The United States Mint first began minting the American Eagle Silver coin back in 1986. It is perhaps one of the most attractive modern U.S. coins you can own. Surprisingly, you can actually put together a set, minus one or two key coins, at a fairly reasonable price.
Platinum hit a record high as strong industrial demand and supply fears drove investors to buy.
Spot platinum made it to $1,519 an ounce, breaking the $1,500 barrier for the first time on Monday.
It then pulled back slightly for the night, yet was still sitting at $1507 an ounce at 2:20 p.m. (ET on Tuesday).
There’s definite interest in these coins. Several thousand CoinNews subscribers read our Nov. 28 article about the anniversary set, making it a top 5 for the month of December. Whether that napkin math analysis translates to buying power and the coins selling out, is entirely another question.
The anniversary set is priced at $1,949.95. There’s a limit of 30,000 total sets and one per household. At the time of this writing, 3:00 (EST), they’re still available to order.
The U.S. Mint ordering and information page for the special set is located here: 2007 American Eagle 10th Anniversary Platinum Coin Set.
Coin collectors have been awaiting for the expected announcement and it’s here.
It’s the 10th anniversary for the American Eagle Platinum coins and to celebrate, the U.S. Mint has changed it up with a limited edition, two-coin set that’s just for collectors.
Included in the set is one proof coin and, for the first time ever, one enhanced reverse proof platinum coin. Each contains one-half ounce of .9995 platinum.
Get your money ready, because the sets go on sale through the U.S. Mint website beginning December 13, 2007, at 12 noon (ET).
Before you get too excited, realize we’re talking about coins with platinum - that non too cheap metal. Otherwise, the price of this special set may take you for a bit of a spin. Hold on…
