United States Mint November 8, 2007 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The rise in the price of platinum per ounce requires that the United States Mint raise the prices on its 2007 American Eagle Platinum Proof and Uncirculated Coins. Pursuant to the authority that 31 U.S.C. 5112(k) grants the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue platinum coins, the United States Mint mints and issues American Eagle Platinum Proof and Uncirculated Coins in four denominationsone ounce, one-half ounce, one-quarter ounce, one-tenth ounce, and a four-coin set which contains one coin of each denomination. The United States Mint is changing the price of these coins to reflect the increase in value of the underlying precious metal content of the coinsthe result of recent increases in the market price of platinum. The price of platinum has increased substantially since the initial prices were set for the 2007 American Eagle Platinum Proof and Uncirculated Coins Accordingly, effective November 5, 2007, the United States Mint will commence selling the following 2007 American Eagle Platinum Proof and Uncirculated Coins at the prices indicated below: