Canadian Maple Leaf Gold Coins

Like the american gold eagle coin the canadian gold maple coin is purchased more frequently than many other modern gold bullion coins particularly in north america.

Canadian maple leaf gold coins.

The royal canadian mint excels in high purity bullion coins and the gold canadian maple leaf coin was the first gold coin ever to be minted at 9999 fineness 99 99 pure gold. The coins have face values according to their fractional weight based upon the 50 cad value of the 1 oz. At times the royal canadian mint has even achieved 99999 pure gold content in its canadian gold maple leaf coins. The gold krugerrand had no competition concerning gold coins struck strictly for investment purposes.

The coin measures 30 millimeters or 1. This coin is made of 9999 fine gold and is adorned with the strikingly single maple leaf design. Each canadian gold maple leaf coin is available in 1 oz oz oz 1 10 oz 1 20 oz and now 1 gram. Introduced in 1979 these were the first coins in the world to rival the south african krugerrand.

The most widely sold version of the canadian maple leaf gold coin weighs exactly 1 troy ounce or 31 11 grams. It is typically made of 99 99 pure gold bullion though some select versions of the coin are made of 99 999 gold bullion making them some of the purest gold coins produced in the entire world. The gold canadian maple leaf price charts above feature monex ask prices per ounce for pure 24 karat one troy ounce gold canadian maple leaf coins currently available from monex in units of 10 coins. The 3 month live chart above incorporates the latest gold canadian maple leaf price for the current trading day while the 6 month candlestick 1.

Boasting both iconic beauty and innovative security features the canadian gold maple leaf enjoys great international recognition and popularity.