This coin is cool, but it isn't intended for circulation so one wonders how durable the design is. I actually think the 'poppy quarters'[1] are a bit cooler, b

This coin is cool, but it isn't intended for circulation so one wonders how durable the design is. I actually think the 'poppy quarters'[1] are a bit cooler, because they've been in use since 2004. At the time they were the first coloured coin in circulation. They were unusual enough that American military contractors visiting canada even raised an alert that they might be espionage devices.[2] [1] http://www.canada.com/poppy+coin+introduced+Canada/3806046/story.html http://www.canada.com/poppy+coin+introduced+Canada/3806046/s... [2] http://www.thestar.com/news/article/211189--u-s-feared-poppy-quarter http://www.thestar.com/news/article/211189--u-s-feared-poppy...