Your email address will not be published. E-SYLUM ARCHIVE. "I did track down a maintenance person who had worked at the Big Nickel, and he claimed all the monuments were taken down and sold for recycling," Fournier said. Science North: Celebrating Sudbury's special currency The giant one was remove along with the dime. The inside layer is a sheet of metal skin. CANADA'S BIG NICKEL CELEBRATES AN ANNIVERSARY I don’t think it was a dime, but I think there was another coin as well. The penny I am sure of though. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); We are an anonymous online community based out of the Greater Sudbury Area in Ontario, Canada.

Along the edge "SCIENCE NORTH SUDBURY ONTARIO" is written with two snowflakes pictured. Those 300 medals sold out within days and Szilva ordered more trying to meet the demand for this commemorative piece. Collectors of these types of items are called exonumists. What happened to the penny that was at the Big Nickel? FULL ISSUE       A private project, Szilva came up with the novel way of minting the medals as a way to raise money to build the park's attractions. Embark on an underground tour that takes you 7-storeys below the Earth’s surface! Long-time residents of Sudbury know we love all things coin related. To read the complete article, see: They’ve been gone since the park changed ownership in 1982.

BIG NICKEL MEDAL IMAGE FOUND In 1964 the first medals were minted and sold. Condition: AU - UNC Diameter: N/A History: Commemorating the 200th anniversary of Sudbury Canada.

In true Sudbury fashion Dynamic Earth is releasing a commemorative medal in celebration of the Big Nickel's 50th birthday as well as Science North's 30th anniversary. Add business hours. Two vertical columns and several angle iron pieces make up the framework. During that time, there have been 336,527 constructive (and sometimes not-so-constructive) comments made. ❤. The 1951 5-cent coin was minted to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the isolation and naming of the element Nickel. Replica medals were released for both the Big Nickel and Fantasy Copper. (www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v12n31a20.html) It’s HUGE now. There is a loonie monument but it was never in Sudbury. V17 2014 INDEX       The other coin monuments were $20 gold coin, Kennedy half-dollar, Canadian penny and American penny.

As Sudbury was the second largest producer of nickel in the world, it was the perfect choice for the Big Nickel. Someone put the penny on the rail road tracks. Wayne Homren, Editor, Science North: Celebrating Sudbury's special currency, CANADA'S BIG NICKEL CELEBRATES AN ANNIVERSARY, https://my.binhost.com/lists/listinfo/esylum. The original base for the Big Nickel was made of rich Sudbury ore, which was replaced in 2003 by the stainless steel posts now used to support the Big Nickel. There were only a few people there, and plenty of parking. . QUIZ: How Well Do You Know Ontario Attractions? In May of 1964 the Big Nickel monument was erected and dedicated on July 22, the Big Nickel's official birthday. The Big Nickel weighs close to 13,000 kilograms (approximately 13 tonnes). Get directions.

Home » Question (no photo) » What happened to the penny that was at the Big Nickel? It is about 64,607,747 times the size of a real Canadian nickel. They’ve been gone since the park changed ownership in 1982. If I had a dime every time someone asked about that penny…, The rumor I heard was that no one knows what happened to the dime or the penny. Silva continued to grow the numismatic park, including the addition of a 1965 Canadian one-cent piece known at the "Fantasy Copper" because of the sponsorship from Fantasy Copperware Canada. Not what the OP was asking. The reverse, or 'tails' is a stylized nickel refinery with one large stack. There were no dime or quarter monuments at the park. I was told the dime went to the states..penny can’t remember were they sent it. Only 300 of these were minted in the first run.

(www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v12n30a22.html) Open to the public at no cost, visitors are invited to walk around the Big Nickel and explore the site of the Centennial Numismatic Park. Over 100 numismatic items have been produced in the Sudbury area. Fournier said the base for the twenty-dollar coin monument is sitting as a decoration in the front yard of a Northern Ontario town.

When Fournier was researching for his book, he looked for answers as to what happened to the other monuments. THE BIG NICKEL MEDAL Never stop learning from one another! Use our Attraction Listings Search – you can search by category, by name and by location. Dynamic Earth – Home of the Big Nickel - is a Science North attraction that offers an authentic Canadian experience. In the late sixties, medals were in their "heyday," according to Fournier. That they were most likely sold for scrap by someone who pocketed the cash. Access is barrier-free. With that first medal began Sudbury's obsession with medals, medallions, medallets and tokens. The remaining large coin on display is the world-famous Big Nickel. The penny is located somewhere West of Sudbury, can’t remember if it’s on the way to Thunderbay, or past it, but it’s in a small township that I believe is on the edge of Lake Superior. Everything we publish is submitted by people such as yourself. That was the actual penny that was take out of circulation. PREV ARTICLE       In the 1960's the Big Nickel was joined by four large coin monuments: These four monuments were dismantled in 1984. Over the years, the composition of the 5-cent coin changed until one final change to the nickel was made in 1999. (www.thesudburystar.com/2014/05/17/science-north-celebrating-sudburys-special-currency), To read earlier E-Sylum articles, see: The Big Nickel is a replica of the 1951 Canadian five-cent coin, built in 1964 by local Sudburian Ted Szilva. The original base for the Big Nickel was made of rich Sudbury ore, which was replaced in 2003 by the stainless steel posts now used to support the Big Nickel. Did you know? Szilva operated the park until 1982 when it was sold to the city of Sudbury.

"The impetus for [the popularity of the medals] was Ted Szilva and the Big Nickel," Fournier said. It’s a Sudbury “Urban Legend”, Science north sold it and they who ever bought it solded it for scrap metal it’s sad they should of never been aloud to sell them, Nickel, loonie, penny, and an American coin…. 122 big nickel road. The 45mm brass medal will feature an aerial view of Science North with "30 years 1984-2014" overlaid on the picture. 16,717 anonymous messages have been published on our site to date; submitted by the lovely people of our community over the course of the last 4 years. Get Directions.

The Big Nickel weighs close to 13,000 kilograms (approximately 13 tonnes). In Sudbury, Ontario, there is a nine-meter (30ft.) I think the other coin was a looney and there’s a quarter somewhere too. By the time all the monuments were constructed, the park was home to five mammoth coins: the Big Nickel, the Fantasy Penny, the Lincoln Penny, the Kennedy Half Dollar, and the Twenty Dollar Gold Piece.

We provide a service that allows people to voice their opinions to our 30,000+ followers on any given day. Canada: 1751 - 1951 The Big Nickel Sudbury struck in nickel. Dynamic Earth was closed, but it looked fun from outside.

On the reverse is an image of the Big Nickel with "50 years 1964-2014" overlaid on the picture. The penny was discontinued in May of 2012. I actually asked the staff at dynamic earth about this. Fall in Love with Ontario Attractions Contest. The base enables the public to walk around the Big Nickel and under it. http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/North_America/Canada/Province_of_Ontario/Sudbury-903729/Things_To_Do-Sudbury-TG-C-1.html 122 Big Nickel Road Sudbury, Ontario, P3C 3A6 Fournier is working on another book about Sudbury area medals, medallions, tokens and medallets, to be released in 2014. The twelve-sided nickel is located on a small hill overlooking the intersection of Municipal Road 55 and Big Nickel Drive at the westernmost end of the Gatchell neighbourhood. The medals are available starting today at a price of $19.95, at both Science North and Dynamic Earth. There were no dime or quarter monuments at the park.

Planning a trip or vacation and looking for Ontario’s best Attractions? The obverse, or 'heads' is King George VI. Over the years, the composition of the 5-cent coin changed until one final change to the nickel was made in 1999. The attraction was renamed from "The Canadian Centennial Numismatic Park" to "The Big Nickel Mine.". Those other coins were sold to a USA company in Ohio from what I read. Notify me of follow-up comments by email.

You can learn some history and get some great photos of the nickel. tall Canadian nickel overlooking a smelting pant.

In 2003, "The Big Nickel Mine" had been transformed and reopened as Dynamic Earth; an interactive, hands-on earth science centre. NEXT ARTICLE       This is a proud Shoutout Canada production.Made with by Jody Mitoma. These coins were struck in nickel and aluminum, if your interested in the aluminum version please click here. The Big Nickel is the largest coin in the world. (www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v12n32a11.html) In 1984, Science North opened and began operating the park. There is a loonie monument but it was never in Sudbury. It cost more to make then it was worth to maintain so the government scrapped it. Thank you all so much for continuing to make Shoutout Sudbury the great place that it has become. Szilva began minting medals to support the Canadian Centennial Numismatic Park project he had undertaken.

It is NOT the Sudbury superstack! The obverse of the medal featured the Big Nickel Monument and the reverse displayed Inco's reduction plant.

Science North and Dynamic Earth are located in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada.

The Big Nickel is a nine-metre (30 ft) replica of a 1951 Canadian nickel, located at the grounds of the Dynamic Earth science museum in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, and is the world's largest coin. Explore the geological story of Planet Earth, including the unique geology and rich mining heritage of Northern Ontario combining both above and underground experiences that allow you to work and play with real mining equipment and technologies!

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