The Heist Issue
It Took Only 16 Minutes for Thieves to Swipe a Million-Dollar Gold Coin
The Big Maple Leaf and the inside job.
In 2007 the Royal Canadian Mint had a wild idea—create the world’s first million-dollar coin. It would be 99.999% pure gold, 220 pounds, and as tall as a car tire. Five so-called Big Maple Leaf coins were purchased by investors. —Illustration by Eleanor Davis