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Posted AT 7:57 AM EDT on 07/05/07

Mystery revealed: Poppy quarter led to U.S. spy warnings

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — An odd-looking Canadian coin with a bright red flower was the culprit behind the U.S. Defence Department's false espionage warning earlier this year, The Associated Press has learned. The odd-looking — but harmless — "poppy coin" was so unfamiliar to suspicious U.S.

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