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I have a special request to any of my Canadian colleagues who are planning
to attend this year's ASTC conference in San Jose later this week.

Ever since I learned that the alloy composition of Canadian coins gave them
magnetic properties different from American money, I always held on to a few
quarters or nickels that got into my loose change.  (The others I would just
bury in a roll of coins and hope the bank wouldn't notice...C'mon, we've all
done that ;-)  That worked well for a demo or impromptu dialogue.  Well,
this fall I would like to use that property for an activity in one of our
inquiry-based electricity & magnetism workshops.  Which means I will need
lots of coins.

Surprisingly, I found out it's not that easy to buy a roll of Canadian coins
down here.  I was told by one bank that I would need to drive up to Windsor,
Ont.  So if I can't get to the coins, maybe the coins can come to me...

Please reply to me off-list if you can buy a few rolls of coins at your
local bank and bring them to the conference.  Hey, I won't even bother with
exchange rates!  It would be a big help!

Thanks a lot, and see you in San Jose!

Dante

Dante Centuori
Creative Director, Education
COSI Toledo
1 Discovery Way
Toledo, OH 43604-1579
419.244.2674 ext. 106
419.255.2674 FAX
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www.cositoledo.org


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