2006 Platinum Proofs.......................................

INXS

......go on sale Friday 03/24 according to the mint schedule.

Hyperion

Im all over it. looking forward to the new design

fc

i have no interest in bullion. pass.

kiyote

I'm hoping a lot of people are going to balk at the newer, higher prices. I'd like to see mintages even lower than the 2004s.

2bucks

Anyone interested in Platinum proofs at a steal, better buy now before pricing changes.

Just got a 1oz PP and trying to talk my wife into letting me get another... She's gonna have a great Mother's Day!

FullStrike

I just picked up my 4-coin Platinum Proof Set at the Fed-Ex Office and I'm feeling some post-pick-up depression. The Coins look funny, having 4 with the same design is really goofy, $2750.00 was a lot of darned money to pay for such a thing. I'm thinking of returning the set and just getting a single 1 ounce Coin. That's the only one I really like anyways. Just got a little too clicky with the mouse the other night.



ps - the lady on the reverse looks like she sat down on a big pile of junk - I think she's stuck and can't get up

Kaelasdad

You made the best buy though, the 4 coin set means you paid about $1486 an ounce, the single ounce is 1500 and they go up from there. Might want to hold off on sending those back for a few days--plat is not done yet.

kiyote

I would hold off, too.. if Platinum does much more, the mint will probably do the same thing they did to the proof gold eagles. (If we're even sure what they *did* do to them)

BigE2

Ordered a 1oz for my collection and a 1/10oz for someone else a couple days ago. Wish I could spring for a couple sets. I think platinum has a way to go.

1985ChicagoBears

given my limited budget which way should I go?

The 1 ounce?

or

The 1/2 ounce?

ledzep87

Why not get 2 half ounces? You could have one for self, and one to sell.

coinman420

ordered a 1/2 last night, can`t wait to see it.

1985ChicagoBears

I was thinking of that option as well regarding getting two 1/2 ounce coins. The 1/2 oz. are appealing given their low mintage (lowest of all the platinums).

ledzep87

Cool......and if you do end up buying (2) 1/2 ounces, just send one to me for helping.
















Ok, Ok, I see your point.....I will settle for no less than (5) 1/10 ounces.

Jdurg

I've got a feeling that the price of platinum will keep going up. There's a lot of research going on in many different sciences for which platinum plays a key role. Therefore, the demand for platinum will probably stay high for a while. I don't own any 1-ounce platinum coins........... until now. I just picked up a 1-ounce platinum maple leaf for $1,400. Thanks to a new job and a higher paycheck I figured now was the time to buy one. (Thank god for a full year of 0% financing on a credit card I have. Makes the payments at $400 a month a bit easier than one big payment of $1,400). When I bought my gold maple leaf in December I paid $530 for it. When I bought my palladium maple leaf last year, I paid $230 for it. I got my silver maple leaf a while ago for about $8. So each time I buy a maple leaf, the metal the maple leaf is made from goes up considerably. Look for platinum to soar!

FullStrike

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given my limited budget which way should I go?

The 1 ounce?

or

The 1/2 ounce? >>





I like the 1 ounce better, it's a bigger Coin and of course that makes it easier to see. However, the 1/2 ouncer is still a good sized Coin and almost half the cost.

Why does the Mint have to put the same design on 4 Coins? Of course this might be a good thing because you can get away with just collecting one size. Still, for the compulsive collectors that feel the need to buy the 4-coin set, the sameness is a bit too much.

I think the 1 ounch is the most popular Coin out of the set, just look at the higher mintage vs the 1/2 and 1/4 sizes. Of course the 1/10 is produced in very high numbers but I think I can say the 1 ounce is still the most popular. IMHO the 1/10 buyers are settling for the low-ball price , most of them would probably rather have a larger coin. Of course maybe they just have better eye-sight than me.

TheRaven

I am one of those 1/10 oz collectors of the platinum & gold proof eagles.....

And yes I have to settle for that size, so as not to blow my budget.....

I think I should probably order this coin today.....

TwoSides2aCoin

shhhhh, you guys don't spread the news on these... we don't want them to sell out, we want them to sell short...... kinda like 2004..... LOW POPS=$$$$$$$$$$$$




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