American Platinum Eagle Coin

The United States' only platinum bullion coin for investment.

More than a decade after initial production of the Gold and Silver American Eagles, the United States government first issued the American Platinum Eagle in 1997. These coins quickly became the most popular platinum bullion coins in the world.

Platinum is one of the world’s scarcest precious metals. Besides use in various coinage like the American Platinum Eagle, the metal also has many industrial and high-tech uses. In fact, one in every five consumer products either contains platinum or is produced using platinum.

Design
The obverse of the American Platinum Eagle features the head of the Statue of Liberty and was designed by John M. Mercanti, who also designed the reverse of the Silver American Eagle.

The reverse of the Platinum Eagle (The year 2000's design below, left) carried a different design each year from 1998 through 2002. The series, known as the “Vistas of Liberty”, honors a different regional landscape each year.

Government Guarantee
American Platinum Eagles maintain a unique advantage over all other platinum bullion coins - their content, weight, and .9995 purity are guaranteed by the United States government.




Minting Information
Each platinum bullion coin is 99.95% pure, and due to platinum’s rarity, the one-ounce Platinum Eagle has the highest face value of any American coin ever minted: $100.