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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;jj00, post: 2332922, member: 47072&quot;]From the Royal Canadian Mint:</p><p><br /></p><p><i>&quot;Further cost savings prompt the elimination of the two-dollar bank note and its replacement by a new bi-metallic two-dollar circulation coin.&nbsp; The &quot;Toonie&quot;, as it becomes quickly known to Canadians, has a pure nickel outer ring surrounding an aluminum-bronze core.&nbsp; Thanks to a patented locking mechanism developed by the Mint, the inner core can withstand pressures of up to 181 kilograms, or ten times the force of a human hand. More than 700 million coins were produced between 1996 and 2012.&quot;</i></p><p><br /></p><p>181 Kilograms is approximately 400 pounds[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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