Description

These 1/4 oz American Platinum Eagles contain 0.2501 troy ounces of .9995 fine platinum with a diameter of 22 mm, and will be pulled from random dates.

The American Platinum Eagle was first issued in 1997, as an extension of the American Eagle Bullion Program. The platinum coin was added to the existing offerings in gold and silver which had been previously introduced in 1986. The Platinum Eagle is the first and only investment grade platinum coin issued by the United States Mint.

The obverse design of the coin features a rendition of the Statue of Liberty designed by John Mercanti. It bears the inscriptions “Liberty”, “E Pluribus Unum”, and “In God We Trust” as well as the date. The reverse design of the bullion coins features a soaring Bald Eagle against a rising sun designed by Thomas D. Rodgers Sr. The inscriptions include “United States of America”, “.995 Platinum”, the denomination, and platinum content. From 1998 to date, numismatic versions of the coins have featured annually rotating reverse designs created by various artists.

Highlights

• This item will be pulled from random dates.
• Contains 0.2501 troy ounces of .9995 fine platinum.
• Face value 25 Dollars.
• Obverse: features a rendition of the Statue of Liberty designed by John Mercanti. It bears the inscriptions “Liberty”, “E Pluribus Unum”, and “In God We Trust” as well as the date.
• Reverse: Displays a soaring Bald Eagle against a rising sun designed by Thomas D. Rodgers Sr. The inscriptions include “United States of America”, “.9995 Platinum”, the denomination, and platinum content.
• Platinum Eagles are the only platinum bullion coins with their weight, content, and purity guaranteed by the US Government.

History

During the course of the series, the American Platinum Eagle coins have been offered in four different sizes. Each contains its indicated weight in pure platinum and carries a legal tender face value.

• 1 ounce: $100 face value.
• 1/2 ounce: $50 face value.
• 1/4 ounce: $25 face value.
• 1/10 ounce: $10 face value.

The four denominations were offered for both bullion coins and collectible proof coins from the introduction of the series in 1997 until 2008. The collectible uncirculated coins were available across all four options from 2006 to 2008. From 2009 present the proof coins have been offered in one ounce size only. The bullion coins were not produced from 2009 to 2013, but resumed in 2014 in one ounce size only.

Platinum Eagles are the only platinum bullion coins with their weight, content, and purity guaranteed by the US Government. The composition of each coin is .9995 fine platinum.

• The $100 face value coins have a weight of 1.0005 troy ounces yielding a weight of one pure ounce of platinum. The diameter of the coin is 32.7 mm with a thickness of 2.39 mm.
• The $50 face value coins have a weight of 0.5003 troy ounces with diameter of 27 mm and thickness of 1.75 mm.
• The $25 coins have a weight of 0.2501 ounces with a diameter of 22 mm.
• The $10 coins weigh 0.1001 troy ounces and have a diameter of 16.5 mm.