1979 Canadian $50 gold coin - 1 oz. It is a 1979 gold Canadian Maple Leaf $50 gold coin. I will try to describe it as best I can and will provide pictures as well. I am trying to find out what it is worth. On the front it says "Elizabeth II" along the top and has a profile picture of Elizabeth II in the middle. Along the bottom it says "14 kt 50 dollar 1979". On the back it says "Canada" along the top and has a maple leaf in the middle with "999" on each side of the maple leaf. Along the bottom it says "fine gold 1 oz or pur". Now hears the problem. The coin is no bigger than 3/8 on an inch from side to side. Any idea how much this would be worth?
This thread is useless without photos. Please post up close and in focus images of each side of the coin. It might help to place a ruler alongside the coin when taking photos. From 1979 - 1982 Canadian 1 oz. $50 Gold maple coins were made with a composition of 0.999 pure gold (99.9%) and measure 30 mm in diameter and 2.8 mm thick. After 1983 these coins were made in .9999 (four nine) pure gold. Dimensions are the same as above. At 3/8" diameter (0.375" inch) converted to millimeters equals 9.525mm, this is smaller than any gold Maple minted. In 1993 a 14mm 1/20 oz fold coin began being offered. That is the smallest maple coin.
I can't upload the pictures. If you can please supply email address and I can email you them. thanks.
Probably not going to get many e-mails if any... Too much Phising going on. My guess is that you have a "mini coin" which is basically worthless most of the time, but some are made of gold. Most "mini coins" are made with gold plating which is very minimal. Basically it's a mini version of an expensive coin...
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thanks for posting the pics. kind of hard to tell from these images what you have there. the edge of the obverse almost looks worn along the "50 dollars" if it's as small as you mentioned in your first post, I suppose it could be a shrunken mini coin, could be pure gold or could be plated if it's a replica. couldn't say without having a dealer weigh and test it for purity.
Yeah i would say it's replica, definatley not an ounce of gold unless it's as thick as it is wide, and im positive it's not... I would say gold plated, so it's basically worth at tops $5. You can find them on ebay for around 2-3 bucks...
if it does say 14 kt one one side, it might be plated 14 kt. maybe solid 14 kt, but i doubt it. it cant be 14 kt and 999 gold at the same time since 14 kt contains about 50% pure gold. and its definitely not one ounce.
My guess would be 14kt plated. Your best way to find out is to take it to your local coin dealer and they will test it for you.
Just wondering if the original member who posted this question ended up selling the tiny coin. I have one exactly like it from my grandfather's coin collection.
It says, "1979 50 dollars ounce pur gold". However, I realize that it is NOT 1 ounce. maybe it's 1 gram or 1/20 of an ounce.
Just to keep the necro'd thread alive, that holder is consistent with the original holder of some 14k gold mini coins I own. I would say it looks like a real, but very light, gold coin. The ones I have I believe are 1/10 of a pennyweight AGW each.
