American Platinum Eagle Mintage

The American Platinum Eagle was introduced in 1997 as the only United States Mint investment grade coin struck in platinum. The offering joined the existing lines of the Gold Eagle and Silver Eagle bullion coins. The platinum coins were offered in one ounce, one-half ounce, one-quarter ounce, and one-tenth ounce sizes. The bullion versions of the coins were distributed through a network of authorized purchasers who could order the coins in bulk quantities based on the market price of the metal plus a specified mark up.

The design for the obverse of the coin was created by John Mercanti. It features a portrait of the Statue of Liberty with her face and crown in view, as well as a portion of her arm holding the torch. On the reverse is an image of a soaring bald eagle with a sun and its rays in the background. The inscriptions indicate the platinum content, fineness, and legal tender face value. The reverse was designed by Thomas D. Rogers.

The Platinum Eagles were produced based on demand from the public. This results in a relatively wide range, with a great deal of demand in initial years, and gradually diminishing demand in later years of the series. This also coincided with an extended period of higher market prices for platinum, which made the coins less affordable.

Platinum Eagle Notes

• There has been a total of 2,268,082 Platinum Eagles produced across all denominations from 1997 to 2023, yielding a total weight of 1,299,695 troy ounces of platinum.
• The most popular denomination based on unit sales was the one-tenth ounce coin, followed by the one ounce coin, quarter-ounce coin, and then the half-ounce coin.
• The highest mintage for an individual bullion coin was seen for the 1998 $100 Platinum Eagle at 113,002.
• The lowest mintage for an individual bullion coin was seen for the 2008-W $50 Platinum Eagle with a mintage of 2,253.
• In 2007, coins containing a die polishing error were inadvertently released into the production stream, resulting in 2007-W Proof Frosted FREEDOM Platinum Eagles. The total population of the “Frosted Freedom” coins includes 12 one-ounce coin, 21 half-ounce coins, and 21 quarter-ounce coins.
• After 2008, the U.S. Mint has not produced or issued bullion versions of the coin, although they continue to mint and issue numismatic versions for collectors. The Mint also stopped issuing different denominations and only issues the one-ounce $100 coin.
• From 2009 to 2013 and in 2015, the Mint only issued Proof version of the Platinum Eagle.

$10 American Platinum Eagle Mintages

Date	1/10 oz.
1997	70,250
1997-W Proof	36,993
1998	39,525
1998-W Proof	39,525
1999	55,955
1999-W Proof	19,133
2000	34,027
2000-W Proof	15,651
2001	52,017
2001-W Proof	12,174
2002	23,005
2002-W Proof	12,365
2003	22,007
2003-W Proof	9,534
2004	15,010
2004-W Proof	7,161
2005	14,013
2005-W Proof	8,104
2006	11,001
2006-W	3,544
2006-W Proof	10,205
2007	13,003
2007-W	5,556
2007-W Proof	8,176
2008	17,000
2008-W	3,706
2008-W Proof	5,138

$25 American Platinum Eagle Mintages

Date	1/4 oz.
1997	27,100
1997-W Proof	18,628
1998	38,887
1998-W Proof	14,873
1999	39,734
1999-W Proof	13,507
2000	20,054
2000-W Proof	11,995
2001	21,815
2001-W Proof	8,847
2002	27,405
2002-W Proof	27,405
2003	25,207
2003-W Proof	7,044
2004	18,010
2004-W Proof	5,193
2005	12,013
2005-W Proof	6,592
2006	12,001
2006-W	2,676
2006-W Proof	7,813
2007	8,402
2007-W	3,690
2007-W Proof	6,017
2007-W Proof Frosted FREEDOM	21
2008	22,800
2008-W	2,481
2008-W Proof	4,153

$50 American Platinum Eagle Mintages

Date	1/2 oz.
1997	20,500
1997-W Proof	15,431
1998	32,415
1998-W Proof	13,836
1999	32,309
1999-W Proof	11,103
2000	18,892
2000-W Proof	11,049
2001	12,815
2001-W Proof	8,254
2002	24,005
2002-W Proof	8,772
2003	17,409
2003-W Proof	7,131
2004	13,236
2004-W Proof	5,063
2005	9,013
2005-W Proof	5,942
2006	9,602
2006-W	2,577
2006-W Proof	7,649
2007	7,001
2007-W	3,635
2007-W Proof	25,519
2007-W Reverse Proof	19,583
2007-W Proof Frosted FREEDOM	21
2008	14,000
2008-W	2,253
2008-W Proof	4,020

$100 American Platinum Eagle Mintages

The mintages presented in the table below are subject to change and reflect the most current information as of October 20, 2023.

Date	1 oz.
1997	56,000
1997-W Proof	20,851
1998	133,002
1998-W Proof	14,912
1999	56,707
1999-W Proof	12,363
2000	10,003
2000-W Proof	12,453
2001	14,070
2001-W Proof	8,969
2002	11,502
2002-W Proof	11,502
2003	8,007
2003-W Proof	8,246
2004	7,009
2004-W Proof	6,007
2005	6,310
2005-W Proof	6,602
2006	6,000
2006-W	3,068
2006-W Proof	9,152
2007	7,202
2007-W	4,177
2007-W Proof	8,363
2007-W Proof Frosted FREEDOM	12
2008	21,800
2008-W	2,876
2008-W Proof	4,769
2009-W Proof	7,945
2010-W Proof	14,790
2011-W Proof	14,835
2012-W Proof	9,081
2013-W Proof	5,763
2014	16,900
2014-W Proof	4,596
2015-W Proof	3,881
2016	20,000
2016-W Proof	9,151
2017	20,000
2017-W Proof	8,890
2018	30,000
2018-W Proof	16,106
2019	40,000
2019-W Proof	11,268
2020	56,500
2020-W Proof	9,835
2021	75,000
2021-W Proof	9,884
2022	80,000
2022-W Proof	9,940
2023	12,700
2023-W Proof	8,113

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