Royal Canadian Mint Gold Coin Stolen

15 massive coins made of 99 99 pure gold each weighing 30 kg and valued at 100 000.

Royal canadian mint gold coin stolen.

Learn more 2020 200 1 oz. Canadian gold coin worth 6m stolen from berlin museum. The mint had made six of them in 2007 to promote a new line of high purity bullion. A former royal canadian mint employee has been found guilty of smuggling 190 000 worth of gold from the building on sussex drive apparently in his rectum an ottawa judge ruled wednesday morning.

Given the 709 000 ounces of gold the mint pumped out in 2014 as well as the c 2 4 billion 1 8 billion usd in revenue it raked in last year. A few years prior the münze österreich the austrian mint had created its most audacious product line yet. The canadian gold maple leaf gml is a gold bullion coin that is issued annually by the government of canada it is produced by the royal canadian mint. Even funnier the mint seems not to have noticed that its gold was stolen at all until long after the fact.

Produced in various compositions ranging from 14 24 karat gold our coins are engraved with breathtaking scenes from canada s fauna to historical events and the iconic maple leaf. After creating the original which is in storage in ottawa the mint manufactured five more that were. Introduced in 1988 the royal canadian mint s platinum maple leaf coins are among the purest platinum coins on the market making them highly desirable and tradable. A royal canadian mint spokesman said five of the giant coins were sold while the sixth remains in a vault in ottawa.

Royal canadian mint spokesman alex reeves said the stolen coin does not belong to the mint. 2 46 a look at how coins are made at the royal canadian mint with shannon cuciz. The gold maple leaf is legal tender with a face value of 50 canadian dollars the market value of the metal varies depending on the spot price of gold having a 9999 millesimal fineness 24 carats in some cases 99999 the coin is among the.