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$64.82
The Silver Maple Leaf is .9999 fine — a step purer than the American Eagle, and among the purest silver bullion coins produced anywhere.
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| Total weight | 31.103 g |
|---|---|
| Fineness | .9999 (99.99%) |
| Pure silver content | 31.100 g (0.9999 ozt) |
| Years struck | 1988–present |
| Country | Canada |
| Face value | C$5 |
The Royal Canadian Mint moved the Maple to four-nines purity in 1988 and has added radial lines and a micro-engraved laser mark as anti-counterfeiting features. The extra purity makes almost no difference to melt value — the gap between .999 and .9999 is a tenth of a percent — but it does make the coin marginally softer and more prone to milk spots and handling marks.
Its melt value is about $64.82, based on 0.9999 troy ounces (31.100 g) of pure silver at a spot price of $64.83 per troy ounce. That is the metal content only — the coin may be worth considerably more to a collector.
The coin weighs 31.103 g in total and is 99.99% fine (.9999), so it contains 31.100 g of pure silver — 0.9999 troy ounces.
Not exactly. Melt value is the raw metal content at spot. Scrap buyers and refiners typically pay 80–95% of melt to cover refining and margin, while recognised bullion coins and collectable dates usually sell for more than melt, not less. Melt is best treated as the floor under a coin’s price.
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