Editing Toonie (section)

==Separation of metals==
A failure in the bimetallic locking mechanism in the first batch of toonies caused some coins to separate if struck hard or frozen. Despite media reports of defective toonies, the RCM responded that the odds of a toonie falling apart were about one in 60 million.<ref name="cbc.ca">{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/1707742417 |title='Toonie' makes its debut |work=CBC Archives |publisher=CBC |date=September 20, 1995 |access-date=February 4, 2020}}</ref> Deliberately attempting to separate a toonie is considered to be "defacing coin currency", a summary offence under section 456 of the [[Criminal Code (Canada)|Canadian ''Criminal Code'']].<ref>{{Cite canlaw
|short title  = Criminal Code
|abbr         = R.S.C.
|year         = 1985
|chapter      = C-46
|section      = 456
|subsection   = 
|wikilink     = Criminal Code (Canada)
|link         = https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/C-46/page-58.html#h-123300
|linkloc      = Justice Laws Website
|amended1     = 
}}</ref>