The 1982 1oz Gold Maple Leaf Bullion Coin is an important transition-year issue in the Canadian bullion series. Early Gold Maple Leafs were associated with .999 fine gold, while the range moved into the higher-purity four-nines era around this period, making 1982 a date that sits close to one of the series’ most significant specification changes.
The reverse features Walter Ott maple leaf reverse, one of the most recognisable national emblems in modern bullion coinage. The obverse features Queen Elizabeth II (Arnold Machin effigy), placing the coin within its correct Canadian monarch portrait period and helping distinguish it from neighbouring dates.
Because 1982 is a transition or key-context year for the Gold Maple Leaf, it carries stronger catalogue interest than a routine bullion date. Collectors often look for these issues when building runs by purity era, security-feature era or monarch portrait.
