Loonie is the unofficial but commonly-used name for Canada's gold-coloured, bronze-plated, one-dollar coin. It bears images of a common loon, a well-known Canadian bird, on the reverse, and of Queen Elizabeth II on the obverse.
Loonie - Popular name for the Canadian loon dollar coin first issued in 1987.
Lot - A unique number assigned by an auction house to an item or items sold in a particular sale.
Loonie - Popular name for the Canadian dollar coin.
Loupe - A type of magnifying glass used by numismatists and jewelers.
Canadian Loonies
The Loonie--as Canadian as hockey, Molson's, saying "Eh," and as one US expatriate put it, "punting on the first down." The golden-colored (copper-plated nickel-based) Loonie is also the result of a 1987 mistake.
Canadian coins are available in denominations of two dollars (toonie), one dollar (loonie), half dollars, quarters, dimes, nickels and pennies. Canadian coins are issued by the Royal Canadian Mint and struck at their facilities in Winnipeg.
Friday: The Great Pretender
New York Times (blog)
I checked with my daughter in Montreal, and TOONIE is used commonly for a two-dollar coin. One-dollar coins are loonies, for the loon featured on them. ...
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legal tender Money that may be legally offered in payment of an obligation and that a creditor must accept (source: Webster's New World Dictionary) legend Lettering on a coin other than the denomination or nation which issued it loonie ...
 See also: Mint, Dollar, Silver, Canadian, Coin
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