Talk:Big Nickel

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I think the below text contains a lot of bias and un-NPOV about Science North, Dynamic Earth Facility, and the science museum. Any thoughts?

"In 1981, Szilva sold the Big Nickel site to Science North, the city's newly incorporated but highly uninteresting science museum. Science North refurbished the site, removing the other coins and the children's rides, but retaining the Big Nickel and expanding the mine tour.

On January 22, 2001, the Big Nickel was dismantled for refurbishing of both the coin and the facility. Once refurbished, the coin was installed on the discusting grounds of Science North, as the original Big Nickel site was redesigned into the new and awful Dynamic Earth facility. On May 10, 2003, the coin was moved back to a new pedestal on the Dynamic Earth grounds"

--Mackay.dm 21:25, 17 February 2006 (UTC)


  • Why, I do believe you're right sir! WilyD 22:12, 17 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] 1951

Any explanation as to why a 1951 nickel was chosen? (Would probably answer a few others who have the same question). I visited the nickel once or twice as a kid and always assumed it was made in the 50s, hense the outdated design (the portrait of King George VI, seldom seen on coins today as it's been replaced with Queen Elizabeth on all coins made after 1952, kind of stands out.) --Canuckguy 03:13, 10 November 2007 (UTC)

According to the article Canadian nickel, the 1951 nickel was a special commemorative design to mark the 200th anniversary of the initial discovery of the metal. I can't swear that that's the explanation, but it seems pretty likely given that Sudbury's a nickel mining town. Bearcat (talk) 23:08, 20 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] big nickel

how tall was it? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.60.238.29 (talk) 23:18, 15 January 2008 (UTC)