Canadian Gold Coins Wikipedia

As of march 2017 the market value of a single big maple leaf had reached approximately 4 million.

Canadian gold coins wikipedia. The purest type of gold currently produced. 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. According to the royal canadian mint the official name for the coin is the 25 cent piece but in practice it is usually called a quarter much like its american counterpart in french it is called a caribou or trente sous thirty sous. Search your canadian coins for errors and varieties.

With a 90 gold purity weighing 18 273 grams it is by far the most valuable coin of the centennial set and is a noteworthy addition to any coin collection. They are available from the mint and commercial banks at their normal face value. And one cent now discontinued. The purest gold ever produced refined by the perth mint in 1957.

Commemorative coins and general circulation. The canadian five cent coin commonly called a nickel is a coin worth five cents or one twentieth of a canadian dollar it was patterned on the corresponding coin in the neighbouring united states. The 20 dollar gold coin produced to commemorate centennial year of the signing of the canadian confederation is the pick of an attractive noteworthy collection designed alex colville. Canadian gold circulation coins.

Top 10 most valuable canadian coins sold at auction in 2019. Numismatic mats to protect your coins while sorting and handling them. The big maple leaf bml is a set of six 1 million gold coins each weighing 100 kilograms 220 lb 3 215 troy ounces they were produced by the royal canadian mint rcm in 2007 at their ottawa facility where the first bml produced remains in storage. Find out how much your canadian coins worth.

Melt values calculator of canadian silver and gold coins. The quarter short for quarter dollar is a canadian coin worth 25 cents or one fourth of a canadian dollar it is a small circular coin of silver colour. 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. A gold coin is a coin that is made mostly or entirely of gold most gold coins minted since 1800 are 90 92 gold 22 karat while most of today s gold bullion coins are pure gold such as the britannia canadian maple leaf and american buffalo alloyed gold coins like the american gold eagle and south african krugerrand are typically 91 7 gold by weight with the remainder being silver.

Ordinary canadian gold maple leaf and american buffalo coins. The royal canadian mint regularly produces commemorative coins in this fineness including the world s largest at 100 kg.