Collectible American Platinum Eagle Coins
Made available to the public in’97, by the U. S. Mint was the American Platinum Eagles, the official coin of the United States. The coin contains. 9995 platinum. The sizes for sale include 1/10, 1/4, 1/2 and 1 troy ounce. Backed the by U. S. Mint, Congress also sanctioned the coin.
Uncirculated coins are popular with coin collectors. These coins, known as proof coins, have drawings on them for every year.
In’86, Augustus Saint-Gaudens depiction of Liberty was chosen to be the design to appear on the coin. His design was originally used in’07 on the $20 gold piece and remained in use until’33. American Eagle Silver Coins are manufactured and sold in proof and bullion. The coins have always depicted a version of Adolph A. Weinman’s glorious Walking Liberty motif. The motif was created for use on the Nation’s first half dollar in’16.
Vistas of Liberty graphics were available for purchase from’98 through 2002 on the proofs of the American Platinum Eagle. Regardless of what was changed about the coin the bald eagle has always appeared on one side with differing areas of the U. S. Each year. In 2006, the graphic changed to the three branches of government. Each year through 2008 a different branch was represented. The graphics were called the The Foundations of Democracy. All denominations have the yearly design. These coins are the only ones with changing graphics every year.
Other proof types of coins are available through the United States Mint. A special process is required for these coins that starts with blank coins being inserted into presses that have certain pigments in them. After being hit a couple of times to make the frosted attribute seem to glide over a mirror type field. The coins are then inspected, sealed in plastic and placed in frames with their respective Certificate of Authenticity. The U. S. Mint guarantees that each and every coin will be exactly the same.
The United States Mint decided to add another American Eagle family to the coin collection in 2006. These are the uncirculated coins.
The uncirculated coins come in one size only, one troy ounce. All the other American Eagle Uncirculated Coins can be purchased in different sizes.
Proof coins and uncirculated coins go through almost the exact same process. The main difference is the uncirculated coins are stamped with a W to show that they were minted at West Point.
American Platinum Eagle coins can be put in Individual Retirement Accounts because in some cases, they might be considered a commodity and not a rare coin. In general, rare coins or dolls are not allowed to placed in an account such as an I. R. A. Because of this, it is believed that coin will not gain value other than the increase of the metal content itself.
Gerald Hampton writes articles for coin collectors, helping them with finding information on investment quality American Platinum Eagle Coins, including certified NGC Graded Platinum Eagles and PCGS Graded Platinum Eagles.
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