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Three Cheers for the mint

A few members of the Saskatchewan Roughrider Cheerleaders pose with a large cardboard Rider Centennial Dollar Coin on Thursday in Regina, Sask.
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A few members of the Saskatchewan Roughrider Cheerleaders pose with a large cardboard Rider Centennial Dollar Coin on Thursday in Regina, Sask. Hundreds of fans lined up in Regina to get their hands on one of three million Saskatchewan Roughrider loonies unveiled by the Royal Canadian Mint. The loonie, with a giant “S” on one side, was minted to help the football club celebrate its 100th anniversary. James Love, chairman of the board of the mint, jokes that he thinks fans will be delighted to get the coin even if it was minted in Winnipeg, which is home to the Blue Bombers. Love says he doubts the coins will see much circulation as fans pocket the collectible. The Riders are only the second team to get centennial loonies after the mint introduced a one dollar coin to mark the Montreal Canadiens 100th anniversary last year.