Does the mint no longer produce the 1/10 1/4 and 1/2 Platinum Eagles? Do they only just produce the 1 ounce Proof coins now? I'm just curious
As far as I know, the last year they minted the fractional platinum eagles was 2008 (also the last, and only, year they made fractional gold buffaloes). At one time they were talking about discontinuing the fractional gold eagles too but they decided against it, since they still sold well. In 2008 mint sales were dropping, and the mint decided to cut back on the number of products they had out. So short answer, yes, they only mint platinum eagles in 1 oz now, as has been the case since 2009. It may change in the future but wouldn't count on it any time soon.
I'm disappointed in that they don't offer fractional platinum coins. There has been some nice designs since then and would love to have one, but the 1 oz coins are out of my price range.
Email/call your Congressman. It's silly to be "disappointed" and DO NOTHING; at least make an effort. I'm surprised no one on CT has created a petition on https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/create Obviously, making noise doesn't guarantee results you want. And fwiw, the Trillion Dollar Coin petition ran out of steam: https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/pe...single-platinum-trillion-dollar-coin/8hvJbLl6
Sales were just horrible. I am sure the die making/setup costs for such things are pretty high, and the mint thought they were losing money offering them. Unfortunately, if no one buys, the mint cannot continue offering products just for a few.
