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Buyers scooped up all 2010 American Eagle Platinum Proof Coins and the United States Mint officially listed them as sold out on Monday, August 23, 2010.
The 2010 Platinum Eagles were launched at noon ET on August 12, 2010. Demand for them was strong out of the box, with U.S. Mint phone lines temporarily backed up. By Sunday, August 15, debuting sales figures indicated only 1,732 of the available 10,000 were left. [click to continue…]
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2010 American Eagle One Ounce Platinum Proof Coin and Packaging
Taking only a week, the 2010 Proof Platinum Eagle is all but sold out from the US Mint.
Technically, the Mint placed the Eagles on a "Waiting List" option which means that the entire mintage of the strikes has already been spoken for.
However, by offering the waiting list, the Mint can insure all of the Eagles are sold even if some of the previous orders are canceled or returned. This has been standard...
Full Article: US Mint Adds 2010 Platinum Eagle To Waiting List - WorldMintCoins.com
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The United States Mint announced that it will begin sales of the one-ounce 2010 American Eagle Platinum Proof Coin at noon Eastern Time (ET) on August 12, 2010.
2010 American Eagle One Ounce Platinum Proof Coin and Packaging
The 2010 coin features the second reverse (tails side) design in the six-year "Preamble Series" program introduced in 2009. The program commemorates the core concepts of American democracy by featuring the six principles of the Preamble of the U.S. Constitution. [click to continue…]
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While an official announcement is yet to be made, the 2010 Proof Platinum American Eagle will be released August 12, 2010, at noon Eastern Time, according to a newly published United States Mint product page.
2010 American Eagle Platinum Proof Coin
The one ounce, 99.95 percent pure platinum coin is the second of six issues in a series celebrating the principles of American democracy as found in the Preamble to the United States Constitution.
Full Article: 2010 Proof Platinum Eagles Available August 12 - CoinNews.net
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2009 Platinum Eagle Coin Design - Click to Enlarge
WASHINGTON - The United States Mint announced today that it will begin accepting orders for the 2009 American Eagle One-Ounce Platinum Proof Coin at noon Eastern Time (ET) December 3, 2009. Orders will be limited to five units per household.
The reverse (tails side) of the 2009 American Eagle One-Ounce Platinum Proof Coin features the first design in a new six-year program that commemorates the core concepts of American democracy by featuring the six principles of the Preamble of the United States Constitution.
Themes for the reverse designs in the new series of American Eagle One-Ounce Platinum Proof Coins are inspired by narratives prepared by the Chief Justice of the United States, John G. Roberts, Jr., at the request of the United States Mint. Coin designs reflecting the remaining principles of the Preamble will be released as follows: To Establish Justice (2010); To Insure Domestic Tranquility (2011); To Provide for the Common Defense (2012); To Promote General Welfare (2013); and To Secure the Blessings of Liberty to Ourselves and our Posterity (2014).
The 2009 design depicts four faces representing the diversity of our Nation, with the clothing and hair weaving together symbolizing the principle, To Form a More Perfect Union. [click to continue…]
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Beginning in 1990 with the polar bear and ending in 2003 with the walrus, the Royal Canadian Mint has issued annual sets of four platinum coins in $30, $75, $150 and $300 denominations honoring Canadian wildlife.
Animals honored are: polar bear, snowy owl, cougar, Arctic fox, sea otter, Canadian lynx, peregrine falcon, bison, grey wolf, muskox, pronghorn, harlequin duck, great blue heron and walrus. I would like to tell you about the 1996 peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) and the 2001 harlequin duck (Histrionicus histrionicus) in this column...
Full Article: Canadian Platinum Honors Falcon, Duck - Numismatic News
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2009 Lincoln Dollar sales continue to be brisk, although slower than previous weeks. Ultra High Relief (UHR) Eagle Gold coins pass the 52,000 mark. To the numbers…
Lincoln Commemorative Dollars are still the hottest US Mint collector coins, but sales have cooled somewhat compared to prior weeks. The proof and uncirculated dollar numbers increased 14.1 percent and 12.4 percent, respectively, versus last week’s reported 45.9 percent and 35.1 percent surge.
The latest US Mint sales figures show 45,534 more Lincoln silver dollars have been purchased for a total of 380,585 since they were first offered on Feb. 12.
Full Article: US Mint Gold and Silver Coin Sales Figures - Mar 12, CoinNews
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Sales of Lincoln Bicentennial Dollars are screaming along and Ultra High Relief (UHR) Double Eagle Gold coins hit a new milestone.
Lincoln Bicentennial Silver Dollar sales figures blasted forward, with the proof coins surging an impressive 45.9 percent higher than the prior numbers and the uncirculated coins rising 35.1 percent.
A combined 99,803 were purchased in the last several days, pushing the total sold to 335,051 since the commemoratives first went on sale Feb. 12. That is within reach of the 500,000 mintage limit. More over, an amount within the 500,000 is also reserved for a yet to be announced special set.
Full Article: US Mint Gold and Silver Coin Sales Figures - Mar 5, CoinNews
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US Mint sales of 1/2 oz uncirculated 2008-W American Eagles gold coins surged from the last report, rising an impressive 104.5 percent. The coin was the final remaining 2008-dated gold eagle from the Mint until it sold out Wednesday.
49,788 Ultra High Relief Gold coins have been sold. Sales increased 3.7 percent since the prior report, but the pace has slowed somewhat. 1,789 were purchased by collectors compared to the previous 2,579.
Lincoln Silver Dollars jumped again. Proof versions went up to 159,634 while the uncirculated option hit 75,614. The US Mint first offered the commemoratives on Thursday, Feb. 12.
Full Article: US Mint Gold and Silver Coin Sales Figures - Feb 26, CoinNews
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