Palladium Maple Leaf
The Palladium Maple Leaf is a little different from your typical gold or silver investment coin. Palladium is a rare metal in the same family as platinum. It was discovered in the early 1800's by William Wollaston (a chemist, who also discovered a way to mine platinum ore), who probably had no idea that this rare and useful metal would not only adorn coins in Canada, buy also find use in the engines of cars on the road today. About 50% of palladium supplies today are used by the automotive industry in catalytic converters, which break hydrocarbons into less harmful emissions.
 2006 PALLADIUM MAPLE LEAF CANADIAN NGC CERTIFIED MS65 $945.00 Time Remaining: 14d 23h 28m Buy It Now for only: $945.00 |
 2006 1oz Maple Leaf Palladium 9995 Coin $620.00 (8 Bids) Time Remaining: 8h 13m |
 Mint sealed sheet of 10 1oz 999 CANADIAN PALLADIUM MAPLE LEAF bullion coins $7,099.00 Time Remaining: 23d 8h 43m Buy It Now for only: $7,099.00 |
 1 oz Palladium Canadian Maple Leaf coin $646.00 (2 Bids) Time Remaining: 2d 1h 14m |
 2007 Canadian Maple Leaf Palladium Bullion Coin Only 15000 minted 50 Maple $2,499.99 Time Remaining: 11d 1h 6m Buy It Now for only: $2,499.99 |
 2009 1 Ounce Palladium Canadian Maple Leaf $610.00 (2 Bids) Time Remaining: 5d 19h 40m |
 2007 50 Canadian Maple Leaf 1 Oz Palladium Bullion Coin Only 15000 Minted $2,195.00 Time Remaining: 18d 9h 6m Buy It Now for only: $2,195.00 |
 CANADA 2005 MAPLE LEAF PALLADIUM ONE OUNCE COIN AS SHOWN $741.55 Time Remaining: 5d 3h 34m |
 2005 MAPLE LEAF PALLADIUM PCGS MS69 1st ISSUE $1,495.00 Time Remaining: 14d 7h 55m Buy It Now for only: $1,495.00 |
Palladium is rare, and Canada is fortunate enough to have deposits in the Sudbury district in Ontario. As with any scarce resource such as gold or diamonds, that equates to a premium price. The Palladium Maple Leaf was first available in 2005, then production stopped in 2007. That first run of coins was only 40,000, and as such they are starting to trade at higher premium due to scarcity and collectibility. Issues were smaller in the following years- investor interest just wasn't there. Which is interesting to note- as the Palladium Maple was the only palladium coin to be minted by a government at the time. The mint produced only 1 oz Palladium Maples (stamped with a $50 face value at the time, which of course doesn't not reflect the value of the underlying metal), there just wasn't sufficient investor interest to make fractal Maples at that point. The bust of Queen Elizabeth the second is on the obverse, and the reverse contains the ubiquitous Maple Leaf, as well as the 9995 Fine Palladium designation. The mint has started producing them again however, so if you want to acquire your own it's easier than in times past. As in the previous mintages a new Palladium Maple Leaf is 99.95% pure, and make a stunning addition to a collection.
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