Hi there, Just looking for some opinions if it makes sense to try and get the Platinum Eagles coming out next week. Do you think the price will rise significantly because of the low mintage limits?
@paulmaritz: It was a combination of increasing platinum spot prices and decreasing sales. The Mint decided to stop production of all its fractional platinum Eagles after 2008.
When the program was launched in 1997, platinum was under $500 an ounce and sales of all sizes of the coins were fairly strong. In 2008, the spot price was knocking on the door of $2,000. This drove many collectors away from the series. Sales of each denomination of the coins amounted to ~5,000 or less in 2008. With such low sales volumes, the Mint decided to continue the series with just one coin â€" the one ounce version.
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