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Platinum Eagle

Country: United States of America
Metal: Platinum (balance unknown)
First Year: 1997
Sizes: 1 ounce, 1/2 ounce, 1/4 ounce, 1/10 ounce
Finish: Proof, Uncirculated
Mint: United States Mint
Fineness: .9995
Obverse: "Portrait of Liberty" (Statue of Liberty Head)
Reverse: "Eagle Soaring Above America"
Artists: Obverse: John Mercanti; Reverse: Thomas D. Rogers, Sr.
Status: Major Collectible Bullion Coin
 
Size Total Weight Diameter Thickness Face Value
1 Ounce 1.0005 Troy Ounce 32.70mm 2.38mm $100
1/2 Ounce 0.5003 Troy Ounce 27.00mm 1.75mm $50
1/4 Ounce 0.2501 Troy Ounce 22.00mm 1.32mm $25
1/10 Ounce 0.10005 Troy Ounce 16.50mm 0.94mm (1.00 per 1997Pf COA) $10
 
Notes:Same design every year.
 Proof version has West Point mint mark ("W").
 1997 Proof mintages: 38,000 1/10 oz (indivdual and in sets).

This page last updated October 27, 2001.
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