Platinum And Palladium Maple Leaf Coins Of Canada

By Mino Loiuse


Platinum is one of the scarce materials that can be discovered on the crust of the earth. Due to its scarcity, and non-reactivity, platinum is considered as a noble metal. The platinum Maple Leaf coin of Canada is one of the purest platinum bullion coins in the world. It comes with numerous denominations and these are one, two, five, ten, and fifty Canadian dollars.

Nonetheless, the real worth of such platinum bullion coins is considerably higher than their own face value. Perhaps, this platinum bullion coin is among the best bullion coins to collect. It was first introduced 25 years ago with an image of Her Majesty. Such design was modified twenty years ago and featured a bust of the 64-year-old queen.

The Royal Mint of Canada ceased producing it in the year 2002. However 3 years ago, it was reintroduced to the general public featuring a new image of Her Majesty.

Palladium is a whitish-silver glossy and scarce metal found in 1803. Such element, which was given its name after the asteroid Pallas, is one of the PMG. Palladium shares the same qualities with other precious metals within the group, just that it is the least dense and has the weakest melting point. The first Palladium coins were released in Africa fifty years ago.

The Royal Canadian Mint initially produced Canadian palladium coins in the year 2005. It shows the national sign and the image of Her Majesty. Even though there have been established palladium bullions all over the world, there were no palladium bullion coins before the Canadian Maple Leaf palladium coins. Palladium coins possess a fifty Canadian dollar apparent value however the real value of every coin is a staggering $1,299.95.

Originally, the Royal Canadian Mint limited the manufacture of palladium bullion coins to 40,000 bullion coins. But as the interest in palladium coins in those days was low, the Royal Mint of Canada decreased the mintage to 15,000 bullion coins. These days, the demand for palladium coins is gradually improving and because of its standing as the sole government-issued palladium bullion coin in the market, it's frequently offered at decent premiums.

Nonetheless, we can't deny that the most effective way to acquire palladium is to invest in palladium coins. It is as easy as obtaining platinum, silver, and gold Maple Leaf coins, only that you must search harder considering that palladium Maple Leaf coins are scarce. Apart from the truth that palladium bullion coins stay as alluring items to include in your investment portfolio, you could obtain awesome earnings because their true value is definitely greater than their face value.

It's easy to buy and sell bullion coins within the commodity market hence it is definitely recommended to palladium and platinum traders.




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