About American Platinum Eagle Collector Coins
Made available to the public in 1997, 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.
Coin collectors can buy uncirculated coins called proof coins. The proof coins have graphics that change each year.
From 1907 to 1933 the graphic created by Augustus Saint-Gaudens was selected for use on the $20 gold piece. 1986 saw the resurrection of the graphic for the coins. Available in bullion and proof, these coins can be purchased by anyone. Also shown on some coins is Walking Liberty design by Adolph A. Weinman. Created originally in 1916, the graphic was used on the half dollar.
Vistas of Liberty graphics were available for purchase from 1998 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.
The United States Mint offers proof styles of the coins for collectors. These coins go through a special process when being minted that starts with feeding empty coins into presses that contain special stains. The coin is then struck several times so the glazed, featured images appear to hover over a mirror-like area. Inspectors then seal these coins in a protective covering and mount them in special presentation cases with their own official Certificate of Authenticity. Because all these coins are manufactured by the U. S. Mint all of them are guaranteed to be the same.
The United States Mint decided to add another American Eagle family to the coin collection in 2006. These are the uncirculated coins.
Available only in a 1 ounce size is the only difference between the two. Any of the other American Eagle Uncirculated Coins can be purchased in varying sizes.
These coins are put through the exact same process as proof coins are but, they are stamped with a W. The W shows that the coin was minted at the West Point location.
These coins have their good and bad sides to them. They can be placed in IRA accounts because they are considered commodities due to their metal content. Rare coins are not normally allowed to be placed in investment accounts, but because they are valued on the metal content, collector coins themselves are not expected to increase in value. - 23199
Coin collectors can buy uncirculated coins called proof coins. The proof coins have graphics that change each year.
From 1907 to 1933 the graphic created by Augustus Saint-Gaudens was selected for use on the $20 gold piece. 1986 saw the resurrection of the graphic for the coins. Available in bullion and proof, these coins can be purchased by anyone. Also shown on some coins is Walking Liberty design by Adolph A. Weinman. Created originally in 1916, the graphic was used on the half dollar.
Vistas of Liberty graphics were available for purchase from 1998 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.
The United States Mint offers proof styles of the coins for collectors. These coins go through a special process when being minted that starts with feeding empty coins into presses that contain special stains. The coin is then struck several times so the glazed, featured images appear to hover over a mirror-like area. Inspectors then seal these coins in a protective covering and mount them in special presentation cases with their own official Certificate of Authenticity. Because all these coins are manufactured by the U. S. Mint all of them are guaranteed to be the same.
The United States Mint decided to add another American Eagle family to the coin collection in 2006. These are the uncirculated coins.
Available only in a 1 ounce size is the only difference between the two. Any of the other American Eagle Uncirculated Coins can be purchased in varying sizes.
These coins are put through the exact same process as proof coins are but, they are stamped with a W. The W shows that the coin was minted at the West Point location.
These coins have their good and bad sides to them. They can be placed in IRA accounts because they are considered commodities due to their metal content. Rare coins are not normally allowed to be placed in investment accounts, but because they are valued on the metal content, collector coins themselves are not expected to increase in value. - 23199
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Gerald Hampton provides readers with articles that help collectors in finding information on quality graded Platinum Eagles, including NGC American Platinum Eagles along with PCGS American Platinum Eagles.
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