Sales of Platinum Eagle 10th Anniversary Coin Sets End
Sales of the US Mint American Eagle 10th Anniversary Platinum Coin Set ended this week. Included in the set were two one-half ounce .9995 platinum coins. One was a standard proof and the other was a special enhances reverse proof, which was a first.
The sets had a limited mintage of 30,000. The latest Mint sales figures show 19,257 sold, indicating, like other Mint products, that they were likely pulled as part of the Mint’s move into 2009.
The 10th anniversary set had a storied line. The 2007-dated platinum coins launched on December 13, 2007 with a price tag of $1,949.95. London fix platinum at the time was around $1,420 an ounce, which meant the Mint was realizing a $171 premium over spot for the normal proof, and nearly $360 for the enhanced reverse. That caused some collectors pause. Read the rest of this entry »



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