Canadian Silver Maple Leaf
The Canadian Silver Maple Leaf is a silver bullion coin issued annually by the government of Canada and is one of the most popular bullion coins in the world. The coin has been minted by the Royal Canadian Mint since 1988. The face value of the 1 troy ounce coin is $5, the highest among international silver bullion coins. The purity of the coin is 99.99% silver, which is also the highest purity among international bullion silver. The coin generally always features a maple leaf of the same design. Annual variations for the coin in past have included proof releases (1989 only), privy marks, a coloured maple leaf (with a design different from the regular maple leaf), holographic enhancements, selective gold plating, and various slight modifications to the regular design, such as a 2009 issue commemorating the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics. The Silver Maple Leaf has the highest premium over the silver spot price when purchasing, due to its popularity and international appeal.
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The Canadian Silver Maple Leaf is a silver bullion coin issued annually by the government of Canada and is one of the most popular bullion coins in the world. The coin has been minted by the Royal Canadian Mint since 1988. The face value of the 99.99% pure silver 1 troy ounce coin is $5. The regular issue Silver Maple Leaf always features a maple leaf of the same design.
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Annual variations for the coin in past have included proof releases (1989 only), a coloured maple leaf series from 2001-2007 (with a design different from the regular maple leaf each year), holographic enhancements in various years with various designs, selective gold plating, and various slight modifications to the regular design, such as a 2009 issue commemorating the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics.
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Click to view Privy Mark Silver Maple Leafs
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A privy mark was originally a small mark or differentiation in the design of a coin for the purpose of identifying the mint, moneyer, or some other aspect of the coin's production or origin, for control purposes. Nowadays it is mainly used as a design and marketing feature. The Royal Canadian Mint has produced a large variety of privy mark maple leafs. The design of the privy mark coins is the same as the regular issue silver maple leaf, except for a small mark generally to the left or right of the stem of the maple leaf.
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