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United States
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platinum seems to be the precious metal to have jewelry nowadays, even more so compared to gold. For that reason platinum should always be a strong safe bet, but I would still put my money on gold and silver
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Japan
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platinum seems to be the precious metal to have jewelry nowadays, even more so compared to gold are you sure? ))) |
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 United States
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platinum should always be a strong safe bet, but I would still put my money on gold and silver Oh, I couldn't agree more about silver and gold being better. That's why I'm not stacking platinum. I just thought it would be nice to own one... |
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United States
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Quote:So we now have ASE's ( American Silver Eagles)dipped in Platinum with a picture of an APE on them.  Yes, that would be pretty hilarious, alright. And yet... how many of us would buy one just for the novelty? I probably would. Heh, maybe they could make it a "Planet of the Apes" commemorative or something? |
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United States
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Congratulation barryg, You are just buying into a 6 coins series APE. If I have the mean to, I would love to collect this short set. The mintage is only 15,000, which is low compare to AGE & ASE coinage; however, there are not as many collectors of APE coinages. The description from the US Mint: "In 2009, the United States Mint introduced a new six-year platinum coin program. This new series explores the core concepts of American democracy by highlighting the Preamble of the U.S. Constitution. This program will examine the six (6) principles of the Preamble as follows: 2009--To Form a More Perfect Union 2010--To Establish Justice 2011--To Insure Domestic Tranquility 2012--To Provide for the Common Defence 2013--To Promote General Welfare 2014--To Secure the Blessings of Liberty to Ourselves and our Posterity The themes for the reverse designs for this program are inspired by narratives prepared by John G. Roberts Jr., Chief Justice of the United States, at the request of the United States Mint." |
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I would love to some day have a complete set of the APE series
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United States
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On a related note, I was just on the phone with a customer service representative from the Mint and found out that price changes, if any, go into effect on Wednesdays. Platinum is now at $1604, so I expect the price of the proof coin I bought to go up to $1,892 tomorrow.
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United States
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As predicted, the price of the proof platinum coin is now $1892. On a related note, the 2012 American Eagle Gold Proof Four-Coin Set that I bought a few weeks ago for $3,493 was also repriced today and is now at $3,678.
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United States
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Yea, Barry! And the cash came rolling in! On paper, anyway. Somehow, it ALWAYS feels better when the prices rise than when they sink... even if you have no intention of selling! |
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United States
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Tracking information indicates it's out for delivery and should be here today sometime. Can't wait to get it (and upload some pics, of course). Only problem is that I'm working from home by myself again today and I dare not go out for lunch or otherwise leave the house lest I miss the delivery man...
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United States
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w00t! My 2012 American Eagle Platinum Proof coin just arrived, and all I can say is WOW, what an amazingly superfluous bit of presentation packaging! Actually, the coin itself is really nice, but I certainly wasn't expecting an outer sleeve:  With an identical inner box:  With a folder:  That has information on the outer flap:  As well as tons of information on the inner flaps:  As for the coin itself, it's very spiffy:   |
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Mexico
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I am glad it is at least worth $100. ;)
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United States
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Yep! Now, if only I could figger out why it's called a platinum "eagle"...
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Only problem is that I'm working from home by myself again today and I dare not go out for lunch or otherwise leave the house lest I miss the delivery man... Yep, been there, done that... as have most others here.  Quote:
Now, if only I could figger out why it's called a platinum "eagle"... Must be due to that tiny eagle head on the left side of the reverse? It's not nearly as imposing as the eagle in flight on the other US Pt coins, though. |
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United States
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Good catch, Ed! I didn't even see it there.
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Posted 09/08/2012 12:41 am
