99999 Gold Coins

.99999 gold is gold in the most purest form. The Royal Canadian Mint was the first to produce the purest gold coin in 1999; the Canadian $350 99999 Gold Proof Coin. The most well know 99999 gold coin is the Canadian Maple Leaf, commonly known as the 5 9s Maple.

Different Standards of 24 Carat Gold Coins

The original "pure gold" bullion coins were Canadian maples. From their first date of issue in 1979 for four years up to 1982 inclusive, gold maple leaves were made of .999 fine gold (99.9). Only from 1983 onwards were they changed to .9999 (99.99) pure. The difference is only very slight indeed, but we are trying to be pedantically accurate here!

Gold Coins with Varying Gold Contents

The Gold Maple Leaf coin is not th eonly bullion coin over the years that has change its purity of gold.

The Manx nobles have also been made in two different standards, 22 carat gold from 1984 to 1988 inclusive, and .9999 gold from 1994 onwards.
Manx gold crowns have been made in wide variety of sizes and gold alloys, too many to try to analyse here, but most of the one ounce and fractional bullion versions were produced in .9999 gold.

The Britannia gold coin was first minted in 1987 in 22ct gold (.9166). In 2013 they changed to .9999 gold. For a breief perios they also changed their size.

Carat Equivalent

To calculate the carat (or karat) equivalent of .999 gold, simply multiply 24 by .999 = 23.976 carats. Alternatively for .9999 gold; 23.9976.

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