Canadian Gold Maple Leaf Coins

Canadian Gold Maple Leaf Coins Overview

Canadian Gold Maple Leaf coins are gold bullion coins issued by the Royal Canadian Mint since 1979. It was second gold coins issued after the South African Gold Krugerrand coins.

Gold Canadian Maple Leaf is one of the purest gold bullion coins. Canadian Maple Gold Leaf made with 0.9999 pure gold content or 24 karat gold.

There a range of Gold Canadian Maple coins with different weights: from 1/20 and 1/10 oz to 1/4, 1/2, and 1-oz coins.

The face values of the Canadian Gold Maple Leaf coins are:

• $1 for 1/20 oz coins;
• $5 for 1/10 oz coins;
• $10 for 1/4 oz coins;
• $20 for 1/2 oz coins;
• $50 for 1 oz coins.

The Gold 1/15-oz Canadian Maple Leaf coin was issued in 1994 with $2 face value.

All Canadian Gold Maple Leaf coins have official legal tender status.

There are also silver, platinum, palladium and bimetallic (gold and silver) Canadian Maple Leafs.

And in 1997 the 100 kilo Canadian Gold Maple coin was issued with a face value of $1000000 .

Design of Canadian Gold Maple Leaf Coins

The observe of the Gold Leaf coin feature the bust of Queen Elizabeth II while the reverse carries the national symbol of Canada – Canadian Maple Leaf.

The purity of Gold Canadian Maple Leafs

Maple Leafs coins were issued in 0.999 pure gold in 1978-1982. From November 1982 the coins issued in 0.9999 fineness.

But there are few Special Limited editions of these coins with 0.99999 fineness.

Investing in Canadian Gold Maple Leaf Coins

Canadian Maple Leafs coin is one of the most convenient and practical way of investing in gold bullion.

The weight and purity of every coin are guaranteed by the Canadian Government.

These Gold Maple coins can be easily bought and sold and are very liquid.

Buying Canadian Gold Maple Leaf Coins

The price of Gold Maple Leafs are based on the spot gold price. You can find updated spot gold price at this site.

These coins have a little premium over spot gold – from 3% to 5%. 1-oz gold Maple Leaf coins carry lower premium than fractional ounces gold Maple Leaf coins and 1-oz gold Maple Leafs usually sold at lower premium than American Gold Eagle coins.

Usually Canadian Gold Maple Leaf coins sold in tubes of 10. It make these coins easy to handle, store and count. But it is better to store these Maple Leafs in special coin tubes. The coins can be easily scratched because pure gold is very soft (South African Krugerrands and American Gold Eagles made from gold alloy with gold purity 91.67% – 22 karat gold).

You can buy Gold or Silver Maple Leaf coins direct from Royal Canadian Mint or from local dealers or online dealer’s websites, on Amazon or on auction sites like Ebay.

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