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.

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

There a range of Canadian Gold Maple Leaf 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 1/15 oz Canadian Gold 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 leaf coins.
And in 1997 the 100 kilo Canadian Gold Maple Leaf coin was issued with a face value of $1000000 .

Design of Canadian Gold Maple Leaf Coins

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

The purity of Canadian Gold Maple Leaf Coins

Canadian Gold Maple Leaf coins was 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 Canadian Gold Maple Leaf coins with 0.99999 fineness.

Investing in Canadian Gold Maple Leaf Coins

Canadian Maple Leaf Gold Coin is one of the most convenient and practical way of investing in gold bullion.

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

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

Buying Canadian Gold Maple Leaf Coins

The price of Canadian Gold Maple Leaf coins 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 Canadian Gold 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 Canadian Gold 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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