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The 1-cent coins and the silver RCM Maple Leaf coins.
The Maple Leaf coin, also known as the Canadian Maple Leaf, is minted in Canada. It is produced by the Royal Canadian Mint, which is the official sovereign mint of Canada. The Royal Canadian Mint is responsible for producing all Canadian circulation coins, as well as bullion coins like the Maple Leaf gold and silver coins. The mint has facilities in Ottawa, Ontario, and Winnipeg, Manitoba, where coins are manufactured and distributed.
On the surface, definitely. Liberty gold pieces are from the US and maple leaf pieces are from Canada.However both types of coin are sold for investment purposes due to their metal content, and both types are priced according to the current value of gold on the spot metals market.
Some examples of gold coins include the American Gold Eagle, the Canadian Gold Maple Leaf, and the South African Krugerrand. These coins typically have high gold purities and are popular among investors seeking physical gold assets.
It's worth about $1.00 +/- and the plating is worth nada or zero
The value of a Gold Maple Leaf varies depending on multiple factors, including the gold content, year, mintage and condition. Check out the Gold Maple Leaf page at APMEX.com for more about the coin itself and to gauge pricing. APMEX - The Gold Standard in Precious Metal Trading
It's a gold bullion coin issued by South Africa, similar to the American Eagle or Canadian Maple Leaf coins. They're sold for their gold content, not for spending.
Gold can be purchased from the Royal Canadian Mint in Ottawa Ontario Canada. The mint produces some of the finest commemorative coins in the world, including Maple Leaf Gold Coins and many other coins of historical nature, most cost under $500.00
The Toronto Maple Leafs hockey team is a popular sports team with the maple leaf as part of their logo. It is also used in the Canadian flag. The golden maple leaf represents Ontario and the green maple leaf represents Quebec. For a time the maple leaf was also found on all Canadian coins.
You have to explain what type of coin it is. Is it a British Sovereign? Canadian Maple Leaf? Australian Nugget? Etc. There are many modern bullion coins that feature Queen Elizabeth II on the obverse ("heads") but for modern bullion coins it is usually worth simply the precious metal content of them. On most bullion coins other than the British Sovereign it will say something like "One troy ounce pure gold" or "one half troy ounce pure gold" then you find out the spot price of gold and figure out how much gold is in your coin and figure it out from there.
Just like modern US $1 coins, modern Canadian dollars are made of a gold-colored base metal, not real gold. Your coin is an ordinary circulation coin worth face value only, about US$0.98 as of late 2010.
The maple leaf design was used from 1937 through 2012. They're all worth at least one cent, but for a specific value, ask about a specific year.