Another United States Mint series comes to a close with today’s noon ET release of the 2025 First Amendment to the United States Constitution Platinum Proof Coin – Right To Petition. Each is struck from 1 ounce of 99.95% fine platinum at the U.S. Mint’s West Point facility and carries a face value of $100.
This coin is the final issue in a five-coin series that began in 2021. The series highlights the five freedoms enshrined in the First Amendment: religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition. It draws inspiration from the Amendment’s full text:
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."
To symbolize these freedoms, the series features designs illustrating the life cycle of an oak tree, from seedling to mature oak, representing the foundational role of the First Amendment in shaping the nation.
The now-completed series includes:
- 2021 Freedom of Religion – A seedling and an acorn
- 2022 Freedom of Speech – A juvenile oak tree
- 2023 Freedom of the Press – The branch of mature oak tree with acorn
- 2024 Freedom to Peaceably Assemble – Several types of oak leaves
- 2025 Freedom to Petition the Government for a Redress of Grievances (this release) – A mature spreading, impressive oak tree
Recent sales figures for the series show 9,884 of the 2021 coin sold, 9,941 of the 2022, 8,494 of the 2023, and 5,106 of the 2024 coin.
All five obverse (heads side) designs in the series were created by Artistic Infusion Program (AIP) Designer Donna Weaver and sculpted by U.S. Mint Chief Engraver Joseph Menna.
The 2025 Right to Petition Platinum Proof Coin features a mature oak tree along with inscriptions reading "WITH THE RIGHT TO PETITION LIBERTY ENDURES," "E PLURIBUS UNUM," "IN GOD WE TRUST," and "2025."
A common reverse (tails side) design appears on all five coins in the First Amendment series and was also used in the 2018-2020 Preamble to the Declaration of Independence Platinum Series. It depicts an eagle in flight clutching an olive branch, symbolizing peace. The design was created by AIP Designer Patricia Lucas-Morris and sculpted by Medallic Artist Don Everhart.
Reverse inscriptions include "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA," "$100," "1 OZ.," and ".9995 PLATINUM." A "W" mintmark also appears, indicating production at the West Point Mint
Coin Specifications
| Denomination: | $100 |
|---|---|
| Finish: | Proof |
| Composition: | 99.95% Platinum |
| Diameter: | 1.287 inches (32.70 mm) |
| Weight: | 1.0005 troy oz. (31.120 grams) |
| Edge: | Reeded |
| Mint and Mint Mark: | West Point – W |
Previous Proof American Platinum Eagle Programs
Proof American Platinum Eagles first appeared in 1997 and have seen multiple theme and design changes, including:
- Portrait of Liberty (1997)
- Vistas of Liberty (1998 to 2002)
- Foundations of Democracy (2006 to 2008)
- Preamble to the Constitution (2009 to 2014)
- Torches of Liberty (2015 and 2016)
- a return to the Portrait of Liberty design in 2017 to mark the 20th anniversary of the program
- Preamble to the Declaration of Independence Series (2018 to 2020)
Scheduled to launch in 2026 as part of the nation’s Semiquincentennial, the United States Mint will introduce the Charters of Freedom Platinum Proof Coin Series, concluding in 2028.
Ordering, Price, Mintage and Limits
2025 First Amendment to the United States Constitution Platinum Proof Coin — Right to Petition is available for order directly from the U.S. Mint’s catalog of platinum coins.
Pricing, now at $1,545, follows the Mint’s precious metal product pricing structure and may be adjusted weekly based on market fluctuations. The coin has a mintage limit of 9,000, with an initial household order limit of three.
Got it. Interestingly, after the fractional set ended in 2008, the price for the solo one ounce was higher than this year nine times (2009-2015 and 2021-2022), the same twice (2020 and 2023), and lower five times (2016-2019 and 2024).
I haven’t been a big fan of the First Amendment/Acorn to Oak Tree series. To me, the metaphor and execution of designs have been somewhat clunky. My favorite was the OG series—the Portrait and Vistas of Liberty from 1997 to 2002. We’ll see what “the Charters of Freedom Platinum Proof Coin Series” brings us next year.
Agree REB, I like the Vistas of Liberty the best of all the reverse design themes. I talked with a representative from the Mint today at the Long Beach coin show. She was recommending the new platinum coin to me. I told her about the vistas of Liberty series and she hadn’t heard nor seen those coins. Hopefully, she will check them out.
“I talked with a representative from the Mint today at the Long Beach coin show. … I told her about the vistas of Liberty series and she hadn’t heard nor seen those coins.”
That almost sounds like Mint malpractice. She needs to go back to coin school.
The Mint hiring folks who know squat about coins or mint issues before the FHG…..
GLD just Closed at Another All Time Closing High.
GLD closed at $270.99 (24×5 trading may cause price variation).
I’d never previously recognized the uncanny similarities that the eagle on these APtE reverses have, when compared to the eagle rendered on the design by Thomas(Tom) D Rogers Sr’s reverse on the Sacagawea $1 in 2000. Gliding/soaring in 2000 versus coming in for a landing or flapping wing?
I thought the same thing when I looked at the reverse picture in the above article.
Thanks Rick for posting the pictures of your slabbed 2012 and 2013 ASE 2-coin sets a couple threads ago. Also for your rendering of the Gold 2025 Sacagawea $1 “25”’ Privy coin. The idea of a 1oz version to be auctioned by Stack’s Bower was a solid idea as well, however I’m not sure that enough collectors would be interested enough in order for the Mint to recoup the cost of manufacturing the special dies required to produce?
I agree with you here. The Flowing Hair design was iconic and much loved before its golden makeover. Sacagawea? Not so much. Honestly, an auction of DC Comics privy gold might do better given interest from the comic con crowd.
That was sort of a joke really, given all of the Privy madness lately. I was bored.
I doubt we’ll see more special Privy coins until 2026, including a circulating nickel? Maybe that Best of the Mint 1804 Draped Bust 1oz Gold beauty will get the Privy treatment?
Here’s a better Sac Privy coin I found from someone else fwiw..
Don’t get bored, Rick. Wanton talk of precious metal privies gives me heart palpitations.
Paragraph two leads me to a question: Has the Mint ever purposely put special limited-mintage coins into circulation? I know mistakes have slipped out – double dies, errors, etc. I know there have been low-mintage regular releases. But has the Mint intentionally altered a coin to create a “buzz” among the population?
Imagine the attention gained if the Mint put a privy mark on 2,000 circulating coins? I think Interest in spare change would go through the roof.
REB, I’ve never received any $1 coin, or a 50c for that matter, in spare change my entire life.
I occasionally get a half-dollar or dollar coin in payment or change. The same goes for $2 bills.
Yes, I’m privied out too. The boredom will end soon, as I’ll be headed back to the over budget(what’s new)LAX ConRAC in my least favorite city to work in…
The Mint purposely distributed the 2019 & 20-W, and v75 circulating Quarters by the millions. The Cheerio $1 had buzz too. The $1 missing edge letter coins, the 2004-D Wisconsin “Low/High Leaf Quarters, and the 2023 Extra “V” are questionable intentional releases(among many others)…
I can’t say that the 2026 nickel will have a privy or not, and I’m not sure that a final design decision has been made either?
A few years ago there was a promotion by coin dealers who supposedly placed rare coins into circulation. No impact, none found….
I remember reading stories about that several years ago in the Numismatic News. The promotion was usually done in conjunction with a prominent coin show. So, none of the coins were ever found?
REB and John Q. Coinage, I believe that’s what’s known as garnering free publicity. The so-called donors or contributors, if you will, knew from the very beginning that 1) the chance of anyone who would recognize any of those coins being the ones to actually find them was somewhere between none and zero, and further 2) since there would be no imaginable process or manner of monitoring the fate of the coins involved in this distribution post facto, it didn’t really matter if they really put any coins out there in the world or not. Call me suspicious or cynical,… Read more »
“Now you don’t see it, now you don’t see it again.”
lol. You’re probably right, Kaiser.
Yup and most dealers make their $ buying not selling
uSM 1804 Dollar restrikes, pre sold out already Rick, RCTV has a lot ready to sell…AMPEx has sent theirs out for slabbing
Also, thanks Major D for providing the mintages on the Proof sets a couple of threads ago. I’m often curious about different US Mint numbers, so I appreciate your efforts to share them with us here on Coin News. I wonder what happened to the Gold Bullion sales in 2024? US Mint numbers have become challenging to follow, find, extrapolate IMO, since the US Mint “upgraded” their website.
CaliSkier,
I am occasionally more than a little mystified by the descriptions given to some web site changes as being “upgrades” when it rather clearly seems to be the case that the original format was in fact superior and as such likely the preferred one.
I’m in complete concurrence Kaiser. I’m pretty sure we’d be hard pressed to find any consumer out in the customer/collector universe, that would classify the “newest version” of the US Mints ordering management system/online store/website as an “upgrade” or improvement on any level, as compared to what was previously in use. The Mint has to use that term as that is what they were told or sold! Not laughing out loud, as they got scammed and are too stupid to ask for or demand a refund and to return to what had previously been in use.The vendor made a killing… Read more »
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Yes! Not only is it user unfriendly–but it now also deletes product numbers and products from past schedules. It is really great that Coin News has such a wonderful archive of past articles in order to look up prior Mint releases.
CaliSkier,
You have to remember the FAA is still using floppy discs to manage air travel, so it doesn’t seem far fetched for the mint to call its latest web page an ‘upgrade’. I find it cumbersome and confusing to navigate and wished they just left the previous one alone!
“I find [the Mint’s new site] cumbersome and confusing to navigate and wished they just left the previous one alone!”
In the immortal words of Smokey Robinson, “I second that emotion”.
Craig,
Floppy discs? Floppy discs! Now I’m surprised they aren’t limited to using nothing more than binoculars for air traffic spotting and routing!
I find it hard to believe, CaliSkier, but it seems no one in a position of real authority at the Mint had ever heard the expression “If it works, don’t fix it.”
The NEW USM website is the worst version ever…..extra,clicks always
Caliskier, good mention (in the previous thread) of the AWQ proof set applying towards the mintage limit as well. I’m 100% in agreement that the 2025 proof set mintage limit is a mistake and is totally bogus. I wonder, what’s up with the Mint not posting data anymore? I hate the new web site, but it seems beyond just that.
The USM has credibility issues, ad nauseum. Mintages, releases, 4am drops, resale of old stock, lies, FHG debacle…. Maybe a 1804 is made for 2026, but who here really thinks you can get it from the mint, MEZAK, Tomaska, etc. Will have 100s sellout 3m again….Kreskin says
John Q. Coinage,
What’s with all the pessimism? Hasn’t our dear Mint always done right by us? 😉
It appears the mint has LOWERED the premiums on APdE……in line with Platinum it seems. 1 k premium ridiculous
A nice canvas, but this subject has been beat to death, next the Liberty Acorn weevil
lol