Ok, I didn't want to do it, but I went to the attic and man handled my Krause World Coins catalog out and verified the Canadian Maple Leaf.
Now, understand that I am looking at it as I type this, as I am able to do more than one task at a time. Under Silver Bullion Issues for the 5 Dollar issue for ALL years, they are ALL 99.99% Gold. Under Gold Bullion Issues for the 1, 2, 5, 10, 20 and 50 Dollar issues for ALL years except the 1979 through 1982, 50 Dollar issue, they are ALL 99.99% Gold. The 1979 through 1982, 50 Dollar issue is 99.9% Gold. It about the same for the Platinum issues but range from 99.9% to 99.95%. The following write-up is from this url. http://www.taxfreegold.co.uk/maplesinfo.html Exerpt from that page. **************************************************** Pure Gold One distinctive feature of the maple is that it is made of pure gold ( .999 or .9999 fine), rather than 22 carat (.9166 fine). Because this means a maple is smaller and lighter than a krugerrand, it is possible that this stopped the maple from being an immediately successful competitor to the krugerrand, however, we find we have many customers who now prefer maples or other fine gold bullion issues rather than krugers or other alloyed coins. For circulating coins, pure gold would be too soft to be sufficiently durable, but for a bullion coin, there is no such disadvantage. In many ways, it is more exciting to hold a pure gold coin rather than an alloyed gold coin. Pure gold certainly has a beautiful colour, and being of higher density, also has a higher quality heft or "feel". **************************************************** So basically if you want real pure gold, you want 99.99% (.9999) which is 24kt. Next subject? Art Tokyo --- "mopar68.rm" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > You are correct that they do not add any alloy, but > the cost > would sky rocket to try and get 100% pure Gold or > Silver, > that is why you will only see .999 for both Gold and > Silver. > > Just so you stay on the right path, Look at Silver > Rounds > rather than coins. They have no collector value > except for > the small premnum over the current spot price of > silver. OK, > so some people do collect them, including myself, > becuase of > the designs struck on them, but if you go to sell > them except > to another collector with the same taste as yours, > you are > going to get a little less then the current sport at > that > time. > > In most of the Bullion Gold Coins in use today > "American > Eagle", Australian Kangroo", "Chinese Panda", they > each > contain one ounce of .999 Gold, then an alloy is > added to > provide better wear to the coin. This is what > provides the > color difference between these coins. Canada does > not add > an alloy and some others do not either but I don't > recall > who off the top of my head. > > Unless you are going to be melting the coins and > using the > gold for some other thing such as fillings for teeth > or > Rings, what difference does the fact it has alloy > make? > > In my view NONE WHAT SO EVER!! > > Also be aware that the largest percentage of the > alloy used > in Gold is Silver and then copper. > > What are you going to be doing with these coins you > are > looking for? Maybe I can sell you a few dozen? > > Mopar > > --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], non_secure > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], "abalforu" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > And garnerway, I tend to agree with you that > there are no coins > that > > > are 100% silver. This is true, I think, because > the silver needs > > > some inpurities in it so that the silver can > hold together. The > same > > > is true for gold and other precious metals. It's > always 0.999 > Pure. > > > > > > Hmmm...well, if silver needs an alloy, I'll accept > that. > > > > However, someone correct me if I am wrong, but I > believe that the > > Canadian _GOLD_ maple leaf coins are _100%_ pure > gold - no alloy at > > all. > > > > Am I correct ? > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> $9.95 domain names from Yahoo!. Register anything. http://us.click.yahoo.com/J8kdrA/y20IAA/yQLSAA/f_SolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To reply to this message, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/coinsclub/post?act=reply&messageNum=17138 Please do not reply to this message via email. More information here: http://help.yahoo.com/help/us/groups/messages/messages-23.html <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/coinsclub/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
