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A looney, or loonie, was a type of coin, equal to one Canadian dollar, that was used in Canada during the 20th century through the 22nd century. The looney featured the image of a loon on one side, and the head of the then-current monarch of Canada on the reverse.

Michael Eddington kept what he referred to as a "lucky loonie." It had been a family heirloom for over two hundred years, as of 2373. He left the loonie, along with other personal items, on Deep Space 9 when he joined the Maquis. Benjamin Sisko believed it might have been placed in an assay office locker after his defection. (DS9: "Blaze of Glory")

The script refers to the coin as a "looney" as opposed to a "loonie," the current correct spelling for the Canadian dollar coin. This was likely simply a misspelling.
The script's use of the term "lucky looney [sic]" was prescient as the phrase came into vogue during the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City when a tradition was established of embedding one of the coins in the center of the ice prior to the finals of the Men's and Women's hockey competitions; both Canadian teams went on to win gold. Since then, the Royal Canadian Mint has issued special "Lucky Loonie" pressings for every Olympics.

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