Maple Leaf Gold Coin

Sales for the canadian gold maple leaf coin and gold bullion bars in 2015 totaled just under 1 million at 953 000 ounces.

Maple leaf gold coin.

Gold maple leaf bullion coins are among the most secure bullion coins in the world. The canadian gold maple leaf gml is a gold bullion coin that is issued annually by the government of canada it is produced by the royal canadian mint. The bullion dna program offers the highest security on the market for any bullion coin. 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.

Each bullion coin features a textured maple leaf security privy mark micro engraved with laser technology and is visible only under magnification. The most widely sold version of the canadian maple leaf gold coin weighs exactly 1 troy ounce or 31 11 grams. The coin weighs 31 1035 grams or 1 00 troy ounce and it measures 1 181 inches 30 millimeters across. 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. 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. The coin measures 30 millimeters or 1.