Coin Collecting

If you are looking for an intriguing coin collection, consider adding Maple Leaf Canadian coins to your collection. These Maple Leaf coins are the official Canadian bullion coins and they are created and distributed by the Royal Canadian Mint. They come in a number of different metal types including gold, silver, palladium and platinum. The Canadian Maple Leaf coin was originally designed by Walter Ott, and it has been minted for several decades since 1979. this coin is made out of .9999 fine gold, and it is only minted in Canada and it contains nearly no base metals. Its composition is 1/20 oz which is worth $1C, 1/10 oz which is worth $5C, ¼ oz which is worth $10C, ½ oz which is worth $20C and finally 1 oz which is worth $50C.

The coin’s obverse features Queen Elizabeth II, and then the reverse side of the coin has a picture of the Maple Leaf on it. There are two different obverse variations, one of which is the 39-year old version of Elizabeth II, and the other which is the 64-year old version of Elizabeth II.

The Silver Maple Leaf Canadian coins have been minted since the year 1988. This coin is made from an ounce of .9999 pure fine silver, and it is worth a total of $5C. The average mintage for this coin is 935,680 coins every year, and there have been a number of different variations of this particular coin including the Colored Maple Leaf, the Privy Mark Maple Leaf, the Hologram Maple Leaf, the Olympic Maple Leaf and many others. On this coin, the obverse features one of three different images of Queen Elizabeth the II, one of which is at age 39, one of which is at age 64, and one of which is at age 79. Once again, the coin’s reverse features a Canadian maple leaf image.

The platinum Canadian Maple Leaf coin was minted between 1988 and 1999, and then it was minted again in the year 2002. When it was being minted, it was minted using .9995 fine platinum, and it was available in several different denominations. The 1/20 oz coin was worth $1C, the 1/10 oz coin was worth $5C, the ¼ oz coin was worth $10c, the ½ oz coin was worth $20C and the 1 oz coin was worth $50C. The coin’s obverse featured Queen Elizabeth II and the Canadian Maple Leaf graced the coin’s reverse.

The Palladium Canadian Maple Leaf coin began minting in 2005, and it is still being minted. It is rafted from 1 oz of .9995 fine palladium. The coin’s obverse features Queen Elizabeth II at 79, and the reverse is graced by a Canadian Maple Leaf. If you are interested in collectible Canadian coins, the Canadian Maple Leaf is a good way to go. These coins are estimated to be going up in value because they are precious metal coins, and the value of precious metal is on the rise.

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Originally posted 2009-08-14 05:50:57. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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If you’re a coin collector, specifically a Canadian coin collector, you might enjoy looking for a 1971 Canadian fifty cent piece to add to your collection. The trick to this is finding the right fifty cent piece to know whether the coin is worth merely 50 cents, or if it’s a more valuable one that could be worth a little bit more, maybe two dollars or more, depending on the current price of silver. The real value in these coins isn’t the monetary value, though, rather it’s the value for collectors when they find this fairly uncommon coin.

Rarity isn’t the only factor in rating the value of a coin, or almost all Canadian fifty-cent pieces would be worth more. A Canadian fifty-cent pieces, whether it’s a silver minting for collectors only or one designed for general circulation, has much the reputation in Canada as the $2 bill does in the United States. They’re both real money, but some people doubt their legitimacy because they’re rarely seen and not commonly used. The 1971 Canadian fifty cent piece is distinguished from other fifty cent pieces only because it’s a silver half-dollar produced when other half-dollars were alloys.

Ironically, even though some people look at a Canadian fifty cent piece and wonder if it’s a real, legitimate coin, the fifty cent piece was the first coin the Dominion of Canada ever produced. The first domestically minted Canadian coins were fifty cent pieces featuring an effigy of King Edward VII, struck in 1908. The reverse of the coin features Canada’s Coat of Arms. Canada still produced fifty cent pieces today, but they’re still rarely found in regular circulation because most Canadians, when presented with one, keep it because of its rarity. The 1971 Canadian fifty cent piece is, of course, more worth keeping than any of the others because of its silver content.

By 1971, Canadian half-dollars were made from a nickel alloy, with no silver content. But in April 1971 they minted some silver fifty-cent pieces designed for collectors specifically, and not intended for general circulation, even though they bear the same value as other fifty-cent pieces as far as currency is concerned. Even despite its silver content, though, this fifty cent piece isn’t necessarily a great investment coin—gold bullion coins are for more valuable as investments—but it can be an interesting addition to a collection of coins from Canada or all over the world.

If you’re looking for a 1971 Canadian fifty cent piece, the chief thing you’ll need to ask is whether the coin is a standard half dollar or a silver half dollar. If the seller is unsure and the picture is unclear, you may want to purchase the coin elsewhere, because the fifty cent pieces from various years look virtually identical, giving them each very little value as collectibles. The coins are probably best found in uncirculated condition, usually sold individually rather than in lots, because they were designed as collector items.

Originally posted 2008-11-19 14:00:30. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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