Talk:Canadian Gold Maple Leaf

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1/15 oz Coin

Was this coin produced for the 15th anniversary? 1994 was 15 years after 1979 and it was never produced again. Seems more likely than it being produced for jewelry. Brted (talk) 17:42, 13 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Dimensions

There are no dimensions (diameter x thickness x total grams) for the gold coins, only the 2004 special edition. Possibly this page is a good reference: http://canadiangoldmapleleafcoins.com/maple-leaf-dimensions/ (TM 2/28/2010)

Coin image

Wondering why the image for 1990–2004 gold coin reverse (in table) looks like a loonie (dollar coin)... Astrophil 18:00, 10 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Are ya sure? Loonie Jo e I 07:13, 11 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Sure about what? I was asking a question. Astrophil 21:05, 11 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

To me, they don't look the same. Jo e I 21:38, 11 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The picture looks like a dollar because the edge isn't round. Astrophil 18:42, 12 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think any of the pictures currently in the table are actually of maple leaf coins. The 1990-2004 reverse looks like a loonie to my eye, and the other two appear to be quarters, nickels or dimes. A 1999 1 oz obverse is pictured at the start of the article and reads "Elizabeth II 50 dollars 1999", but all the coins pictured in the table read "Elizabeth II D.G. Regina". I can replace the 1990-2004 image with the 1999 maple obverse, but I don't know where there might be images of the other obverses. In the meantime, the other images do at least show the correct queen portraits.--Eloil 19:39, 14 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Done. I removed the big 1999 obverse from the start of the article so the same image didn't appear twice.--Eloil 19:59, 14 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Walter who?

Who is, or was, Walter Ott? I looked him up in Google and could only find some obscure U. of Virginia grad student...maybe this info. is irrelevant. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Chris. Fulker (talk • contribs) 04:07, 14 January 2007 (UTC).[reply]

Ott was the RCM's chief engraver during the 1970s though I believe his involvement with the RCM dates back further. [1] 68.146.41.232 16:38, 8 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Television Program

A few years ago I saw a television special that aired in the U.S. which discussed the minting of gold coins at the Canadian mint including the holographic maple leaf. I would like to track down that program but don't recall what network or channel broadcast the program or the date of airing. Most likely the program appeared on Discovery, Science Channel, TLC, or Nova.

DanielHallmark 06:59, 31 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Non-gold maple leaf coins

This article currently contains a lot of material on the silver, platinum and palladium maple leaf coins. I think a general article on the maple leaf series might be a better place for a lot of this stuff, with Canadian Gold Maple Leaf left to contain only information on the gold version. Maple Leaf (coin) is now a redirect here, but it was once a seperate article before it was merged into this one. It seems like a good spot for a general Maple Leaf article. Canadian Platinum Maple Leaf and Canadian Palladium Maple Leaf are both currently empty, but I may start those articles if I get around to it.--Eloil 21:19, 14 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Too bad all information about the palladium Maple Leafs was erased. It should have been copied to the new article... — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ralski (talk • contribs) 23:36, 11 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

price

so how much does one cost? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.51.122.21 (talk) 23:53, 5 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Dimensions of $1 million, 100 kg, 55555 gold coin

The article at present states the dimensions of this mega coin to be 50 cm diameter (25 cm radius), and 3 cm thick. Assuming a value for Π of, let's say, 3.14159, then this would yield a volume of (Π.r².t) 5,890.48125 cm³. If we assume a specific density of 19.3 g/cm³, then this yields a weight of 113,686.288125 g, or, more conveniently, 113.686288125 kg. This is 13.686288125 kg heavier than the stated weight of 100 kg, a discrepancy of about 13.7%. If true, this maybe part of the reason for the (apparently) missing gold in an audit of the Canadian Mint recently (or, maybe not)... Anyway, I invested a little time trying specific dimensions of this mega coin (including the mint.ca website), but ran out of time... Hopefully someone can find the precise specifications of this amazing coin (preferably with web-references).
Enquire (talk) 07:36, 18 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I think the clue is, that the coin thickness of 3 cm is only on outer side - round the coin. Inside there's space made after the stamp was pushed. So is it on both sides of the huge coin. And it can be the missing 13,7 kg, which you perfectly counted. (Ralski (talk) 00:19, 12 July 2015 (UTC)) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ralski (talk • contribs) 00:08, 12 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Addition to my last message: gold coins are made of round pieces of pure gold, which are weighted at the beginning, and next coined. So the weight of a coin is fundamental. Especially when the coin will be sold, as was with the 100 kg coins, every gram costs. Dimmensions of every good are maximal and not average, that is why the outer dimmensions cannot be taken to counting of the precise weight of a coin. (Ralski (talk) 07:36, 12 July 2015 (UTC))[reply]

Cougar Cat

Is the new 1 kg Cogar Cat gold coin a CGML or something else? I.e. the one with a turquoise-eyed gougar.Thanks. No More 18 (talk) 11:27, 4 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

It had been 1/2 kg pure gold coin, called Growling Cougar - mintage of 25 in 2015. In 2014 there was Howling Wolf 1/2 kg of pure gold, mintage of 25. Should we add it to the article? (Ralski (talk) 00:18, 12 July 2015 (UTC)) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ralski (talk • contribs) 23:41, 11 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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