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On 20 October 2012, it was proposed that this article be moved to Canadian 2 dollar coin. The result of the discussion was no consensus.

Requested move[edit]

The following discussion is an archived discussion of the proposal. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.

The result of the proposal was no consensus. --BDD (talk) 20:27, 27 October 2012 (UTC) (non-admin closure)[reply]

Toonie → Canadian 2 dollar coin – Page was moved and renamed Toonie without warning or discussion. Toonie is a nickname and isn't even the proper spelling, as there are several other variant spellings of the nickname. Twoonie, Twonie, Twooney, Twoney, etc. The page should be moved back to its proper name with its nicknames referenced in the lead. UrbanNerd (talk) 15:11, 20 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

This article should be merged with Canadian dollar, IMHO. GoodDay (talk) 15:40, 20 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I agree that the nickname isn't a good name for the article, but I think "Canadian two-dollar coin" is more consistent with Canada's other currency denominations. I very much disagree with merging the articles. PK T(alk) 16:07, 20 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
My comments are at Talk:Loonie#Requested move. This ought to have been a consolidated move discussion. --Skeezix1000 (talk) 17:38, 20 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose this is about the toonie, not other Canadian two-dollar coins. There have been several 2-dollar coins in the history of Canada. It should not be merged with Canadian dollar, because this is about a particular series of coins, which have a bimetal form, and usually have a Polar bear on it, though also has had other designs. Since this is about a particular series of coins, and not the 2-dollar-coin in general, it should not be called Canadian two-dollar coin. WP:UCN, the common name is "toonie", which is even used by business reporters and reliable source financial media. -- 65.92.181.190 (talk) 19:47, 20 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

If there have been other two-dollar coins, they should be mentioned/discussed in the article once it's moved to a better name. PK T(alk) 13:27, 21 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

We have Sacagawea dollar and Susan B. Anthony dollar which are separate articles from the US one-dollar denomination coin article Dollar coin (United States) so, the US articles have them a separate topics. We should similarly have Canadian two-dollar coins and particular two dollar coins as separate articles. -- 65.92.181.190 (talk) 04:37, 22 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Support - only a domestic nickname Moxy (talk) 20:55, 20 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Support - A nickname not used outside of Canada. Proper named should be used. UrbanNerd (talk) 23:01, 20 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
You're conflating the "two-dollar coin" (a coin with a face value of two dollars) with the particular series of coins described in this article (a series of bimetal coins denominated as two dollars usually with a polar bear on it introduced in 1996), which are two different subjects. Further WP:TIES, the name with ties to the subject (ie. the Canadian name) is used. -- 65.92.181.190 (talk) 04:31, 22 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose, the toonie is not a nickname, it is the only commonly used name of the coin. 117Avenue (talk) 01:04, 21 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Support per UrbanNerd. Steam5 (talk) 04:44, 21 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Strong Oppose per WP:COMMONNAME, per the fact that it is the name most frequently used to refer to the subject in English-language reliable sources. Canuck^{89 (converse with me)} 06:06, October 22, 2012 (UTC)
Oppose we already have a guideline for this. Its called WP:COMMONNAME. It is never called the two-dollar coin, its always the Twoonie. And redirects take care of anyone who isn't aware of the common name. -DJSasso (talk) 12:09, 25 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the proposal. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.

New security measures - 2012[edit]

Unless Canada withdraws the older coins and makes them worthless, whats to stop someone from counterfeiting the old version?2605:E000:AA1F:E400:68C9:409C:99D:83B1 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 20:49, 1 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Alternative spellings assertion needs backup urgently[edit]

The assertion of alternative spellings ("also spelled twonie or twoonie") needs to either be finally bolstered with some references or backup, once and for all, or removed. The idea was first introduced on 30 April 2004 by an anonymous user at 130.49.146.60, and should have been challenged right then at the time for a reference and backup . https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Toonie&oldid=3261027 . I am a literate, reasonably well-educated and well-read Canadian, and I have literally never come across anyone in any form of media who says toonie contains, or should contain, a "w"." If nothing else, such an assertion constitutes "original research" and should be disqualified on those grounds. Randal Oulton (talk) 16:31, 29 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Twonie seems to be a historical nickname, and Twoonie seems to be a regional spelling, but both have been given two major sources supporting their use each. Builder018 (talk) 02:32, 4 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]