When looking to invest in 2008 gold maple leaf coins, you have quite a selection available to you. Since 1979, the Canadian government has been manufacturing impressively flawless 1 oz gold maple leaf coins. Later, in 1982, the quarter ounce and the one-tenth ounce gold maple leaf coins were introduced; at that time and up until the present day, all gold maple leaf coins, including 2008 gold maple leaf coins, have a pure gold bullion content equivalent to .9999. By 1986, coin collectors found that they had a half ounce gold maple leaf option for purchase as well, and in the year 1993, the Royal Canadian Mint began crafting one-twentieth ounce coins for collection and trading too.
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 2008 $5 PCGS PR 70 DC Gold Buffalo Proof 18884 Minted  US $1,495.00
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 1 20 MAPLE LEAF 2008 GOLD BULLION COIN PURE 9999 US $109.99
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 1 20 Canadian gold maple leaf coin Mint double Sealed US $65.00
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 1 oz 2008 OLYMPIC Gold Maple Leaf Inukshuk Privy US $1,519.96
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 2008 One Ounce 9999 $50 Maple Leaf Gold Bullion Coin US $1,200.00
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 2008 $50 1oz Gold Canadian Maple Leaf 9999 Pure US $1,389.00
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 2008 Canada 1 20 oz Gold Maple Leaf 9999 OGP Canadian US $159.00
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 2003 RCM Annual Report w Gold Plated 1cent US $39.92
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 2008 CANADA $50 DOLLARS MAPLE LEAF 1OZ FINE GOLD COIN US $1,430.00
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 10 X 1 20 MAPLE LEAF 2008GOLD BULLION COIN PURE 9999 US $999.99
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 1 20 Oz 9999 Fine GOLD COIN Maple Leaf $1 CANADA 2008 US $116.00
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 GOLD ONE OUNCE 2008 CANADA MAPLE LEAF COIN 999 FINE US $862.00
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When you are seeking 2008 gold maple leaf coins you will find that you presently have five fine coins to choose from, all with different diameters and thickness. The 2008 gold maple leaf coins on the market today include the one troy ounce with a 30 millimeter thickness and a 2.87 millimeter diameter. The half ounce gold option comes with a 25 millimeter thickness and a 2.20 millimeter diameter. The quarter troy ounce gold maple leaf coin is offered with a 20 millimeter thickness and a 1.78 millimeter diameter, and the one tenth troy ounce coin is offered with a 16 millimeter thickness and a 1.13 millimeter diameter. Finally, offered among the 2008 gold maple leaf coins is the one-twentieth troy ounce coin with a 14 millimeter thickness and a .92 millimeter diameter. Specialty coins have similar dimensions with unique images on the obverse side of the coin; there is a three coin series dedicated to the Olympics as well as a pricey One Million Dollar maple coin.
All of the coins mentioned can actually be used as legal tender when one is in Canada, but these coins are not commonly used as such. Since the Canadian gold maple leaf coins are so easily accessible to collectors around the world, these coins grew in popularity rapidly. Today, the coins remain impressively popular and it is easy to get 2008 gold maple leaf coins from coin sellers online and off. A solid investment, the 2008 gold maple leaf coins have values that far exceed any kind of face value noted on the coins and these coins are offered with a premium attached to the present spot price of gold.