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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Would you pay an additional $20 for a 1 oz. 2013 Gold Eagle over a 1 oz. 2013 Gold Maple Leaf?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!! I will take an american eagle over a leaf any day of the week. Even better, give me a 1 oz PROOF American Eagle, I just love how they make those, the worlds best gold coin.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Yes I would, the ASE design is much better than the Maple in my opinion |
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Canada
1502 Posts |
Absolutely not. Though I may be biased, still much more prefer the brilliant pure yellow of the GML over the eagle's 91.67% Au 3% Ag 5.33% Cu. The copper dulls the gold eagle down so that side by side, the GML always shines brighter. And a proof GML (minted only in 1989) is just gorgeous  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1374 Posts |
Wish I owned one, but Maples no doubt.
Keep it real.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
3692 Posts |
.9999 Fine
Meant to be real savings. Extra work went into that refining.
AGEs have copper in them, meant to be circulated. So why would I spend an extra $20 just to have it be first in line to be spent?
However, if it's a St Gauden's coin, that's a different story altogether.
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
548 Posts |
I have a gold maple leaf and it's probably the most beautiful coin in my collection. Such a vivid yellow colour.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
2019 Posts |
While I don't have a gold eagle I have a 1oz gold buffalo and a 1oz gold maple leaf , the Maple leaf is a beauty with the way the light glistens off of the leaf sort of like how a diamond glitters in the sunlight. The buffalo is not so spectacular, still nice though..  You wont be disappointed if you get a Maple leaf. Although at some point I do want a gold eagle.  Edited by Northerncoins
06/06/2013 05:43 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Hey @poboxw no fair showing the gold proof maple leaf, that is one of the most beautiful coins out there (aside from the gold proof Libertad)
I would take the gold maple leaf, the .9999 gold really makes it shine and the simple design is beautiful. Although I would take a high relief Eagle .
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
548 Posts |
I'd be interested to see how the gold Britannia looks compared to the Maple Leaf as from 2013 onwards it's made from .999 gold.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
5850 Posts |
If we're talking about numismatic value, I agree that the proof Gold Eagles are definitely the way to go.
If we're talking about just bullion, however, I prefer Maples since they have a lower premium and feel that "gold is gold" when it comes to buying bullion (assuming it's in a form that is well-recognized and not some generic bar or round).
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Canada
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@Demarco:
Nice!, I didn't know that about the gold Britannia. "Britannia" as used to denote the unique composition in Britannia gold and silver coins will then cease to be relevant. They will shrink in size too I suppose.
@barry:
Numismatic value on proof gold eagles can't really compare to the proof GML. 1989 is the only year proof GMLs were made, and the mintage is well under 20,000 spread across fractional and tri-metalic sets and single coins. I am not sure but guess that proof gold eagles are minted every year at mintage well above 20,000 each and every year.
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06/06/2013 1:23 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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AGEs have copper in them, meant to be circulated. So why would I spend an extra $20 just to have it be first in line to be spent? AGEs arent meant to be circulated, the copper is add a little hardness to them with how soft gold is. |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
862 Posts |
I will go with GML definitely  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2764 Posts |
I guess it's all depend on who you are talking to and who you are talking to and when/where you plan to sell in the future (American, Canadian, European, Asian). American prefer Gold Eagle, Canadian prefer Gold Maple, European - I'm not sure, Asian prefer 24 karat (99.99% pure or .9999 or "quad-9s" as they like to call it).
I have to agree with barry on his general analysis.
Another note: If you just care about bullion then Krugerrand is actually the coin with the lowest premium.
Personally, I would prefer Gold buffalo, if the premium btw it and AGE/GML/Krugerrand is within 3% to 5% (less than $50). Since it has the 'art-decor' design, 24k pure, less mintage.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
2019 Posts |
Oh "quad-9s" I like that..  |
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Posted 06/05/2013 11:30 pm
