HomeUS CoinsU.S. Mint Launches New Palladium Bullion Coin Sept. 25

U.S. Mint Launches New Palladium Bullion Coin Sept. 25

2017 Palladium 1 ounce bullion coin U.S. Mint mockup

The United States Mint has announced that it will begin sales of a one-ounce American Eagle Palladium Bullion Coin to Authorized Purchasers on September 25.

As with American Eagle Gold and Silver Bullion Coins, American Eagle Palladium Bullion Coins will be made available through the U.S. Mint’s Authorized Purchaser network. Authorized Purchasers consist of major coin and precious metals wholesalers, brokerage firms, banks, and other participating financial intermediaries.

American Eagle Palladium Bullion Coins will be made available to United States Mint Authorized Purchasers at a 6.25 percent premium over the prevailing price of palladium. Orders will be accepted on an allocated basis. After depletion of the initial inventory, the Mint will not offer additional quantities for release later in 2017.

Public Law 119-94 requires the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue palladium bullion coins weighing one troy ounce of .9995 fine palladium, with a face value of $25.00, in such quantities as the Secretary determines appropriate to meet demand. Only coins in the one-troy ounce size are permitted; fractional sizes are not authorized. Title 31 U.S.C. Section 5112(v) authorizes the Secretary to mint and issue proof and uncirculated versions of the one-ounce palladium bullion coins.

As mandated by the law, the obverse design of the palladium coin is an adaptation of Adolph A. Weinman’s ‘Winged Liberty’ design used on the obverse of the so-called ‘Mercury dime’, and the reverse design is based upon Weinman’s Eagle design for the 1907 American Institute of Architects (AIA) gold medal. In developing the coin, the United States Mint was able to utilize the original reverse plaster of the AIA gold medal. This is the first time that Weinman’s AIA design appears on a U.S. coin.

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About the United States Mint

usmintThe United States Mint was created by Congress in 1792 and became part of the Department of the Treasury in 1873. It is the Nation’s sole manufacturer of legal tender coinage and is responsible for producing circulating coinage for the Nation to conduct its trade and commerce.

The U.S. Mint also produces numismatic products, including proof, uncirculated, and commemorative coins; Congressional Gold Medals; and silver and gold bullion coins. The United States Mint’s numismatic programs are self-sustaining and operate at no cost to taxpayers.

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Since Congress created the United States Mint on April 2, 1792, the primary mission of the Mint is to produce an adequate volume of circulating coinage for the nation. As a self-funded agency, the United States Mint turns revenues beyond its operating expenses over to the General Fund of the Treasury. Other responsibilities include: Maintaining physical custody and protection of the Nation's $100 billion of U.S. gold and silver assets; Manufacturing and selling platinum, gold, and silver bullion coins; and Overseeing production facilities in Denver, Philadelphia, San Francisco, and West Point, as well as the U.S. Bullion Depository at Fort Knox, Kentucky.

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