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Canadian Maple Leaf
Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2011 10:28 pm
by Pkg Man
I just got my Canadian Maple leaf coins and boy are they nice. I think it may be a better looking coin that the Gold Eagle. I suppose it should be, given that it is pure gold, unlike other coins which use alloys.
I was planning on sticking with Krugerrands, but at the time I purchased the spread between spot was quite a bit lower for the Maple Leaf. Glad I went with it.
Re: Canadian Maple Leaf
Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2011 10:35 pm
by MediumTex
Pkg Man wrote:
I just got my Canadian Maple leaf coins and boy are they nice. I think it may be a better looking coin that the Gold Eagle. I suppose it should be, given that it is pure gold, unlike other coins which use alloys.
I'm surprised you would say that. I think the eagle coins are stunning, while the maple leafs are a bit less detailed.
The 24k gold is shinier than the 22k. That does jump out at you.
Krugerrands are not exciting to me. It's gold, but IMHO a much less interesting coin than the two above.
As far as pure beauty in a bullion coin, I think the silver eagle is hard to beat. That's a great looking coin.
Re: Canadian Maple Leaf
Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2011 10:49 pm
by Pkg Man
MediumTex wrote:
Pkg Man wrote:
I just got my Canadian Maple leaf coins and boy are they nice. I think it may be a better looking coin that the Gold Eagle. I suppose it should be, given that it is pure gold, unlike other coins which use alloys.
I'm surprised you would say that. I think the eagle coins are stunning, while the maple leafs are a bit less detailed.
The 24k gold is shinier than the 22k. That does jump out at you.
Krugerrands are not exciting to me. It's gold, but IMHO a much less interesting coin than the two above.
As far as pure beauty in a bullion coin, I think the silver eagle is hard to beat. That's a great looking coin.
Maybe I just have a thing for QEII
Yep, I'm looking at an ASE now, and it is a nice coin (and a very nice return of 20% since I bought several months ago). I have the bullion version, not the one sold by the Treasury, which is apparently an even shinier coin.