Description

Coin Highlights:

• Coins arrive in protective flips, tubes of 25, or mint-sealed Monster Boxes of 500 coins!
• 35th date in the 1 oz Canadian Silver Maple Leaf Series!
• Contains 1 Troy oz of .9999 pure silver in BU condition.
• Issued a face value of $5 (CAD) by Canada.
• Queen Elizabeth II is on the obverse.
• Sugar maple leaf on the reverse.
• Laser-engraved privy on the reverse.

Arguably the second-best-selling silver coin in the world, the Canadian Silver Maple Leaf is an annual tradition from the Royal Canadian Mint. The American Silver Eagle is traditionally the only coin that surpasses the Silver Maple Leaf in terms of demand, but the Silver Maple Leaf remains one of only a handful of .9999 pure silver coins in production.

In 1979, the Royal Canadian Mint introduced the coins of the Canadian Maple Leaf Series. Initially, the series was available only in gold bullion versions, with 1 oz coins issued first, 1/4 and 1/10 oz coins introduced in 1982, and a 1/2 oz coin introduced in 1986. However, bigger things were on the horizon.

In 1988, the Royal Canadian Mint debuted the Canadian Silver Maple Leaf Coin, the world’s first .9999 pure silver bullion coin. That same year saw the introduction of the Canadian Platinum Maple Leaf. Today, the Silver Maple Leaf remains an annual best-seller in the silver market.

Queen Elizabeth II graces the obverse of 2023 1 oz Silver Maple Leaf Coins for the final time. With her passing in September 2022, the Royal Canadian Mint will eventually release these coins with an effigy of King Charles III, but early issues will continue with the Queen’s fourth-generation portrait for a final time.

The sugar maple leaf is featured in the reverse design of 2023 Canadian Silver Maple Leaf Coins. This design was created in 1979 by Walter Ott and initially featured only on the gold bullion coins in the series.

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