2023 1 oz Canadian Maple Leaf Silver Coin BU

2023 Silver 1 oz Canada Maple Leaf

Since its introduction in 1988, the iconic Silver Maple Leaf (SML) has been an extremely popular Royal Canadian Mint collectible bullion investment coin. This 2023 Silver 1 oz Canada Maple Leaf is minted with 1 troy ounce of .9999 fine silver. With a face value of $5, it is the highest face value on the market for any comparable silver bullion coin. All Silver Maple Leaf Bullion coins produced from 2014 forward have unique features for enhanced security. This year's offering is extra special, as it is the 35th anniversary of the silver Maple Leaf series.

Highlights

• 2023 Silver 1 oz Canada Maple Leaf.
• Includes MINTSHIELD™ the first proven solution for reducing white spots on silver bullion coins!
• This Silver coin Contains 1 troy oz of .9999 fine silver.
• Unique security features.
• Obverse: Displays the beautiful right-facing profile of Queen Elizabeth II. Inscriptions are "ELIZABETH II" along with the release year and face value. 
• Reverse: Features a large, finely detailed maple leaf with distinctive precision-engraved radial lines filling the background. Inscriptions include "CANADA" proudly arched above the maple leaf. Also displayed is "FINE SILVER" in English and French, the weight and the .9999 purity. A micro-engraved maple leaf privy mark is positioned to the right of the leaf stem. The last two digits of the mint year are displayed in the privy center.
• $5 face value.
• Sovereign coin backed by the Canadian government.

History

The Canada Silver Maple Leaf (SML) continues to be one of the most highly sought-after bullion investment coins in the world. The standard annual releases are struck in .9999 fine silver at 1 troy ounce. All Silver Maple Leafs produced from 2014 forward have unique features for enhanced security, increasing their global popularity.

The Silver Maple Leaf is not only held for its investment value. Collectors of fine bullion coins also follow this beautiful bullion coin. With each annual release, collectors quickly add to their SML holdings. The coin's simple elegance proudly presents Canada's stunning and iconic emblem, the maple leaf.

Unique Security Features

The first security feature includes a small textured maple leaf, micro-engraved with laser technology on the reverse side. It displays the last two digits of the release year.

A second visual security feature includes the radial lines in the Silver Maple Leaf's field. They have been precisely machined to within microns on the master tooling to ensure reproducibility from dying to die and coin to coin. The uniqueness of the line width and pitch gives a characteristic look, creating a light-diffracting pattern specific to this coin. These features combined represent true cutting-edge coin security.

A third security feature is now available for both the silver and gold Maple Leafs. Marketed by RCM as, "Bullion DNA™," this feature provides a near-instantaneous authentication of individual Maple Leafs that have the micro-engraved maple leaf privy mark. As described by the mint:

"Every die used to produce the Gold and Silver Maple Leaf coins is laser micro-engraved with an anti-counterfeiting security mark: a textured maple leaf. Our registration process and digital non-destructive activation (DNA) technology captures images encrypted with a string of code, and stores these in our secure database. Using the specialized device, approved Bullion DNA™ dealers can easily verify the authenticity of registered Gold and Silver Maple Leaf bullion coins in three easy steps."