Comments on: 2018-2020 Proof American Platinum Eagle Candidate Designs Unveiled (Updated) https://www.coinnews.net/2016/09/15/2018-2020-proof-american-platinum-eagle-candidate-designs/ CoinNews delivers the latest World and US coin news Thu, 13 Apr 2017 09:25:24 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Danny Morano https://www.coinnews.net/2016/09/15/2018-2020-proof-american-platinum-eagle-candidate-designs/#comment-216340 Thu, 13 Apr 2017 09:25:24 +0000 http://www.coinnews.net/?p=59668#comment-216340 God Help us PLEASE!

]]> By: Mike Unser (CoinNews.net) https://www.coinnews.net/2016/09/15/2018-2020-proof-american-platinum-eagle-candidate-designs/#comment-216232 Thu, 13 Apr 2017 03:50:25 +0000 http://www.coinnews.net/?p=59668#comment-216232 jim – Thanks… fixed.

]]> By: jim https://www.coinnews.net/2016/09/15/2018-2020-proof-american-platinum-eagle-candidate-designs/#comment-216227 Thu, 13 Apr 2017 03:40:54 +0000 http://www.coinnews.net/?p=59668#comment-216227 Mike Unser –
In the second paragraph of your update didn’t you mean to say simplify rather than simply?

]]> By: Steve https://www.coinnews.net/2016/09/15/2018-2020-proof-american-platinum-eagle-candidate-designs/#comment-216178 Thu, 13 Apr 2017 01:19:05 +0000 http://www.coinnews.net/?p=59668#comment-216178 Too many examples, all of them good!
Joseph K, I don’t think Frankenstein’s monster would feel different about torches.

]]> By: Danny Morano https://www.coinnews.net/2016/09/15/2018-2020-proof-american-platinum-eagle-candidate-designs/#comment-178018 Tue, 20 Sep 2016 13:30:14 +0000 http://www.coinnews.net/?p=59668#comment-178018 The design they have supposed to mint is basically acceptable except for one thing. The Eagle must have Arrows in one Talon. Not having them is totally unacceptable! It shows an unacceptable weakness of sorts. The Eagle must have Arrows along with the Olive Branch.

]]> By: Mike Unser (CoinNews.net) https://www.coinnews.net/2016/09/15/2018-2020-proof-american-platinum-eagle-candidate-designs/#comment-177501 Fri, 16 Sep 2016 17:20:47 +0000 http://www.coinnews.net/?p=59668#comment-177501 The article was updated at the bottom to include CFA and CCAC recommendations.

]]> By: Seth Riesling https://www.coinnews.net/2016/09/15/2018-2020-proof-american-platinum-eagle-candidate-designs/#comment-177494 Fri, 16 Sep 2016 16:42:42 +0000 http://www.coinnews.net/?p=59668#comment-177494 jim –

The Mint did not want to make a palladium coin due to their survey of the 13 worldwide Authorized Purchases & their customers who told the Mint that their customers were only lukewarm to the idea. Yet, the 2010 law that requires the Mint to strike palladium coins has given them 6 years to do R&D & get vendors for the palladium planchets, but they dragged their feet in protest because the law didn’t state a specific year of issue. The revised law passed last year says basically ASAP but still left a window open as to when. Typical! Congress should know better & should have said do it now to the Mint brass since it is the law! The Mint hoodwinked Congress on this one, telling them it is difficult to obtain palladium planchets. Not so true & they have had 6 years to purchase the planchets & stockpile them!
The design is beautiful & the cost per coin will be much more affordable than a gold or platinum 1-oz coin for sure.
Get it done US Mint!

-NumisDudeTX

]]> By: jim https://www.coinnews.net/2016/09/15/2018-2020-proof-american-platinum-eagle-candidate-designs/#comment-177475 Fri, 16 Sep 2016 14:57:25 +0000 http://www.coinnews.net/?p=59668#comment-177475 Seth –
re: palladium push back – full schedule this year? Hogwash! …still conducting research and development, and seeking reliable blank suppliers? More hogwash! Is the mint running at full capacity now or is it Jeppson’s brain that can’t handle multitasking? Here we are with 3 1/2 months to go and STILL 5 TBDs on the schedule including the Congratulations set which should have been issued near the beginning of the year. They should just dump it, it’s so late.

]]> By: Danny Morano https://www.coinnews.net/2016/09/15/2018-2020-proof-american-platinum-eagle-candidate-designs/#comment-177466 Fri, 16 Sep 2016 12:55:46 +0000 http://www.coinnews.net/?p=59668#comment-177466 The Hand holding a flame reminds me of part of the Mafia initiation where the person becoming a “Made Man” is holding a burning Saints card. 90% or more of these designs are highly inappropriate and have no business whatsoever being on an American Coin.

]]> By: Danny Morano https://www.coinnews.net/2016/09/15/2018-2020-proof-american-platinum-eagle-candidate-designs/#comment-177465 Fri, 16 Sep 2016 12:48:32 +0000 http://www.coinnews.net/?p=59668#comment-177465 The “Ghost Family” looks like the shadows left after a Nuclear Blast or just getting hit by a Phaser Blast. I do like some of the Eagles but, they need the arrows. The sun looks like a Cereal Advertisement for Rasin Bran I think? What in the world were there “Artists” thinking? And, what was their inspiration? “The “Brain” Pill? Or as Capt. Kirk said “LDS”? BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD! With different artists this time. Someone mentioned the Retro look reminded them of Communist art with all the straight lines coming to a point. I’ll go back a few years ANS say it also reminded me of Nazi WW2 art.No offense but Egyptian Pyramids and what looks like a slave in a loin cloth holding a club or something, absolutely have no place on an American Coin.

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