Canadian Maple Leaf Coins Some of Canada’s Finest

August 30, 2008 by zakman50

Canadian Maple Leaf Coins are the legal mintage from Canada made by the Royal Canadian Mint. They are released using precious metals of platinum, palladium, gold and silver.

The Canadian Gold Maple Leaf was contrived by Walter Ott, it has been minted from 1979. It is manufactured with .9999 exquisite gold with almost no base alloys mined exclusively in Canada.It is coined in 1/20 oz, and is equivalent to $1C, 1/10 oz,and is equivalent to $5C, 1/4 oz, is worth $10C, 1/2 oz, valued at $20C, and 1 oz, valued at $50C. The front side of the coin has Queen Elizabeth II and the opposite side has a photograph of a Canadian Maple Leaf. There are 2 separate variations of the front, 39-year old Elizabeth Two and 64-year old Elizabeth II.

The Canadian Silver Maple Leaf has been minted starting in 1988. It is made with 1 oz. of .9999 precise silver and is valued at $5C. It has an ordinary coinage of 935,680 coins every year. There has been plenty of different versions to this coin including the Privy Mark Silver Maple Leaf, the Coloured Silver Maple Leaf, the Hologram Silver Maple Leaf, and the Olympic Maple Leaf. The face of the mint has 1 of 3 photographs of Elizabeth II, 39 years old, age 64, and 79 years of age. The reverse side has a photograph of the Canadian Maple Leaf.

The Canadian Platinum Maple Leaf was coined between 1988 and 1999 and re-released in 2002. It was produced with .9995 pure platinum in 1/20 oz and is valued at $1C, 1/10 oz and is valued at $5C, 1/4 oz and is valued at $10C, 1/2 oz and is valued at $20C, and 1 oz and is valued at $50C. The face of the coin has Queen Elizabeth II on the opposite side has a photograph of a Canadian Maple Leaf. Like the Canadian Gold Maple Leaf, there is 2 unique editions of the face, at 39 years Elizabeth Two and 64 years old Elizabeth The Second.

The Canadian Maple Leaves are the greatest Canadian collectors item. The economic value of these mints are planned to rise due to the rising values of cherished metals and theirsmallmintage’s.

Get yours before the prices go up.