What if the Mint makes Palladium Coins in 2007?

Bear

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kimon1230

I'd buy one

planetsteve

I will buy.

This seems like as good an opportunity as any to introduce myself. My name is Steve, I've collected stamps on and off since I was in grade school (that's a little over two decades ago) and I got roped into coins with the Buffalo gold proof. I read the USA Today article about a first-ever solid-gold Buffalo (Nickel replica) from the US Mint, and I said, what could be cooler than that?

Five months later, I have started lurking on this forum after nearly completing a Kennedy collection and getting started on Mercurys and Roosevelts. I checked in here a few weeks ago to validate my purchase of a half-oz Plat W (yes, I read Numismatic News), and I found a compelling case for getting into them in a much bigger way. I don't even want to say how many sets I bought; I'm just happy to flip them so I can keep one or two. I even joined PCGS' Collector's Club.

To the point of the thread, I have always been interested in chemistry, and I'm reading up on the toning of silver coins while collecting more new stuff in the way of gold and platinum. (BTW, I say the latest Plats are commemoratives, not bullion coins.)

I find it very interesting that Canada mints Palladium coins and I would like to pick up a Proof eventually. This thread prompts me to ask a question that may wander OT from US coins but I would just like a few hints -- how can I collect as many pure metals as possible? Ag, Au, Pt and Pd can be found in coins... how would I display something in pure Cu? Or Ni? How about Ir? Or even Rh? (Just kidding about the last one, though I wish I knew about it ten years ago!)

kimon1230

I'd even buy a 4 coin set from the mint
Silver, Palladium, Gold and Platinum

It would be especially cool if they all had the same designs too

COINB0Y

"alladium has the uncommon ability to absorb up to 900 times its own volume of hydrogen at room temperatures. It is thought that this possibly forms palladium hydride (PdH2) but it is not yet clear if this is a true chemical compound. When palladium has absorbed large amounts of hydrogen, it can swell up, like a sponge full of water, visible to the naked eye."

That would be tough to slab, I'll bet...


Now, if they did it in Poop, sales would be low and Mintage would be affected just like the 2006 W-Unc Plats.

I'd snap up all the Poop Proof Sets before wondercoin and the rest of the boys could 'log' on the Mint Site. (Pardon the pun)

123cents

To the forum Steve.

RichieURich

to the Forums, Planetsteve! Enjoy!

Cladiator

With the rising cost of the metals I think it's high time for the mint to begin production of a pure copper bullion coin. You'd have the American Copper Eagle, Silver Eagle, Gold Eagle and Platinum Eagle.