American Palladium Eagle Explained

Denomination:Palladium Eagle
Country:United States
Value:25.00
Unit:U.S. dollars (face value)
Mass:31.120
Mass Troy Oz:1.0005
Diameter:34.036
Diameter Inch:1.340
Edge:Reeded
Years Of Minting:2017–present
Obverse:File:2017 $25 Palladium obverse.jpg
Obverse Design:Winged Liberty
Obverse Designer:Adolph A. Weinman (original Mercury dime)
Obverse Design Date:1916
Reverse:File:2017 $25 Palladium reverse.jpg
Reverse Design:Standing eagle with upraised wings pulling a laurel branch out of a rock
Reverse Designer:Adolph A. Weinman (original concept for the 1907 American Institute of Architects gold medal)
Reverse Design Date:1907

The American Palladium Eagle is the official palladium bullion coin of the United States. Each coin has a face value of $25 and is composed of 99.95% fine palladium, with 1 troy ounce actual palladium weight.

History

The Palladium Eagle was authorized by the American Eagle Palladium Bullion Coin Act of 2010 which became Public Law 111-303 passed during the 111th United States Congress in December 2010[1] and signed by President Barack Obama.

The coins' obverse uses Adolph Weinman's design of the Winged Liberty Head "Mercury" dime, which was minted from 1916 to 1945, and portrays the Goddess of Liberty wearing a winged hat. The Palladium Eagle's reverse design is based on Weinman's 1907 American Institute of Architects (AIA) medal design.[1] [2] The Mint was directed to obtain an independent study of whether there would be enough market demand to justify the issuance of the piece; it voided its first contract for such a study on learning that the contracted firm had ties to the palladium industry.[3] The contract was re-awarded to New York-based CPM Group, which conducted the necessary research between May and July 2012.[4] On, the Mint submitted a report to Congress based on the study, finding that demand would most likely not be sufficient to sustain a market in palladium bullion coins.

A bullion version sold directly to the United States Mint's authorized purchasers was released on September 25, 2017[5] and a proof version priced at $1,387.50 was released on September 6, 2018. Both offerings were met with a strong response; the 2017 bullion version sold out the day of release and within five minutes, sales of the 2018 proof version were suspended pending verification of the existing 14,782 of 15,000 maximum orders. Secondary market sales for the proof version were also strong on September 6 with many listings selling at a $600 premium over the Mint's asking price.[6] A 2019 reverse proof version was released on September 12, 2019.[7]

Mintage figures

The mintage of the 2017 Bullion and 2018-W Proof finishes was limited to a maximum of 15,000 pieces each while the 2019-W Reverse Proof finish is limited to 30,000.

American Palladium Eagle mintage figures
Year/
Mintmark
Mintage
Limit
Mintage
Bullion /
Uncirculated
ProofReverse
Proof
Total Sales
201715,000[8] 15,000[9] align="center"-align="center"-15,000[10]
2018-W15,000[11] align="center"-14,986[12] align="center"-14,986[13]
2019-W30,000align="center"-align="center"-TBD18,775[14]
2020-W10,000[15] TBDalign="center"-align="center"-9,742[16]
2021-W12,000[17] align="center"-TBDalign="center"-5,170[18]
2021 [19] 8,7008,700align="center"-align="center"-8,700[20]
2022-W7,500[21] --TBD7,359[22]
2023-W6,000[23] align="center"-align="center"-align="center"-TBD
Total104,20023,700+14,986+TBD79,724

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: American Eagle Palladium Bullion Coin Act of 2010. Library of Congress . February 3, 2018 . December 14, 2010.
  2. Web site: Unser . Darrin Lee . June 21, 2011 . American palladium eagle study phase to begin . CoinNews.net . October 14, 2011.
  3. Gilkes . Paul . February 2012 . In the News: Mint to seek new contract on palladium coin study . Coin World . Amos Press . Sidney, OH . 60.
  4. Gilkes . Paul . Mint palladium bullion coin study under way . June 28, 2012 . Coin World . Amos Press . Sidney, OH . 2023-01-24.
  5. Web site: American Palladium Eagle Bullion Coin Debuts on Sept. 25, 2017 . CoinNews.net . Unser . Mike . September 18, 2017 . October 1, 2017.
  6. News: Sales of American Eagle palladium coin took five minutes to end. Coin World . Gilkes . Paul . September 7, 2018 . 2018-09-11.
  7. Web site: Gilkes . Paul . Sales kick off for Reverse Proof 2019-W American Eagle palladium $25 coin . coinworld.com . Amos Media Company . 24 December 2019.
  8. Web site: Introducing The 1st Palladium American Eagle. Low Mintage - 15,000 Coins.. Bullion Exchanges. August 30, 2018.
  9. Web site: Bullion Sales U.S. Mint. www.usmint.gov. 2019-08-20.
  10. Web site: Unser . Darrin Lee . September 7, 2023 . 2023-W $25 Uncirculated American Palladium Eagle Launch . CoinNews.net . September 7, 2023.
  11. Web site: 2018 Proof Palladium American Eagles Release- Limited to 15,000 Coins!. Bullion Exchanges. August 30, 2018.
  12. Web site: Cumulative Sales Figures U.S. Mint. www.usmint.gov. 2019-08-20.
  13. Web site: Unser . Darrin Lee . September 7, 2023 . 2023-W $25 Uncirculated American Palladium Eagle Launch . CoinNews.net . September 7, 2023.
  14. Web site: Unser . Darrin Lee . September 7, 2023 . 2023-W $25 Uncirculated American Palladium Eagle Launch . CoinNews.net . September 7, 2023.
  15. Web site: American Eagle 2020 One Ounce Palladium Uncirculated Coin. 2020-09-09. United States Mint. en.
  16. Web site: Unser . Darrin Lee . September 7, 2023 . 2023-W $25 Uncirculated American Palladium Eagle Launch . CoinNews.net . September 7, 2023.
  17. Web site: American Eagle 2021 One Ounce Palladium Uncirculated Coin. 2022-05-14 . United States Mint. en.
  18. Web site: Unser . Darrin Lee . September 7, 2023 . 2023-W $25 Uncirculated American Palladium Eagle Launch . CoinNews.net . September 7, 2023.
  19. Web site: American Eagle 2021 One Ounce Palladium Bullion Issue. 2023-09-07.
  20. Web site: Unser . Darrin Lee . September 7, 2023 . 2023-W $25 Uncirculated American Palladium Eagle Launch . CoinNews.net . September 7, 2023.
  21. Web site: American Eagle 2022 One Ounce Palladium Reverse Proof Coin . United States Mint . 2023-01-26.
  22. Web site: Unser . Darrin Lee . September 7, 2023 . 2023-W $25 Uncirculated American Palladium Eagle Launch . CoinNews.net . September 7, 2023.
  23. Web site: American Eagle 2023 One Ounce Palladium Uncirculated Coin. 2023-09-07. United States Mint. en.