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Salim Kara stole $2M in coins with a magnet and a car antenna

www.nofreelunch.co.uk How Salim Kara Stole $2m Of Coins With A Magnet & Car Antenna

Read the crazy story of how over 13 yrs a ticket-machine maintenance man stole $2mill in coins from Edmonton LRT with a magnet & car antenna

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Today I Learned @lemmy.world TIL about Salim Kara, who stole over $2m of coins by using a car antenna and a magnet

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I’m not even mad. I’m impressed.

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What? Canada has coins made from magnetic metal?

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- I think the older coins were. I don't think the newer coins are.
  
  I don't have a magnet around but I'll be testing it later.
  
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  It looks like loonies and toonies are, at least the outside ring of the toonie. And Canadian dimes are, although American ones aren't.
  
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