2010 Proof Platinum Coins Released

The U.S. Mint introduced the 2010 Proof Platinum coins last week on August 12, 2010. In 2010, the Mint will only produce the One-ounce Proof Platinum coins and will not produce any other Fractional Proof Platinum coins. The maximum authorized mintage is set at 10,000 coins total. There will also be a 5-coin-per-household ordering limit. Last year, the maximum authorized mintage for the One-ounce 2009 Proof coins was set at 8,000 coins and all coins sold out in about a week.

The new 2010 Platinum Reverse design is the second out of six different designs being issued in the "Preamble Series." The Preamble Series was introduced in 2009 and will end in 2014. The 2010 design includes the theme, "To Establish Justice," which is the second principle found in the Preamble of the U.S. Constitution.

The obverse of the One-ounce 2010 Proof Platinum coin illustrates the same Liberty design used on all Platinum coins from 1997 to date. The reverse design of the One-ounce 2010 Proof Platinum coin illustrates a blindfolded female justice symbolizing impartiality, holding traditional scales and carrying a branch of laurel. Toward the top of the reverse design are the words "Justice the Guardian of Liberty," and toward the bottom of the design are the words, "United States of America." The reverse design also has the inscriptions, "$100 .9995 Platinum 1oz." and the "W" mint mark.

To order the One-ounce 2010 Proof Platinum, coins collectors can go to the U.S. Mint website at www.USmint.gov.