Maple Leaf Gold Coin

The coin measures 30 millimeters or 1.

Maple leaf gold coin.

The coin weighs 31 1035 grams or 1 00 troy ounce and it measures 1 181 inches 30 millimeters across. Each bullion coin features a textured maple leaf security privy mark micro engraved with laser technology and is visible only under magnification. 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 maple leaf is legal tender with a face value of 50 canadian dollars the market value of the metal varies depending on the spot price of gold having a 9999 millesimal fineness 24 carats in some cases 99999 the coin is among the.

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. 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. Gold maple leaf bullion coins are among the most secure bullion coins in the world. The bullion dna program offers the highest security on the market for any bullion coin.

The standard one ounce canadian gold maple leaf is currently made of 99 99 pure gold and is among the purest bullion coins in the world. Sales for the canadian gold maple leaf coin and gold bullion bars in 2015 totaled just under 1 million at 953 000 ounces. While that was a 34 increase from 2014 s gold bullion sales it marked the second straight year of sub 1 million sales for gold.