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Bogus Toonies spotted in Ontario

You might want to take a closer look at the change in your pocket.

Police in Ontario have discovered fake Toonies.

Instead of a polar bear, the bogus coins have a walrus on one side and an inaccurate portrait of Queen Elizabeth on the other.

They also have a manufacture date of 1990 which is six years before the Toonie originally rolled out.

Maybe the biggest clue these two-dollar coins are fake?

It says “Z Dollard” instead of 2 dollars on the coin.

So far, the coins haven’t been spotted anywhere else in Canada.

  • Steve MacArthur is an award-winning anchor and reporter with more than 20 years' experience from working in newsrooms in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Yukon and Alberta. He is based in Halifax and is the national news director for Acadia Broadcasting. Contact Steve at macarthurs@radioabl.ca.

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