2014 American Platinum Eagle

Every 2014 Platinum Eagle version

Two 2014 coins exist, both one ounce with a $100 face value. The bullion coin has no mint mark and shows the soaring eagle, with 16,900 sold to authorized purchasers. The proof has a W mint mark and shows young Lady Liberty with her torch, with 4,596 struck. The proof's mirror finish and its design make it easy to tell apart. Proofs came in a capsule, box and certificate; bullion usually turns up loose or in a tube. Both carry the 2014 date on the obverse with the Statue of Liberty.

Quick answers

How much platinum is in a 2014 Platinum Eagle?

Each coin contains its stated weight of pure platinum: one troy ounce in the $100 coin. The alloy is 99.95% platinum.

How many 2014 Platinum Eagles were made?

16,900 one ounce bullion coins plus 4,596 collector versions (proof, burnished and special finishes).

Is the 2014 Platinum Eagle worth more than its platinum?

Yes. With only 16,900 one ounce bullion coins sold, the 2014 is a low mintage date, so it brings a premium over its platinum value.

Is the Platinum Eagle legal tender?

Yes. Each size carries a face value ($100), but nobody spends them: the platinum is worth far more than the face value.

The 2014 proof design

To Secure the Blessings of Liberty to Ourselves and our Posterity "Young Lady Liberty carrying her torch, symbolizing the hope and promise of America" Designer: Susan Gamble; sculptor Joseph Menna.

2014 Platinum Eagle by the numbers

The Mint sold 16,900 one ounce bullion Platinum Eagles dated 2014. That ranks 9th lowest of the 19 bullion dates from 1997 to 2021.

Against the dates around it, 2014 bullion sales were 1.3 times fewer than 2008 and 1.2 times fewer than 2016.

Collector versions dated 2014 add up to 4,596 coins across 1 version. The scarcest is the 2014-W 1 oz proof at 4,596.

What to check on yours

• Weigh and measure it. A genuine one ounce Platinum Eagle weighs 31.12 g and measures 32.7 mm; the fractional sizes are 3.112 g (1/10 oz), 7.78 g (1/4 oz) and 15.56 g (1/2 oz). Fakes are usually the wrong weight or the wrong thickness.
• Try a magnet. Platinum is not magnetic, so a coin that sticks is not genuine. A coin that does not stick still needs the other checks.
• Look for the mint mark. Bullion strikes have none; proofs and burnished coins carry a small letter. A mirror field with frosted design means a proof, a soft satin look means burnished.
• Handle it by the edge and never clean it. Fingerprints, wiping and polishing leave marks that cost collector versions much of their premium.
• Keep the original capsule, box and certificate with collector versions. Coins that come with them are easier to sell and more likely to bring their full premium.

The 2014 proof, at 4,596 coins, carries a strong collector premium and is the scarcest coin of the Preamble series. The bullion coin is the first in five years and usually trades for a small premium over metal value. Clean bullion examples with no spots are easier to sell. For the proof, the original packaging and certificate matter a great deal. The 2014 proof is often the last coin a Preamble set builder finds, which keeps demand steady. Keep the certificate with it.

The Preamble series and the bullion pause (2009 to 2015)

In 2009 the program changed shape. The Mint struck only a one ounce proof and made no bullion coins at all, a pattern that held through 2013. The proofs began a six-year series built on the Preamble to the Constitution, with each design taking one of its principles as its theme. For anyone sorting coins today, that makes these years simple. Any Platinum Eagle dated 2009 to 2013 should be a one ounce proof with a W.

The series ran in order: To Form a More Perfect Union in 2009, To Establish Justice in 2010, To Insure Domestic Tranquility in 2011, To Provide for the Common Defence in 2012, To Promote the General Welfare in 2013 and To Secure the Blessings of Liberty in 2014. Designers included Susan Gamble, Donna Weaver, Joel Iskowitz and Barbara Fox, with Mint sculptors such as Phebe Hemphill engraving the final models.

Bullion finally returned in 2014 with 16,900 one ounce coins, still carrying the soaring eagle. It vanished again in 2015, when only the proof was made. That 2015 proof, Liberty Nurtures Freedom, finished with 3,886 coins, the lowest proof mintage in the whole program. Most years in this stretch stayed under 10,000 proofs, so any of them in the original box with the certificate is a respectable find. Proof-only years also mean there is no common bullion coin to fall back on for these dates. Every genuine piece was sold to collectors from the start, which is why so many survive in their boxes.

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