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About Dmitry Livshits
Expertise
My specialty is in foreign/world coins from the 18th to 20th centuries. This includes all regular circulation issues, commemorative coinage and non-circulating medallic issues. I also have knowledge in related areas such as errors and exonumia (tokens, medals, etc.). I can answer questions relating to identification, grading, selling, preservation and evaluation of such items. In addition to catalog value, I can give you the practical market value and trends for specific types of coins. I will also take questions regarding counterfeits (both modern and antique) and on how to identify them.

Experience
Collector of world coins since early childhood (age 4), dealer in world coins and related items for roughly 7 years (including the past 4 years on eBay). Access to a variety of auction records and reference material. You can also find me on Facebook and my eBay seller id is Pallsoma.

Organizations
Boy Scouts of America

Education/Credentials
Regents diploma from Brooklyn Technical high school (2000), A.S. in Psychology (2004), A.S. in Mental Health/Human Services (2006), B.A. in Forensic Psychology (2008), Graduate study in Forensic Psychology (2008 - present)

Past/Present Clients
I have had over 1,000 clients in more than 40 countries.

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Coin Collecting - $50 Canadian gold maple leaf 1.oz or pur

Expert: Dmitry Livshits - 11/8/2009

Question
what is the dimensions of this coin, because it seems small for 1 .oz?

Answer
Hi Michael,
The $50 gold should be right around 32.5mm in diameter, the same as equivalent US gold bullion eagles. This is about 7.5mm smaller than a 1 ounce silver coin would measure.
This disparity is explained by the density of the metals. Gold is by far the most dense of any precious metal. For that reason a smaller chunk of material is required to achieve the same weight as you would with silver or other metals.
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Thanks for the question! =)

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