Silver Eagle Vs. Silver Maple Leaf

I agree center pin!

I also see little price difference between Maples and Eagles when I used to buy both on ebay. I would end up buying whichever was cheaper, regardless of provenance.

Current year vs. previous years: The current year's releases will always have a bit of a premium in lower quantities for the fact that not everyone is buying it as an investment. Lots of people buy eagles for birth years, anniversaries, gifts etc.

Eagles vs. Maples: Like Center said, Patriotism is a reason for the difference in premiums for lower quantities, but I've noticed that once you get into the roll quantities the difference in premiums between the 2 are lowered a lot.

That is my point....to me 1 or 2 or even 10 coins does not make an "investment". Once you get into "investment" quantities it would seem to go buy at the price with the lowest premiums regardless of national origin.

Valid point....rounds to me are too fashion trendy...have to find the right guy/gal who likes what is on it. Bars do have some allure but seem to have a smaller "buyer base". One thing I always hold in high regard for investments is liquidability...seems all else being fair and equal....you will sell 100 one ounce coins faster than 100 one ounce bars/rounds. With the ease of reselling on the internet these days I do not consider selling to wholesalers a viable means of liquidating my investment. Even though they can handle larger quantities at a time, and are more trustworthy....the "off the radar" aspect of selling privately has strong attraction for me.

I agree with that as long as the country is a reputable one. US and Canada seem to be the easiest to sell in general. Once your talking about 100+ or so investment sizes I cant imagine theres really a difference between ASEs and Maples in price. The difference is small as is and some people just like ASEs better than Maples for the small price, but I think it was also a real good point people generally tend to buy coinage made in their own country

Bars and rounds are the cheapest way to buy PMs. Coins, such as ASEs and Maples, have assurance of weight and purity guaranteed by the government that produces them. In the US, ASEs usually sell for about $0.50 more per coin than Maples. It is likely the reverse in Canada. In any case, it IS possible to like and buy both of these excellent coins. I do.

All of the places I shop on Internet have a $0.40-$0.50 additional cost tacked onto the price of an ASE compared to that of a Maple. These are all US based companies, though. A Canadian coin seller could well be different and would be relevant to a Canadian coin / bullion buyer. Unless there is a really good deal available, cross US-Canada border shipping is often a real deal killer.