Have I ever showed you my sexy silver maple leaves from Canada?
As you can see, I own four 1 oz pieces minted in 2016. I used to have six but I ended up gifting two of them and the receivers were quite happy with what they got!
Here is a closer look:
As you can see, these silver pieces are pretty plain, a sexy queen Eli on one side and a maple leaf on the other.
The mapple leaf is featured on the Canadian flag and is a prominent symbol throughout Canadian history, so no wonder why these coins by the Royal Canadian Mint have it as their main feature:
Historically, the golden maple leaf had represented Ontario, while the green maple leaf had represented Quebec. In 1867, Alexander Muir composed the patriotic "The Maple Leaf Forever", which became an unofficial anthem in English-speaking Canada. From 1876 until 1901, the leaf appeared on all Canadian coins, and remained on the penny after 1901.[source and more historical mumbo jumbo] (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maple_leaf)
Those of you paying a more close eye to details, may noticed some white spots on my coins. Yeah, these are not cum stains as you might have thought. *
They are actually called milk spots and it's a common "problem" in many bullions and sometimes bars, usually arising from some error in the minting process. Other than being visually annoying to some, they don't affect value much, unless we are talking about proof coins:
Milk spots can appear at any time – from days to years – after a coin’s been minted (or stamped). The problem occurs as the coin’s being made – when it’s a flat, circular disk known as a blank, or planchet. The blanks are heated and cooled (a process called annealing) to stop the silver becoming too brittle. But the fatal process happens before annealing when it’s being cleaned and degreased with solvents. source and more info about milk spots
Ok that's enough silver info for today!
Stack on!
*Ok, maybe not all of them 👀😅🥒
