Canadian Gold Maple Leaf Coins for Long-Term Investment

The Maple Leaf gold coins are bullion coins issued by the Government of Canada since 1979. The Royal Mint is responsible for the production of coins in the series. Since its first release, the series has become one of the most significant and popular in the world, already surpassing even the famous Krugerrand in sales.

Gold coins from the Maple Leaf series with a face value of $50 are legal tender in Canada, but the denomination of these coins itself is perceived purely symbolically, and the value of each copy is calculated depending on the current exchange rate of gold on world exchanges. All Canadian $50 gold coins in our catalog.

Investment coins “Golden Maple Leaf”

The maple leaf on gold appears to us in the form of a series of gold investment coins “Gold Maple Leaf” 999 fine. The first coin to appear was the fifty dollar coin. The Royal Canadian Mint carried out this issue back in 1979. Its weight is exactly one troy ounce. Luck was with the coins, turning them into one of the most popular coins among investment card holders. This gave rise to the idea of ​​expanding the coin range. In 1982, gold investment lovers were offered five and ten Canadian dollars in this series (a tenth and a quarter of an ounce, respectively). Four years later, the line was supplemented with a gold twenty (half a troy ounce). In ninety-three, the gold dollar (0.05 ounces) appeared, and a year later the two-dollar coin (0.0666 ounces) joined the general company.

The Bank of Canada has worked to improve the quality of the coin by minimizing impurities, and since 1983 the purity of the metal has been 999.9 rather than 999. This was a breakthrough in terms of technology, but in reality it is very difficult to detect such a small difference in the metal sample. The proof is that the mint, after improving the standard, did not increase the price of coins. The number of nines simply increased by one, confirming the truth of the inscription “pure gold” in English and French.

The Royal Canadian Mint is not a bunch of conservatives. They are constantly improving technology, which is why the “Golden Maple Leaf” changes from year to year. Since 2013, there is no longer a single copy of the sheet on the reverse. At the bottom of the coin field, a miniature double of it appeared as a laser-engraved micromark. In its center is the year of manufacture, but it is visible only with high magnification. In 2015, the surface of the coin field on both the reverse and obverse was furrowed with numerous radial lines.

Standard gold coins

Most coins are .9999 fine (24 karats), making the series some of the purest official coins in the world. The most common coin versions weigh at least 1 troy ounce (31.10 g).

The obverse of the coins features portraits of Queen Elizabeth, and the reverse features the national symbol, the maple leaf. Also on the reverse you can see the denomination, purity, weight and year of issue of the piece.

• Issue 1979-1982 , weight 1 tr. oz, fineness .999. The obverse depicts a profile portrait of Queen Elizabeth at the age of 39.
• Issue November 1982-1985 , weight 1 tr. oz, ​1⁄4 tr. oz, ​1⁄10 tr. oz, fineness .9999. The obverse depicts a profile portrait of Queen Elizabeth at the age of 39.
• Issue 1986-1989 , weight 1 liter. oz, ​1⁄2 tr. oz, ​1⁄4 tr. oz, ​1⁄10 tr. oz, fineness .9999. The obverse depicts a profile portrait of Queen Elizabeth at the age of 39.
• Issue 1990-1992 , weight 1 liter. oz, ​1⁄2 tr. oz, ​1⁄4 tr. oz, ​1⁄10 tr. oz, fineness .9999. The obverse depicts a profile portrait of Queen Elizabeth at the age of 64.
• Issue 1993 , weight 1 liter. oz, ​1⁄2 tr. oz, ​1⁄4 tr. oz, ​1⁄10 tr. oz, ​1⁄20 tr. oz, fineness .9999. The obverse depicts a profile portrait of Queen Elizabeth at the age of 64.
• Issue 1994 , weight 1 liter. oz, ​1⁄2 tr. oz, ​1⁄4 tr. oz, ​1⁄10 tr. oz, ​1⁄15 tr. oz, ​1⁄20 tr. oz, fineness .9999. The obverse depicts a profile portrait of Queen Elizabeth at the age of 64.
• Issue 1995–2004 , weight 1 liter. oz, ​1⁄2 tr. oz, ​1⁄4 tr. oz, ​1⁄10 tr. oz, ​1⁄20 tr. oz, fineness .9999. The obverse depicts a profile portrait of Queen Elizabeth at the age of 64.
• Issue 2005–2013 , weight 1 liter. oz, ​1⁄2 tr. oz, ​1⁄4 tr. oz, ​1⁄10 tr. oz, ​1⁄20 tr. oz, fineness .9999. The obverse features a profile portrait of Queen Elizabeth at the age of 79.
• Issue 2014–present , weight 1 liter. oz, ​1⁄2 tr. oz, ​1⁄4 tr. oz, ​1⁄10 tr. oz, ​1⁄20 tr. oz, 1 gram, fineness .9999. The obverse features a profile portrait of Queen Elizabeth at the age of 79. 20 Dollars 2005 in our catalog of Canadian gold coins.

"Five Nines"

A novelty in coin production technology was the fineness of 999.99. This is the same troy ounce, but with an even higher degree of purification. For some time, Canadians proudly wrote: “This coin is the only 999.99 fine gold coin that was issued by the government mint.” But mints in other countries are also improving technology, so now it is simply reported that Canada was the first in the world to mint gold coins of such a high standard. It is worth noting that getting rid of impurities at this level is a labor-intensive process, so the new product has not replaced the release of samples of the previous standard. These coins are minted in limited quantities.

Due to the limited circulation, the coin, despite its high cost, also acquired a collectible component. High-net-worth collectors proudly display a selection of annual issues from the Five Nines series. For them, the Royal Canadian Mint packs the coin in a special blister, which both protects the expensive item from damage and presents it from a more advantageous perspective.

Other releases

• Issue 1989 , commemorative coin dedicated to the 10th anniversary of the Maple Leaf series. Designer Walter Ott, edition 6817.
• Issue 1997 , commemorative coin commemorating the 125th anniversary of the creation of the Canadian Mint. Designer Ago Arand, edition 12913.
• Issue 1999 , commemorative coin dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the Maple Leaf series. The reverse of the coin is marked “20 years ans.”
• Issue 2004 , commemorative coin dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the Maple Leaf series. Designer Walter Ott, edition 10,000.
• Issue 2015 , “Theory of Relativity” coin weighing 1/10 troy ounce. The reverse of the coin bears the inscription “E=mc2”.
• 2015 Issue , 1/4 troy ounce Allied Gold coin. Designed by Joel Kimmel, mintage of 1,500. The reverse of the coin features the Norwegian and Canadian maple leaves.

Silver bullion coins

While the Royal Canadian Mint has been investing in gold since 1979, it began investing in silver much later: in 1988. The embodiment of the “Silver Maple Leaf” was the purity of 999.9 and the five-dollar denomination. By the middle of the second decade of the 21st century, more than eighty million “Maple Leaves” in silver had been issued. It should be pointed out that the circulation of the coin is extremely disproportionate. For three years, the mint produced these coins in more than a million copies, but in the second half of the nineties it was greatly reduced. The smallest circulations are considered to be 1996 and 1997 (250,455 and 100,970). Small circulations aroused the interest of not only investors, but also collectors. The Royal Canadian Mint responded to increased demand with large mintages. For example, in 2011, 23,129,966 silver maple leaves were minted.

For collectors, the coin may appear in an unusual guise: a Maple Leaf in color, a Maple Leaf with a hologram, a Maple Leaf dedicated to the Olympics. The circulation of the latter is only 79,278 coins. It’s worth telling a little about the packaging. Exactly half a thousand coins are sealed in a yellow plastic box. If you open it, two dozen tubes will appear, each containing a quarter of a hundred “maple leaves”.

The Royal Canadian Mint didn't stop at the Maple Leaf. From 2011 to 2013, two coins were minted as part of the Canadian Wildlife series. In addition to the Canadian Silver Wolf and Canadian Silver Grizzly shown above, the series includes coins featuring puma, moose, wood bison and antelope. This is still the same ounce of 999.9 fine silver. The denomination (five dollars) has not changed either.

The Canadian Wildlife series was replaced by the Birds of Prey series. But in 2021, the Royal Canadian Mint has made a dramatic shift. The Superman emblem appeared on the reverse of the silver ounce. The coin was issued as a continuation of the 2014 series in honor of the 75th anniversary of the world-famous comic book and film hero.

Special series coins

Until the end of 1982, gold coins in the series were issued in .999 fineness, then the standard was raised to .9999. Coins of fineness .99999 are issued exclusively as part of special series. Also, coins with the image of a maple leaf are issued for memorable dates or important events for the country.

99.999% golden maple leaf

• Issue 2005 , face value 50 dollars, circulation 600 (additional - 396).
• Issue 2007 , denomination 200 dollars, circulation 500. Test circulation.
• Issue 2007 , face value 200 dollars, circulation 30848.
• Issue 2007 , face value $1,000,000, edition of 5.
• Issue 2008 , denomination $200, mintage 1700. Special limited edition, test run.
• Issue 2008 , face value 200 dollars, circulation 27476.
• Issue 2009 , face value 200 dollars, circulation 13765.
• Issue 2011 , face value 200 dollars, circulation 8408.
• Issue 2012 , face value 200 dollars, circulation unknown.
• Issue 2014 , face value 200 dollars, circulation unknown. Test run, polyethylene packaging.
• Issue 2014 , denomination $200, mintage 2000. The coins are packaged in a maroon clamshell case.
• Issue 2015 , face value 200 dollars, circulation unknown. Test run, polyethylene packaging.
• Issue of 2015 , denomination $200, mintage of 250. The coins are packaged in a maroon clamshell case.
• Issue 2016 , denomination 200 dollars, circulation unknown. Test edition, plastic packaging.
• Issue 2016 , denomination $200, mintage of 250. The coins are packaged in a maroon clamshell case.

All Canadian $200 gold coins in our catalog.

Colored gold coins

Issue 1999, mintage 13025. The first colored gold coin ever issued by the Royal Canadian Mint.

A limited edition coin (only 200 copies) was also issued to commemorate the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.

Coins with hologram

Coins of this type were issued as part of sets (sets). The exception is the 2001 $10 coin, which was released in a separate edition. All Canadian $10 gold coins in our catalog.

• Issue 1999 , denominations $1, $5, $10, $20, $50, circulation 500.
• Issue 2001 , denominations $1, $5, $10, $20, $50, circulation 600.
• Issue 2001 , face value $10, circulation 14614.
• Issue 2009 , denominations $1, $5, $10, $50, circulation 750.

[edit] General information

Overview of the 1/10 Troy Ounce Coin
The coin was first issued in 1979.[4][5] At that time, the only bullion coin was the South African Krugerrand, which was not available to Western countries due to sanctions imposed against South Africa. Coins minted from 1979 to 1982 contain 99.9% gold.

[edit] Bimetallic version

In honor of the 25th anniversary of the Gold Maple Leaf in 2004, the Royal Canadian Mint minted 6 bimetallic coins.
Each coin was double dated 1979-2004 and featured a hidden commemorative mark on the 1 troy ounce coin. All coins were packaged in a black leather case and included a Certificate of Authenticity.[6] Circulation - 839 sets. Coin Specification