Palladium Eagle.

Anyone check out that Palladium Eagle? I wanted to buy one, but they sold out pretty fast. Everyone seems to be wanting an arm and a leg for them. Anyone pick one up?

 

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It’s not a silver eagle. It is, by definition, a palladium Eagle, and I haven’t given it a thought because I think it belongs on the trash heap of history.

 

Why do you think that? Canada had a Palladium Maple Leaf. It is a member of the Platinum family.

 

It's getting good reviews, pretty much everyone seems to love the design and the look that has gotten them.

 

Let’s see how many the Mint makes and what the demand for them becomes over the first few years. Right now, it’s a new flavor. Let’s see what happens after the “new car smell” goes away.

 

Well, I like the design because many of us grew up with Mercury dimes. The reverse, looks kinda like the Walking Liberty half dollar reverse except it was the reverse of a medal by the same engraver, Adolph A. Weinman. Weinman was one of the US Mints best coin engravers ever! And they been milking his designs every which way they can. As far as the palladium 1 ounce eagle goes, why issue it in high relief? I like the obverse design but nothing more. Hells bells, I don't spend money like that on coins. I might spend hundreds and more on a gold coin but on palladium? It's not gonna happen! Give me a break.

 

Why not? Why want a more mediocre presentation?

 

I never really collected Mercury dimes because I didn't care for the reverse. I loved the obverse tough. I love the reverse of this piece. So this piece was a perfect fit for me. The high relief is amazing, pics don't justify it.

I think it's the best modern design for collector bullion coins ever and that includes the Gold Buffalos....and I love those Buffalos.

 

I agree. They seemed to have actually put some effort into the production of it instead of just churning them out

 

Is that a PL Chief??

 

I wish.

 

That is puuurty!!!

 

It sure looks close when compared to pics of PL's but havent seen either in hand.

 

I love them! I bought a First Strike 70 early, and already flipped it. Kinda wishing I hadn't though. I have a raw one coming to me, but I wish it was a FS70.

 

Hey baseball, if you like the coin that's great, I don't. Although I can appreciate the obverse, I think the high relief makes it look ostentatious. Besides, only 15,000 minted and not allowing the average collector to buy one directly looks really bad in my eyes. If I could afford to buy and flip I would, but is 15,000 really gonna be the final mintage? The US Mint has shown it's true colors with this sale, just like it has in the past with other sales. Good luck getting one.

https://www.coinworld.com/news/prec...chasers-compete-for-palladium-eagles.all.html

 

I'm not saying you have to like it, I just don't understand the criticism of them actually putting effort into something for once.

It's technically classified as a bullion issue by the mint. No bullion is ever sold directly to the public whether it's silver, gold, platinum, palladium, whatever else they want to use bullion is always only sold to authorized purchasers who distribute them.

Yes it is for this year, they've already said so unless they lied. They got a late start and were unsure of the demand so they played it safe with that number.

All they did was follow their ordering policy they have been following for years

 

I bought a raw for about $1,080 just a few days ago. Everyone had a chance to buy, you just have to be looking. He had 90 at that price, by the way.

 

PM a link or contact info for the seller?

 

Not exactly true. Last year's gold merc, SLQ & WLH are technically bullion issues.

 

They didn't sell them like they were classified that way. Premiums were way to high on those to be bullion classified.