About the Canada Gold Maple Leaf Coin

The Canadian Gold Maple Leaf is one of the world’s most popular and frequently traded gold bullion coins. It has been issued annually since 1979 by the Dominion of Canada and is struck by the Royal Canadian Mint. It is generally struck in five sizes: 1 ounce, 1/2 ounce, 1/4 ounce, 1/10 ounce and 1/20 ounce. The fractional sizes (i.e. less than one ounce) are individually packaged plastic sheets. Standard issue gold Maple Leaf coins, regardless of size, are struck in .9999 pure gold (although some special edition .99999 Maples have been released in the past).

About the Royal Canadian Mint

The Royal Canadian Mint produces of all of Canada’s circulating coins and bullion products. It also manufactures circulating coins for other countries. RCM’s bullion items include coins and bars in gold, silver, platinum and palladium. The Royal Canadian Mint is a Canadian Crown Corporation and operates under the legislative basis of the Royal Canadian Mint Act. It is 100% owned by the government of Canada. RCM bullion products are known throughout the world for their superb quality and attractive designs. Their coins and bars are among the most popular in the world among both collectors and investors.

RCM Gold Maplegrams

In addition to the standard format gold Maples, RCM makes a one-gram Gold Maple with a face value of fifty cents. It is primarily available as part of the new 25-gram “Maplegram,” a sleeve of 25 one-gram Gold Maples that are easily divisible. Very recently, RCM released the Maplegram8, an eight-gram version containing eight one-gram Gold Maples. Monument Metals is pleased to offer both the full 25-gram and 8-gram Maplegrams, as well as individual one-gram coins divided from these larger sets. These divisible Maplegrams are some of the most affordable options for gold investors.

Other Royal Canadian Mint Gold Products

Gold Maples are not the only gold coins produced by RCM. The 2015 one-ounce Growling Cougar is the second installment in what should be a long-running “Call of the Wild” Series. Each design is unique for each production year. The 2014 Howling Wolf coin, the first in the series, was the first 99.999% pure gold bullion coin publically available. Both the Wildlife Series coins as well as all denominations of Gold Maples possess a unique laser-engraved mint mark for added security.

Royal Canadian Mint (RCM) Gold Bars

RCM also produces high-quality one-ounce and one-kilo gold bars. Each of these bars is stamped with the weight, purity, and an individualized serial number. Both the one-ounce gold bars and one-ounce Maples are also available in convenient credit-card-sized holders with an individual assay.