Wednesday, December 21, 2005

The Canadian Maple Leaf Gold Coin

First minted by the Royal Canadian Mint in 1979, the Canadian Maple Leaf is a pure .9999 (24 Karat) gold coin with no additional alloys added due to a special minting process by the Royal Canadian Mint. This has resulted in the Canadian Maple Leaf gold coin being the purest of gold coins.

The Canadian Maple Leaf gold coin is considered to be one of the most beautifully designed gold coins in the world. On the obverse (head) side there is a bust of Queen Elizabeth II, designed by Arnold Machin. On the Reverse (tails or flip side) we have the famous Canadian Maple Leaf symbol.

Canadian Maple Leaf gold coins are official legal tender and can be bought from most of the major coin dealers.

Only gold mined in Canada is used and the gold coins are issued in 5 different sizes or weights.
  • 1 Troy Ounce
  • 1/2 Troy Ounce
  • 1/4 Troy Ounce
  • 1/10 Troy Ounce
  • 1/20 Troy Ounce
This makes the Canadian Maple Leaf gold coin an excellent investment and very easy for just about anyone to collect. The cost is little more than the value of gold and you know that you are getting all gold when you purchase a Canadian Maple Leaf gold coin.

In addition, the Canadian Maple Leaf gold coins are also valued highly not just by collectors and investors but also by jewelers since they are easy to convert into jewellery, being pure gold.

The Canadian Maple Leaf gold coin is an excellent all rounder. It makes an ideal investment or gift or can be collected simply because you just like the beauty of the coin.

In addition, you will be happy knowing that the value of your coins will continue to improve. As well as the gold content such coins usually improve in value over the years from a collectors point of view. So you can’t really go wrong collecting the Canadian Maple Leaf Gold Coin!

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