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[–] NotSteve_@piefed.ca 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

If you manage to pop out the middle part of a toonie... how does that work as far as 'is it still currency' goes?

As a child I tried very hard to do that but never managed. I dont think it's actually possible without hand-tools and at that point I'd imagine you'd be mangling the whole thing. I'd imagine stores wouldn't accept it but I'd guess banks would still replace it for you based on the 51% rule

[–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 days ago

I had heard a Canadian acquaintance I once had say that it can be done by cycling it through fairly extreme heat and cold, the metals expand and contract at different rates, so eventually, they disconnect, or can be popped out with a whack of a mallet.

I've not myself personally tried this, so... no clue how well that would actually work.