Happy Birthday to the LOONIE

On June 30, 1987, 80 million golden "loonie" coins — named after the bird that appears on the back of the coin — were circulated across Canada, replacing the paper $1 bill. Twenty-two years later the loonie is still popular among coin collectors.

Although many consumers were not amused at carrying around heavy "small change", they've come to love the loonie. And they don't seem to mind the "toonie", the coin that retired the $2 dollar bill.