Blog posts
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March 29, 2019
TTC Tokens and the Proposed 1978 Cent
In 1977, the Royal Canadian Mint wanted to reduce the size of the penny in response to the rising price of copper. Little did the Mint know that the Toronto Transit Commission’s reaction would force the cancellation of the program. -
March 8, 2019
The Vertical Note That Almost Was
The printing firms’ design teams went to work and came back with a surprising result: vertical notes.