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The Gold Maple Leaf is ] with a ] of 50 ]s. The ] of the metal varies, depending on the ] of ]. Having a .9999 ] (24 ]s), in some cases .99999, the coin is among the purest official bullion coins worldwide. The standard version has a weight of minimum 1 ] (31.1 grams). Other sizes and denominations include: 1 ], {{nowrap|{{frac|1|25}} ]}} ($0.50), {{nowrap|{{frac|1|20}} oz.}} ($1), {{nowrap|{{frac|1|10}} oz.}} ($5), {{nowrap|{{frac|1|4}} oz.}} ($10) and {{nowrap|{{frac|1|2}} oz.}} ($20). |
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The Gold Maple Leaf is ] with a ] of 50 ]s. The ] of the metal varies, depending on the ] of ]. Having a .9999 ] (24 ]s), in some cases .99999, the coin is among the purest official bullion coins worldwide. The standard version has a weight of minimum 1 ] (31.1 grams). Other sizes and denominations include: 1 ], {{nowrap|{{frac|1|25}} ]}} ($0.50), {{nowrap|{{frac|1|20}} oz.}} ($1), {{nowrap|{{frac|1|10}} oz.}} ($5), {{nowrap|{{frac|1|4}} oz.}} ($10) and {{nowrap|{{frac|1|2}} oz.}} ($20). |
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The Gold Maple Leaf's ] display, respectively, the profile of ] and the ]. In 2013 and 2015, new security features were introduced. In 2013, a laser-micro-engraved textured maple leaf was added on a small area of the reverse (Maple Leaf) side of the coin. In the centre of this mark is the numeral denoting the coin's year of issue, which is only visible under magnification. In 2015, the radial lines on the coin's background on both sides of the coin were added. |
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The coin was introduced in 1979.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.mint.ca/store/content/bullionProductDetails.jsp?itemId=prod1630042&cat=Products&nId=7400002&parentnId=1300002&nodeGroup=About+the+Mint | title=Gold Maple Leaf Coins | access-date=2014-03-10 | archive-date=2014-03-10 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140310153414/http://www.mint.ca/store/content/bullionProductDetails.jsp?itemId=prod1630042&cat=Products&nId=7400002&parentnId=1300002&nodeGroup=About+the+Mint | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ukbullion.com/coin-of-the-day/maples.html | title=Maples - Coin of the Day | date=Nov 22, 2013 | access-date=2014-03-10}}</ref> At the time the only competing bullion coins being minted were the ] (which was not widely available because of the economic ] of ]-era ]) and the ].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.goldandsilver.org/terms/austrian-100-corona/|title=What is the Austrian 100 Corona?|access-date=July 25, 2020}}</ref> Coins minted between 1979 and 1982 have a fineness of .999. |
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On 3 May 2007, the Royal Canadian Mint unveiled a Gold Maple Leaf coin with a nominal face value of $1 million and a metal value of over $3.5 million, referred to as a ].<ref name="1million">{{cite news | url=http://www.redorbit.com/news/business/923762/royal_canadian_mint_introduces_worlds_first_100kilogram_pure_gold_coin/index.html | title=Royal Canadian Mint introduces world's first 100-kilogram pure gold coin | date=May 3, 2007 | access-date=2008-03-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mint.ca/store/mint/about-the-mint/million-dollar-coin-1600006|title=Million Dollar Coin | The Royal Canadian Mint|website=www.mint.ca}}</ref> It measures {{nowrap|50 cm}} in diameter by {{nowrap|3 cm}} thick and has a mass of {{nowrap|100 kg}}, with a purity of 99.999%. On 26 March 2017, one of the six pieces was stolen from the Berlin ];<ref></ref> it has not been found as of 2021. It is assumed that it has been melted down for the gold.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.berliner-zeitung.de/berlin/polizei/ein-jahr-nach-muenzraub-noch-immer-gibt-es-keine-anklage-gegen-mutmassliche-taeter-29933758|title=Ein Jahr nach Münzraub: Noch immer gibt es keine Anklage gegen mutmaßliche Täter|date=2018-03-27|work=Berliner Zeitung|access-date=2018-04-10|language=de-DE|trans-title=One year after coin theft: Still no indictment against alleged perpetrators}}</ref><ref>faz.net: '''', access-date November 8 2020</ref> |
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On 3 May 2007, the Royal Canadian Mint unveiled a Gold Maple Leaf coin with a nominal face value of $1 million and a metal value of over $3.5 million, referred to as a ].<ref name="1million">{{cite news |date=May 3, 2007 |title=Royal Canadian Mint introduces world's first 100-kilogram pure gold coin |url=http://www.redorbit.com/news/business/923762/royal_canadian_mint_introduces_worlds_first_100kilogram_pure_gold_coin/index.html |access-date=2008-03-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Million Dollar Coin | The Royal Canadian Mint |url=https://www.mint.ca/store/mint/about-the-mint/million-dollar-coin-1600006 |website=www.mint.ca}}</ref> It measures {{nowrap|50 cm}} in diameter by {{nowrap|3 cm}} thick and has a mass of {{nowrap|100 kg}}, with a purity of 99.999%. On 26 March 2017, one of the six pieces was stolen from the Berlin ];<ref></ref> it has not been found as of 2021. It is assumed that it has been melted down for the gold.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2018-03-27 |title=Ein Jahr nach Münzraub: Noch immer gibt es keine Anklage gegen mutmaßliche Täter |trans-title=One year after coin theft: Still no indictment against alleged perpetrators |url=https://www.berliner-zeitung.de/berlin/polizei/ein-jahr-nach-muenzraub-noch-immer-gibt-es-keine-anklage-gegen-mutmassliche-taeter-29933758 |access-date=2018-04-10 |work=Berliner Zeitung |language=de-DE}}</ref><ref>faz.net: '''', access-date November 8 2020</ref> |
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The Gold Maple Leaf's obverse displays the profile of the ] while the reverse displays a ]. In 2013 and 2015, new security features were introduced. In 2013, a laser-micro-engraved textured maple leaf was added on a small area of the reverse (Maple Leaf) side of the coin. In the centre of this mark is the numeral denoting the coin's year of issue, which is only visible under magnification. In 2015, the radial lines on the coin's background on both sides of the coin were added.<ref name=":0" /> |
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The coin was introduced in 1979.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.mint.ca/store/content/bullionProductDetails.jsp?itemId=prod1630042&cat=Products&nId=7400002&parentnId=1300002&nodeGroup=About+the+Mint | title=Gold Maple Leaf Coins | access-date=2014-03-10 | archive-date=2014-03-10 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140310153414/http://www.mint.ca/store/content/bullionProductDetails.jsp?itemId=prod1630042&cat=Products&nId=7400002&parentnId=1300002&nodeGroup=About+the+Mint | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ukbullion.com/coin-of-the-day/maples.html | title=Maples - Coin of the Day | date=Nov 22, 2013 | access-date=2014-03-10}}</ref> At the time the only competing bullion coins being minted were the ] (which was not widely available because of the economic ] of ]-era ]) and the ].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.goldandsilver.org/terms/austrian-100-corona/|title=What is the Austrian 100 Corona?|access-date=July 25, 2020}}</ref> Coins minted between 1979 and 1982 have a fineness of .999. |
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==Gold Maple Leaf== |
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==Specifications== |
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For .99999 (]) Pure Gold Maple Leafs, see ] below. |
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For .99999 (]) Pure Gold Maple Leafs, see ] below. |
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The .9999 1982 Gold Maple Leafs began minting in November.{{Citation needed|date=July 2008}} Thus, most of the 1982 Gold Maple Leafs are .999 fine. |
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The .9999 1982 Gold Maple Leafs began minting in November.{{Citation needed|date=July 2008}} Thus, most of the 1982 Gold Maple Leafs are .999 fine. |
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Some dealers have complained about the production quality of the Gold Maples.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://cmi-gold-silver.com/canadian-coin-gold-maple-leafs.html#prob |title=The Problem with Canadian Gold Maple Leaf Coins |access-date=2008-07-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120831113053/http://www.cmi-gold-silver.com/canadian-coin-gold-maple-leafs.html#prob |archive-date=2012-08-31 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://taxfreegold.co.uk/2001maplesetsspecialuncirculatedviking.html|title=Canadian Gold Maple Sets Viking Privy Mark|quote=The finish on normal bullion maples is, in our opinion, rather disappointing, with striation marks visible where either the blanks or the dies, possibly both, have been polished prior to striking. These striation marks look like scratches, especially when trying to capture high quality photographic images|website=taxfreegold.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://taxfreegold.co.uk/2004maples25thanniversary.php|title=2004 Gold Maples 25th Anniversary Edition | Chards | Tax Free Gold|quote=we don't like the production quality of them (Gold Maples), preferring nuggets or Britannias|website=taxfreegold.co.uk}}</ref> |
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Some dealers have complained about the production quality of the Gold Maples.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://cmi-gold-silver.com/canadian-coin-gold-maple-leafs.html#prob |title=The Problem with Canadian Gold Maple Leaf Coins |access-date=2008-07-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120831113053/http://www.cmi-gold-silver.com/canadian-coin-gold-maple-leafs.html#prob |archive-date=2012-08-31 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://taxfreegold.co.uk/2001maplesetsspecialuncirculatedviking.html|title=Canadian Gold Maple Sets Viking Privy Mark|quote=The finish on normal bullion maples is, in our opinion, rather disappointing, with striation marks visible where either the blanks or the dies, possibly both, have been polished prior to striking. These striation marks look like scratches, especially when trying to capture high quality photographic images|website=taxfreegold.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://taxfreegold.co.uk/2004maples25thanniversary.php|title=2004 Gold Maples 25th Anniversary Edition | Chards | Tax Free Gold|quote=we don't like the production quality of them (Gold Maples), preferring nuggets or Britannias|website=taxfreegold.co.uk}}</ref> |
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==Bimetallic Maple Leaf== |
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As a way of commemorating 25 years as an industry leader in bullion coins, the Royal Canadian Mint created a unique six-coin set. It was a new bimetallic maple leaf, set in bullion finish (a brilliant relief against a parallel lined background). The six-coin set was the first to include the {{nowrap|{{frac|1|25}} oz}} Maple Leaf denomination. Each coin included a double-date of 1979–2004, and the {{nowrap|1 oz}} coin featured a commemorative ]. All coins were packaged in a black leather presentation case with a black velour insert, along with a certificate of authenticity.<ref>Charlton Standard Catalogue of Canadian Coins, 60th Edition, p. 442</ref> Mintage: 839 sets. |
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The coin was introduced in 1979. At the time the only competing bullion coins being minted were the Krugerrand (which was not widely available because of the economic boycott of apartheid-era South Africa) and the Austrian 100 Corona. Coins minted between 1979 and 1982 have a fineness of .999.
On 3 May 2007, the Royal Canadian Mint unveiled a Gold Maple Leaf coin with a nominal face value of $1 million and a metal value of over $3.5 million, referred to as a Big Maple Leaf. It measures 50 cm in diameter by 3 cm thick and has a mass of 100 kg, with a purity of 99.999%. On 26 March 2017, one of the six pieces was stolen from the Berlin Bode Museum; it has not been found as of 2021. It is assumed that it has been melted down for the gold.
The .9999 1982 Gold Maple Leafs began minting in November. Thus, most of the 1982 Gold Maple Leafs are .999 fine.
The gold Maple Leaf coin was .999 pure until 1982, when its purity was raised to .9999. Some coins are issued at a purity of .99999; this standard does not replace the Mint's .9999 Gold Maple Leaf coins, but is instead reserved for special editions. In 1999, the mint celebrated twenty years of the $100 Maple Leaf coin by issuing coins with a hologram, struck directly onto the coin's surface, rather than as a separate step.
As a way of commemorating 25 years as an industry leader in bullion coins, the Royal Canadian Mint created a unique six-coin set. mint.ca It was a new bimetallic maple leaf, set in bullion finish (a brilliant relief against a parallel lined background). The six-coin set was the first to include the 1⁄25 oz Maple Leaf denomination. Each coin included a double-date of 1979–2004, and the 1 oz coin featured a commemorative privy mark. All coins were packaged in a black leather presentation case with a black velour insert, along with a certificate of authenticity. It was issued at a price of $2,495.95 and with a mintage of 839 sets.
