In for a penny... Mystery Cache
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February 4, 2013 marks the date that the Canadian penny will be removed from circulation. Some people are happy and some are sad to see our copper coloured coin cease circulation.
The cache is NOT at the posted coordinates, despite the metallic coincidence.
When I was young I used to collect... just about everything I could. Especially things of little or no value at the time, like the soundboard of an old organ. One other thing I used to collect were pennies. The Canadian pride of my collection is a 1920 penny that I found under the front steps of my parents house while we were renovating. It's condition is not that great. It's mostly tarnished and there is a nick in the side that causes a click sound when it is rolled. One day I was walking to a friend's house to show him the coin when I dropped it. It started rolling. I was facing North and it looked like 345° from where I was facing. Then, I lost sight of it. I could hear it clicking. I counted 627 clicks before it stopped. Can you help me find my meatball-esc coin?
Oh, one more thing. I'm not sure but after my coin stopped rolling I think I heard something like a squirrel picking it up, carrying it part way up a tree and dropping it in a re-purposed spice container. Very strange indeed.
To find where I was standing you'll have to answer a few questions, I just can't have anyone searching for my lost coin.
N 50° AB.CDE W 113° FG.HIJ
A) Mass in grams of the first Canadian cent struck, rounded to the nearest 100 pennies.
B) The last digit of the year that Queen Elizabeth II's likeness was first updated.
C) The last digit of the year that Queen Elizabeth II's likeness was last updated.
D) Sum of the digits of the year the Senate finance committee recommended the penny be removed from circulation.
E) The last digit of the year after the Canada 125 theme.
F) Percentage of copper contained in the last minted penny, rounded to the nearest 100 pennies.
G) The last digit of the year before the year the rock dove appeared on the penny.
H) Diameter in centimeters of every penny minted after 1920, rounded to the nearest 100 pennies.
I) Percentage of tin in the penny minted in or after 1997.
J) The number of penny questions you have answered to get this far.
Before you head out feel free to check your answer here.
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