Maple Leaf, 1oz Silver, 2012

Silver coins continue to make an excellent investment option alongside gold coin. Silver Coins like the 2012 Silver Maple Leaf are perfect for the smaller investor because of their great quality and low price. The Canadian standard, it features the Maple Leaf on the obverse of the coin and the visage of Elizabeth II on the reverse. Minted annually since 1988, the Maple Leaf silver coins have the best purity of any silver coins. It is 99.99% pure fine silver. Other silver coins are usually 99.9% silver. Silver continues to be sought as a safe haven and alternate currency. It is gold's cousin. As the desire for safe havens increases, so too should silver, which is also an excellent industrial metal.