CEF.U Sprott Physical Gold and Silver Trust

Central Fund of Canada Limited ("Central Fund") (TSX:CEF.A)(TSX:CEF.U)(NYSE
Amex:CEF) of Calgary, Alberta is pleased to announce that it has completed the
sale of 16,150,000 Class A Shares of Central Fund at a price of U.S.$22.30 per
Class A Share to a syndicate of underwriters (the "Underwriters") led by CIBC,
raising total gross proceeds of U.S.$360,145,000. The Class A Shares offered
were primarily sold to investors in Canada and in the United States under the
Multijurisdictional Disclosure System. 


The underwritten price of U.S.$22.30 per Class A Share was non-dilutive and
accretive for the existing Shareholders of Central Fund. Substantially all of
the net proceeds of the offering have been invested in gold and silver bullion
in accordance with Central Fund's investment policies. The additional capital
raised by this underwriting is expected to assist in reducing the annual expense
ratio in favour of the Shareholders of Central Fund.


The new total of issued and outstanding Class A Shares of Central Fund is
254,432,713. The refined bullion and small bullion certificate holdings of
Central Fund are now represented by approximately 1,694,644 fine ounces of gold
and 76,964,105 ounces of silver. Cash and short-term interest bearing
certificates, less accrued liabilities, now total a net amount of approximately
U.S.$ 80 million.


Central Fund has filed a third prospectus supplement to the base shelf
prospectus and registration statement dated September 8, 2009 with the Canadian
securities regulatory authorities (except Quebec) and the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") for the offering to which this
communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the base shelf
prospectus and prospectus supplement and any other documents Central Fund has
filed with the securities commissions in each of the provinces and territories
of Canada, except Quebec, and the SEC, for more complete information about
Central Fund and this offering. You may obtain a copy of the base shelf
prospectus and prospectus supplement filed in the United States from CIBC World
Markets Corp., 425 Lexington Avenue, 5th Floor, New York, New York 10017, by fax
at 212-667-6303 or by e-mail at useprospectus@us.cibc.com. You may obtain a copy
of the base shelf prospectus and prospectus supplement filed in Canada from
CIBC, fax 416-594-7242 or request a copy by telephone at 416-594-7270.


Statements contained in this release that are not historical facts are
forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Central Fund's
actual results could differ materially from those expressed or implied by such
forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such
differences include, but are not limited to, those risks detailed in Central
Fund's filings with the Canadian securities regulatory authorities and the SEC.


Central Fund of Canada Limited (Est. 1961) is an exchange-tradeable, refined
gold and silver bullion holding company. Class A Shares are qualified for
inclusion in many North American regulated accounts. Central Fund's bullion
holdings are stored unencumbered in allocated and segregated safekeeping in
Canada, in the treasury vaults of a major Canadian Bank. The gold and silver
bullion are physically inspected by Ernst & Young LLP in the presence of Central
Fund's Officers and Directors as well as bank officials. Class A Shares are
quoted on the NYSE Amex LLC, symbol CEF and on the TSX, symbols CEF.A (Cdn.$)
and CEF.U (U.S.$).

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