Since there are no legislative limits controlling the denomination of platinum coins issued by the Department of Treasury, a single trillion-dollar platinum coin could be minted and then deposited at the Federal Reserve to essentially wipe out the federal debt, and some government officials would like to take advantage of this iconic loophole. The coin has been pointed to by politicians as an easy, but highly controversial, way to solve the U.S. Many investors try to piece together a Date Run with the unique reverse designs with at least one example of the coin for each year it has been minted. Mint that have a different reverse design each year. The American Platinum Eagles are the only precious metal coins issued by the U.S. Little did they know that the coin’s collectible value would far surpass its commodity value, but that’s what happens when a coin has relatively low supply, but strong investor demand,” he says. “The Mint first produced it 20 years ago to provide a trusted means for Americans to invest in platinum. Gold Bureau, a precious metals education and investment firm, which is an authorized bulk purchaser with the U.S. “The Platinum American Eagle coin is a unique piece of American history,” says Joshua Hinsdale, communications director of the U.S. According to some, it would theoretically even solve the national debt crisis. Mint’s first legal tender platinum piece.

The Platinum American Eagle coin was first released in 1997 and made history as the U.S. The United States Gold Bureau announces its initial offering of the 2017 Platinum American Eagle Proof coin to mark the 20th anniversary of the minting of the first legal tender platinum coin in the history of the U.S.

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