Canadian Gold Coins
The Canadian Maple or Maple leaf is Canada’s version of the 24ct gold coin. It is one of the purest versions of the 24ct gold coin in the world with a fineness of 0.9999. It was first issued in 1979 when the only other alternative was the Krugerrand these were only 0.999 fineness however in 1982 it was increased to 0.9999 at which it remains. They were first only available in the 1 ounce size, however in 1980 fractional sizes started to be produced and now you can buy these gold coins in 1/20, 1/10, ¼, ½ and 1 ounce sizes.