It just goes to show that it's well worth giving your dollar coins a second glance before slipping them into the vending ...

you may find that old coins lying around your house have a monetary worth so much higher than their face value. [...] To determine if your coins are worth a lot of money, look for the following ...

Bank notes issued by the Bank of Canada, together with coins issued by the Royal Canadian Mint ... can be worth significantly more than face value. To find out if your bank note may have a different ...