Goldline Acquires Royal Canadian Mint's Uniquely Designed 2008 "First Strike" of
Purest Gold Maple Leaf Coins
Certified Limited Editions of the World's Purest Official Mint Coin
Aug. 4, 2008
Santa Monica, California - Goldline International, Inc. today announced it has
acquired the very first uniquely designed 2008 .99999 pure gold one-ounce Maple Leaf coins struck
by the Royal Canadian Mint. These coins have been
independently certified by Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS), one of the premier coin
grading services, to be the first seventeen hundred 2008 .99999 pure Maple Leaf coins. The
overwhelming majority of these "First Strike" coins are graded in Superb Gem Brilliant
Uncirculated (BU) condition. Each graded coin will be sonically sealed in a rigid plastic
container to preserve its mint condition. The PCGS certification includes a unique serial number
for each coin.
The .99999 Maple Leaf was introduced by the Royal Canadian Mint in 2007 as the purest gold
coin struck by a government mint. The original Maple Leaf coin was first minted in 1979 and
contained .999 pure gold. In 1982, the Royal Canadian Mint increased the Maple Leaf's purity to
.9999 (or 24 karat), setting a new benchmark for gold bullion coins. The Royal Canadian Mint
raised the standard once again with its .99999 Maple Leaf. The .99999 Maple Leaf features a new,
elegant maple leaf gracing the reverse and a 12-sided design.
"When Canada increased the gold content of the Maple Leaf to .99999 fine, it set an
unsurpassed standard for gold investment products," said Mark Albarian, President and Chief
Executive Officer of Santa Monica-based Goldline International, Inc. "The independently graded
and certified 2008 First Strike .99999 Maple Leafs offer collectors and the investment community
a special gold coin at a time when investors are seeking a traditional safe haven hedge against
inflation and a falling dollar."
For more information about these 2008 First Strike Maple Leaf gold coins, please visit www.99999mapleleaf.com or call 1-877-376-2646.
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