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Confusing Coins

HAVE YOU EVER been annoyed that you got a Canadian rather than a U.S. coin in change?

It might be worse if you live in Spain. The Spanish National Police have been recently warning that Argentine 2-peso coins are being used as a substitute for the €2 coin.

Both coins are ringed bimetal issues that have a similar appearance if you don’t first look at the design on the coins. The Argentine 2 peso has a diameter of 24.5

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