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<p>[QUOTE="bromac4, post: 5060, member: 663"]N.D. said I could start a thread if I wanted to. You'll se the point of this at the end.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Royal canadian Mint produces bullion coins in both gold and silver.The design is basically the same for both, a portrait of Queen Elizabeth ll on one side and a maple leaf on the other.The gold coins come in 1/20,1/10,1/4,1/2 and 1 oz. with face values of $1.00,$5.00,$10,$20 and $50. Until this year the silver was only made in 1 oz. with a value of $5.00. Starting in 2004 and perhaps to continue the mint has made silver coins in the same 1/20 to 1 oz.with values of $1.00,$2.00,$3.00,$4.00 and $5.00. So far the smaller coins are only available in sets.</p><p><br /></p><p>The point of this long discourse is: I recently purchased a silver eagle which I take to be the U.S. equivalent of the 1 oz maple leaf the only difference being a face value of $1.00 instead of $5.00.I am a bit ashamed as a Canadian to say the eagle is esthetically, in my opinion, a far more attractive coin. You guys are great. Thanks for allowing me to share my opinion.</p><p><br /></p><p>Bill[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="bromac4, post: 5060, member: 663"]N.D. said I could start a thread if I wanted to. You'll se the point of this at the end. The Royal canadian Mint produces bullion coins in both gold and silver.The design is basically the same for both, a portrait of Queen Elizabeth ll on one side and a maple leaf on the other.The gold coins come in 1/20,1/10,1/4,1/2 and 1 oz. with face values of $1.00,$5.00,$10,$20 and $50. Until this year the silver was only made in 1 oz. with a value of $5.00. Starting in 2004 and perhaps to continue the mint has made silver coins in the same 1/20 to 1 oz.with values of $1.00,$2.00,$3.00,$4.00 and $5.00. So far the smaller coins are only available in sets. The point of this long discourse is: I recently purchased a silver eagle which I take to be the U.S. equivalent of the 1 oz maple leaf the only difference being a face value of $1.00 instead of $5.00.I am a bit ashamed as a Canadian to say the eagle is esthetically, in my opinion, a far more attractive coin. You guys are great. Thanks for allowing me to share my opinion. Bill[/QUOTE]
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