Spy Coins

AP News - 803 days ago
Spy Coins
FILE - This 2004 file photo provided by the Royal Canadian Mint, shows a 2004 silver-colored 25-cent piece, known as the poppy quarter. The unusual Canadian coin features the red image of a poppy, Canada's flower of remembrance, inlaid over a maple leaf. Espionage warnings from the Defense Department caused an international sensation a few years ago over reports of mysterious coins with radio frequency transmitters, until they were debunked. The culprit turned out to be a commemorative quarter in Canada. But at the height of the mystery, senior Pentagon officials speculated whether Canadians were involved in the spy caper. (AP Photo/Royal Canadian Mint)