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Silver Piedfort Maple Leaf Coin (2010)
2010
Mintage 9,000
ARCHIVED
Silver Piedfort Maple Leaf Coin (2010)
2010
Mintage 9,000
$79.95 CAD
Masters Club:
800
Status: CAN & US shipping only
Availability:
Out of stock in stores
About
These coins maintain the same purity standard established by our Gold and Silver Maple Leaf Coins with the added piedfort thickness of 2.0 mm (gold) and 3.84 mm (silver).
Mintage is limited to 9,000 worldwide, of which 3,000 are part of a set. Our FIRST pure silver piedfort coin featuring Maple Leaf design.
Coins of substance.
Piedfort coins, whose name comes from the French for ‘heavy measure", originated in medieval Europe. Coin-makers deliberately made their die templatesthick and heavy to ensure they would not be confused with regular coins.
This added weight and substance caught the eyes of kings and nobles and soon piedforts were being displayed in thelavish courts of Europe as enviable symbols of wealth and power—a fascinating history that has been crafted into these exceptionally thick and heavy pure gold and silver coins.
*NOTE: Traditionally, a piedfort is a piece struck of a planchet that is thicker than normal; piedforts are typically twicethe thickness of a regular coin. In this case, our 2010 Silver Maple Leaf piedfort is the same diameteras a half-ounce SML but contains double the amount of pure silver, making it significantly thicker, which is typical of the piedfort style.
Coins of substance.
Piedfort coins, whose name comes from the French for ‘heavy measure", originated in medieval Europe. Coin-makers deliberately made their die templatesthick and heavy to ensure they would not be confused with regular coins.
This added weight and substance caught the eyes of kings and nobles and soon piedforts were being displayed in thelavish courts of Europe as enviable symbols of wealth and power—a fascinating history that has been crafted into these exceptionally thick and heavy pure gold and silver coins.
*NOTE: Traditionally, a piedfort is a piece struck of a planchet that is thicker than normal; piedforts are typically twicethe thickness of a regular coin. In this case, our 2010 Silver Maple Leaf piedfort is the same diameteras a half-ounce SML but contains double the amount of pure silver, making it significantly thicker, which is typical of the piedfort style.
Specifications
Product Number
110977
Mintage
9,000
Composition
99.99% pure silver
Weight
31.39 g
Edge
serrated
Certificate
serialized
Face Value
$5
Finish
reverse proof
Artist
Royal Canadian Mint (reverse), Susanna Blunt (obverse)
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