I’ve heard that in China ‘white gold’ refers to platinum. Palladium deserves that distinction instead.
It has identical physical working properties as gold, while at least for now, costing less than white gold in the jewelry trade - that should be called ‘faux white gold’.
Palladium isn’t brittle like platinum, nor does it need a rhodium coating against discoloration.
So it makes sense to sell set of a palladium and gold St Gaudens, as a marketing tactic for palladium as the true ‘white gold’.
However, it seems like they placed more emphasis on it being a substitute for silver that will keep its color.
I truly hope this doesn’t get passed. Don’t get me wrong it would be just fine to produce most any other coin in Palladium, just not the UHR Eagle. St Gaudens would roll over in his grave. It’s almost as demeaning as to product it in Silver.
Please keep this coin which I view as the most important coin to come out of the US Mint since the halt of circulated gold coins period!.
What’s more demeaning is to mint the 2009 Gold UHR Eagle as $20 rather than $50 - or even $100,esp. now that platinum is down to its historic spread with respect to gold. I’d prefer to see no modern $20 one-ounce gold coins whatsoever, if the Pd versions are to have a nominal value of $20.
hi coin news i was reading your web page on how or maybe that congress might produce a new PALLADIUM ultra high relief st gaudens $20 dollar double eagle. i bought the new gold st gaudens ultra high relief and that is one BEAUTIFUL coin. now hopefully congress will alow the new palladium double eagle. i know one thing i will be right there to buy a few. well thank you for having a awsome coin news articles such as this. i keep learning more and more. again thanks rick
April 27th, 2009 at 11:27 am
I’ve heard that in China ‘white gold’ refers to platinum. Palladium deserves that distinction instead.
It has identical physical working properties as gold, while at least for now, costing less than white gold in the jewelry trade - that should be called ‘faux white gold’.
Palladium isn’t brittle like platinum, nor does it need a rhodium coating against discoloration.
So it makes sense to sell set of a palladium and gold St Gaudens, as a marketing tactic for palladium as the true ‘white gold’.
However, it seems like they placed more emphasis on it being a substitute for silver that will keep its color.
April 29th, 2009 at 2:29 pm
I truly hope this doesn’t get passed. Don’t get me wrong it would be just fine to produce most any other coin in Palladium, just not the UHR Eagle. St Gaudens would roll over in his grave. It’s almost as demeaning as to product it in Silver.
Please keep this coin which I view as the most important coin to come out of the US Mint since the halt of circulated gold coins period!.
My 2 cents.
May 4th, 2009 at 4:30 pm
What’s more demeaning is to mint the 2009 Gold UHR Eagle as $20 rather than $50 - or even $100,esp. now that platinum is down to its historic spread with respect to gold. I’d prefer to see no modern $20 one-ounce gold coins whatsoever, if the Pd versions are to have a nominal value of $20.
July 21st, 2009 at 1:35 pm
hi coin news i was reading your web page on how or maybe that congress might produce a new PALLADIUM ultra high relief st gaudens $20 dollar double eagle. i bought the new gold st gaudens ultra high relief and that is one BEAUTIFUL coin. now hopefully congress will alow the new palladium double eagle. i know one thing i will be right there to buy a few. well thank you for having a awsome coin news articles such as this. i keep learning more and more. again thanks rick