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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Topher, post: 465940, member: 8489&quot;]Wow.&nbsp; Some of the posts in this thread really surprise me.&nbsp; Why such animosity towards coloured coins?&nbsp; Granted, some of them are just hideous, but that doesn&#039;t mean they all are.</p><p><br /></p><p>To correct a few things, the first coloured coin issued for circulation was in 2004, with the introduction of the Poppy quarter.&nbsp; A simple, red poppy was placed on the reverse of the Canadian quarter, and is forever enshrined as the &quot;spy&quot; quarter when some ignorant people thought they were more important than they really are, and were given these things so that they could be spied upon.&nbsp; Give me a break.&nbsp; that&#039;s one of the funniest things I&#039;ve ever read!&nbsp; One simple trip to the Canadian Mint&#039;s website will tell you that this was a regular circulation issue.&nbsp; Anyone who spent any time in Canada will know that the Poppy is a revered symbol every November, and this was just another way of honouring those who served their country.&nbsp; When was the last time the Us did that on a circulation coin?</p><p><br /></p><p>We&#039;re now up to our third colourized coin for circulation, and there is quite a bit of interest in them, not just in Canada, but elsewhere as well.&nbsp; The Canadian Mint continues to be one of the most advanced mints in the world.&nbsp; While some of the designs are flops, there are many excellent coins produced, as they are always innovating.</p><p><br /></p><p>Of course, anyone who can&#039;t think &quot;outside the box&quot;, isn&#039;t expected to appreciate the simple Poppy or Pink Ribbon quarters, and don&#039;t realize the significance of them in Canada.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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