U.S. warns about Canadian spy coins

Associated Press ^ | 01/11/07

[presidio9]

Also little known, candian coins are magnetic.

Does that mean Canadians can store their pocket change on their refrigerator?

Which brings up another question: Why would a Canadian even NEED a refrigerator?

[tumblindice]

My change includes a 1993 Canadian nickel with a beaver on one side
and some sort of varmint (a possum?) on the other side.

[Groganeer]

"Does that mean Canadians can store their pocket change on their refrigerator"

To keep the beer warm.

[Groganeer]

"Which brings up another question: Why would a Canadian even NEED a refrigerator?"

Man I need to slow down.... wrong line.

[US_MilitaryRules]

Ever heard of global warming?

[xenophiles]

Whoever wants to track Americans should simply wait for the new U.S. passports equipped with RFID chips.

[pepsionice]

I'm waiting for our vault security guy to stand at the entrance and damand that I put all my coins into a lead-lined jar at the entrance. Thats how silly this whole may become within a year or two.

[zeugma]

I want one.

[kimmie7]

me too

[lapsus calami]

 

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The FBI has identified the culprits.

 

Seems the coins were used to track certain contractors who frequented bars and restaurants after they got off work to see "where the good beer is"

 

 

 

 

FBI file photo

 

 

 

 

[steve-b]

This photo released by the Central Intelligence Agency shows a hollow container, fashioned to look like an Eisenhower silver dollar

Those tricky guys at the CIA then disguised the Eisenhower silver dollar too look like a Susan B. Anthony pot-metal dollar.

[Lancey Howard]

Lead pockets oughta stop the signal.

[sockmonkey]

When we were little, most unspent foreign change ended up with the children in the family- I guess as a geography lesson/play money deal.

It's creepy that these chips might end up tracking to one's children...which seems like something out of a Jack Bauer/24 scenario...