Palladium Maple Leaf

During the testing process for the palladium coin, coins were tested on two different palladium blanks. These blanks were known as lots “A” and “B”. From these blanks, 290 test coins were struck. These coins were struck with a mint mark, attesting to their authenticity. All test coins struck from lot A were identified with an “A” mint mark, and all coins struck from lot B were given a “B” mint mark. These coins were available for purchase through a drawing held by the Royal Canadian Mint. Their face value was $50 each, and the issue price for both coins was $1,299.95.

Year                              Denomination       Purity                       Obverse

2005–2007, 2009        1 oz                        .9995 palladium      79-year-old Queen

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