA's Department of Defense mistook this coin as being produced by Canada to spy on the US. Articles in newspapers and magazines (including coin publications) touted as fact the Canadian Government produced a coin to spy on America. Of course, even some notifications were posted on Coin Talk (our ever-diligent moderators quickly put that notion to rest). The world now knows the coin was simply a regular issue coin with a colorized poppy on its reverse and struck as a Rememberence Day business strike commemorative in 2004. Did you ever see it in photos or for sale in coin dealers shops or for sale at coin shows? Would you like to see a photo of it? Here's one courtesy of Don's World Coin Gallery. For an enlarged view of the reverse click photo): http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_wd-canada.php?dir=img12&image=35-25c04&desc=Canada%20km510%2025%20Cents%20(2004)%20Remembrance%20Day%20(colorized%20Poppy)%20&query=km%20510 Hope you learned a bit more about this great hobby, Numismatics. Guess what? There's another Canadian coin I want you to see. Why? Because it is similar to the 2004 25 Cents coin you just viewed. In fact it is a 25 Cents coin with a colorized poppy on its reverse and it too was struck as a circulating commemorative celebrating the 90th Anniversary of Armistice Day (the day the treaty was signed ending WWI). This coin was produced by the Royal Canadian Mint in 2008. Mind you, the colorized poppy on the reverse was affixed with more highly advanced techniques: http://worldcoingallery.com/countri...5 Cents (2008) Armistice Day &query=Armistice Just thought you ought to know... Clinker
