Being one of the more popular GOLD coins because usually because they cost less but buyer beware, if your maple leaf isn’t in perfect condition you will get less ! I was in my LCS yesterday and a guy brought in 5 Maple leafs ( 1 once ) the guy at the counter whipped out his loop, and he said to the customer they would be discounted because of small scratches, the customer went ballistic anc stormed out ! I have heard this over the years and that was just a confirmation, but after the customer left I picked the store managers brain, and funny this only applies to GOLD Maples so think twice unless you can buy and keep perfect examples.
And yet, I'll bet if another person walked in with AGEs or KRs or Libertads with tiny scratches, the manager would try to do the same thing -- at least, if you weren't still watching. A lot of dealers will always find an excuse to lowball when buying from the public. What ever happened to "an ounce of gold is an ounce of gold"?
Wanna think about that statement for a bit? Anything that has a smaller premium buying will have a smaller premium selling That just means your LCS was trying to rip the seller off, it's very common in an LCS.
Interesting but then all Canadian money is worth less !! lol The only Maple Gold I have are those holographic ones. I've never looked into their value.
Scruffy/cull bullion will always sell for less of a premium. This is why dealers sell scratched/cleaned/damaged bullion coins for less than fresh retail-ready coins.
The only Canadian gold I've got are a few of the 1967 $20 pieces, plus one $10 gold piece from 1914. Much prefer those to Maple Leafs any day.
Silver yea cus its cheap, but if you pull out a loop for gold bullion thats not graded youre trying to rip someone off. What it is matters more, go to every store you can find and ask for a discount on a 1 oz gold coin and see what they say.
While we're discussing Canadian. Where would be the best place to sell a condition census quarter from the 1950s? Not a rare date.
No thats not the case, I have heard this several times before but never actually seen it happen until now, why this only affects maple leafs I havent a clue...
Foreign will always bring less money simply because of demand. Most of the time it will take longer for a collector to sell a Maple Leaf than it would an American Gold Eagle. That's because most US collectors only collect US coinage at least that's been my experience.