It was intended as a one - off to promote a new line of Canadian Gold Maple Leaf coins .
After several interested buyers came forward the mint announced it would manufacture them as ordered and sell them for between $2.5 million and $3 million .
It was intended as a one - off to promote a new line of Canadian Gold Maple Leaf coins , but after several interested buyers came forward the mint announced it would manufacture them as ordered and sell them for between $2.5 million and $3 million .