Canadian Maple 1oz 2009 Silver Coin

The Canadian Silver Maple Leaf is a silver bullion coin issued annually by the government of Canada. The coin has been minted by theRoyal Canadian Mint (R.C.M.) since 1988.

The face value of the 1 oz coin is 5 Canadian dollars, the highest among international silver bullion coins. During the month of February 2008, the market value of the coin was approximately 20 Canadian dollars. The purity of the coin is 99.99% silver, also the highest among other bullion issues which have a 99.9% standard.

The coin generally always features a maple leaf and generally consists of 1 troy ounce (31.1 g) of silver. The one universal element in all silver maple leaf coins is the phrase "Fine Silver 1 oz Argent Pur" along the bottom of the reverse of the coin.

Silver Maple Leafs differ from their Canadian Gold and Platinum Maple Leaf counterparts in that collector demand generates prices well above and beyond bullion value.

This is another great low premium investment silver coin with beautiful design. Mintage for year 2009 coin is 9.7 million units.

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