2020 American Platinum Eagle Proof coin — Pursuit of Happiness — to be released January 30 at noon

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On January 30 at 12 noon (ET) the United States Mint will release the 2020 Preamble to the Declaration of Independence American Platinum Eagle Proof coin — Pursuit of Happiness (20EJ). This is the final coin in this series, the other two being Life coin released in 2018, and the Liberty coin released in 2019. The Pursuit of Happiness coin has a mintage and product limit of 13,000 (each), and a household order limit of one. Each coin contains one troy ounce of 99.95% platinum, has a reeded edge, and bears the “W” mint mark of the West Point Mint.

The obverse of the coin was designed by Artistic Infusion Program (AIP) Designer Justin Kunz and depicts Lady Liberty harvesting fruits and grains with a young girl playing with a butterfly in the foreground. Inscriptions include Happiness, LIBERTY, E PLURIBUS UNUM, IN GOD WE TRUST, and the year 2020.

The common reverse shared by all three coins was designed by AIP Designer Patricia Lucas-Morris and depicts an eagle in flight with an olive branch in its talons. Inscriptions include UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, .9995 PLATINUM, 1oz., and $100.

Each coin is encapsulated in a black velvet satin-lined presentation case, accompanied by a certificate of authenticity.

For more information about the 2020 Preamble to the Declaration of Independence American Platinum Eagle Proof coin — Pursuit of Happiness and others in the series, please visit the website of the United States Mint.

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Comments

  1. KC&SO says

    The facial expression on Liberty epitomizes the opioid crisis in American today…

    Another example of a high end coin grossly lacking artistic skill…

  2. Keep Calm & Move On says

    William says
    JANUARY 17, 2020 AT 1:35 PM

    I love the reverse, but that obverse is fugly.

    Yeah, never mind what I said, William says it best

  3. KC&SO says

    William says
    JANUARY 17, 2020 AT 1:35 PM

    I love the reverse, but that obverse is fugly.

    Yeah, never mind what I said, William says it best

  4. William says

    Sorry, off topic question:

    I bought a coin from the Mint a few years ago and still have it in the sealed box. Just noticed that the shipping label is a bit smudged and it’s hard to decipher the postmark date. Will that be an issue if submitted to the grading agencies for first strike designation? Do they perhaps go off the paperwork found inside the box which might contain the shipping date??

    Thank you in advance!

  5. cagcrisp says

    I don’t Think the current price of Palladium will Hold.

    That being said, IF we get a Fix price of $2,350.00+ then the (Current) Mint matrix price would be $2,787.50

    Assuming the Mint doesn’t wiggle out of the 2020 Uncirculated Palladium

    IF you would get a Launch Day price of $2,787.50 that Sure would make Mintage Interesting.

    Price has Never been a determining factor for me…

    …Even with a LOW Mintage, I’d have to Really Thing About $2,787.50…

  6. IJTR says

    My understanding of the first strike/first day thingy was that the coin had to be processed within a certain time frame after shipment from the mint vendor. Can the grading company reopen certification on a long-delayed sealed original box?

    Saying that, I have never understood why it would matter. A early release cert may or may not have anything to do with its actual striking date or quality of the coin. And when the entire order of a series or coin is sold out within a 15 second window of the first day, what difference does it make? All of them are first day, right?

  7. Erik H says

    IJTR,

    All the “First” anything is a scam but collectors seem to buy into it. “Buy the coin not the label”.

    That said, as long as someone is willing to pay a premium for the label might as well play the game to get top dollar.

  8. Barry says

    I have doubts the South African govt. will solve their electricity shortage this year leaving the miners with insufficient power. Based on what I’ve read there are too many issues ( financial and political) to resolve . Maybe the mining companies will have to build their own power plant. If that happen Pd and Pt may go much higher.

  9. John Q. Coinage says

    CAg as I disagreed with you b efore on the $2k Od cap, right now it’s @ $2,00+ in the after hours mkt. up $177!!!!! As to the WW2 coin, what a real POJ< design with zero passion. No way.. As for the FUGU:LY Pt proof it is 3rd in a series of really ugly Liberties…" the mint is pushing. I saw next year she will have an eye patch and be trasngender! (adam;s apple like a bowling ball) seriously, the mint cannot & the "Committee' seemingly picks only the worse designs, the worst, the basketball coin is a joke…….. GO Pd!!!!!!!!!!!! Go Ag chase your BIG Bro!!!

  10. Jerry Diekmann says

    That’s a sad excuse fir a 75th WW II anniversary medal, A flag and a “V”? That;s all the Mint artists could come up with? I could have come up with that and I am certainly no artist. Par for the course nowadays,it seems.

  11. KC&SO says

    @ William – Go to the mint’s website > Order Status

    Print out your Order Receipt with the date/time stamp for the coin purchase, wrap it around the sealed box when sending in.

    Though I would call PCGS just to confirm, otherwise they’ll likely go off the inside receipt.

    If you’re looking to resale the coin graded, depending on the coin, you may be better off selling it sealed, FWIW

  12. KC&SO says

    @ DaveSWFL –

    A buttload of 2018 Proof Palladium sold yesterday, all most in the $2,400 to $2,570 range.

    I off loaded my extra 2018 at a healthy price and my extra 2017 to the dealer I purchased it from in 2017 at the Bid price (or basically $200 under ASK, or -9%) right before it sold off (netted around $1,250 off purchase).

  13. KC&SO says

    Palladium – At this price point, a couple observations:

    – Finding a buyer can be a challenge, most likely dealers are the one’s buying, was in the my case with the 2018

    – If looking to sell, call around to retailers as there offer price vary

    – Price Compression – Interesting how RAW, SEALED, & 70’s prices all essentially compress to within a $100 which implies it price centers on SPOT, and NUMISMATIC is next to NIL.

    I always wondered what happen in high dollar coins when spot exceeds an ‘Affordability Range’ – Now we know, well, at least for Moderns.

    – FWIW, IMO, we’re probably in the H&E phase.., that would be Hype & Euphoria – though it could still go higher, perhaps….

  14. KC&SO says

    Something to consider, and personally, I think this is SIGNIFICANT to consider at this point, given the state of the collecting market, Moderns in general, and our behaviors as collectors..,

    If you’re holding on to some coins to sell out of in the future when gold in $1,800, $2,000, or what ever you think it may be in the future…

    I think we’re OBSERVING NOW how the secondary market treats Modern coin when spot of a certain metal runs up to an elevated level, and that is – the coin is valued at spot, irrespective of whether it’s a 70 or raw, or sealed.

    So something to consider when thinking about your rate of return and future pricing when you go to sell.

    I am taking my $4,600 though cashing out of the two APE’s and dumping it into the IHI when the market sells off in the next 60 days or so

  15. KC&SO says

    Barry says, “I have doubts the South African govt. will solve their electricity shortage this year leaving the miners with insufficient power. Based on what I’ve read there are too many issues ( financial and political) to resolve . Maybe the mining companies will have to build their own power plant. If that happen Pd and Pt may go much higher.”

    The longer term opportunity in this, FWIW – won’t happen tomorrow, won’t happen next year.., though introduce:

    Vanadium, and Vanadium Redox Flow Battery coupled with sustainable power generation.

    Something we’ll be hearing a lot more about over the next 5 years

  16. cagcrisp says

    @Old Big Bird…

    We are getting closer to Production and Sales reports.

    Yesterday the Mint Updated the Production and Sales report for Bullion.

    First time the page has been Updated since December 17th, 2019.

    American Gold Eagle Bullion for January 2020 = 34,000 oz.
    Buffalo Gold Bullion for January 2020 = 10,500 oz.
    American Silver Eagle Bullion for January 2020 = 2,298,000 oz.

  17. cagcrisp says

    How much have prices Decreased for the OGP 2019-S Enhanced Reverse Proof American Silver Eagle in the past 3 weeks?

    here are the statistics I posted on December 27th 2019:

    1. Mean Sales price of the 1st decile of the Last 1,000 sold = $1,235.12
    2. Mean Sales price of the 2nd decile of the Last 1,000 sold = $1,331.01
    3. Mean Sales price of the 3rd decile of the Last 1,000 sold = $1,330.02
    4. Mean Sales price of the 4th decile of the Last 1,000 sold = $1,349.85
    5. Mean Sales price of the 5th decile of the Last 1,000 sold = $1,441.29
    6. Mean Sales price of the 6th decile of the Last 1,000 sold = $1,524.43
    7. Mean Sales price of the 7th decile of the Last 1,000 sold = $1,638.86
    8. Mean Sales price of the 8th decile of the Last 1,000 sold = $1,714.32
    9. Mean Sales price of the 9th decile of the Last 1,000 sold = $1,572.16
    10. Mean Sales price of the 10th decile of the Last 1,000 sold = $1,442.60

    Median Price of the 2019-S Enhance Reverse Proof American Silver Eagle:

    1. Median Sales price of the 1st decile of the Last 1,000 sold = $1,259.50
    2. Median Sales price of the 2nd decile of the Last 1,000 sold = $1,354.17
    3. Median Sales price of the 3rd decile of the Last 1,000 sold = $1,344.45
    4. Median Sales price of the 4th decile of the Last 1,000 sold = $1,381.00
    5. Median Sales price of the 5th decile of the Last 1,000 sold = $1,491.50
    6. Median Sales price of the 6th decile of the Last 1,000 sold = $1,558.97
    7. Median Sales price of the 7th decile of the Last 1,000 sold = $1,649.00
    8. Median Sales price of the 8th decile of the Last 1,000 sold = $1,750.00
    9. Median Sales price of the 9th decile of the Last 1,000 sold = $1,567.50
    10. Median Sales price of the 10th decile of the Last 1,000 sold = $1,437.50

    Since December 27th, 2019 through January 17th, 2020 there have been 126 OGPs Sold.

    The Mean Sales price for the last 126 OGPs Sold = $1,218.08
    The Median Sales price for the last 126 OGPs Sold = $1,201.91

  18. datadave says

    @cagcrisp – $1200 for OGP is still a very good price and makes it the second most expensive Silver Eagle of the entire set.

  19. datadave says

    @cagcrisp – Bullion sales starting off lower this year than last year. We are probably looking at a new low again for 2020. I don’t know whether to agree that we are getting closer to regular reports or not. Publishing a total of 6 numbers can be done by hand and the bullion sales are only going to 20 resellers. They also published 2020 W silver eagle sales and the NJ reverse proof dollars. We could still be months away from regular numismatic sales reports.

  20. cagcrisp says

    Baker’s Dozen Current statistics for the 2019-S Enhanced Reverse Proof American Silver Eagle…

    1. 93.4% More NGC have graded 70 vs PCGS (8629 vs. 4461)
    2. Only 4.2% of the NGC PF70s have appeared on eBay (364/8629)
    3. 7.2% of the NGC PR69s have appeared on eBay (168/2318)
    4. 8.8% of the PCGS PR70s have appeared on eBay (394/4461)
    5. 9.9% of the PCGS PR69s have appeared on eBay (272/2753)
    6. The Mean price for the Last 10 True Auctions for 69s on eBay = $976.98
    7. The Median price for the Last 10 True Auctions for 69s on eBay =$970.50
    8. The Mean price for the Lowest 10 True Auctions for 70s since Launch Day (11/14/2019) = $1,681.26
    9. The Median price for the Lowest 10 True Auctions for 70s since Launch Day (11/14/2019) = $1,696.50
    10. NGC has the Lowest 8 eBay True Auction sales for 70s
    11. 4 of the Lowest 9 eBay sales since Launch Day for 70s were recorded in the last 2 days
    12. The Mean price for the Last 10 BINs for OGPs on eBay = $1,060.30
    13. The Median price for the Last 10 BINs for OGPs on eBay = $1,050.00

  21. cagcrisp says

    Another Nail in the Coffin for Cash…

    Excerpt from today’s WSJ:

    “Amazon.com Inc. AMZN wants to make your hand your credit card.

    The tech giant is creating checkout terminals that could be placed in bricks-and-mortar stores and allow shoppers to link their card information to their hands, according to people familiar with the matter. They could then pay for purchases with their palms, without having to pull out a card or phone.”

  22. So Krates says

    Took a bit more Pd off the table yesterday. My preferred LCS uses a spot price somewhere between the kitco ($200 ?!) bid and ask. At their spot, minus $100 (4%), that yielded just a hair under $2400. wow

  23. Old Big Bird says

    cagcrisp – A funny thing happened. Late yesterday afternoon I received a call from my congressman’s office. It was a very nice young lady, whom I spoke to before about the disaster of the 2019 reverse Proof ASE.

    She was following up about my compliant on the lack of the Mint posting production figures. She asked, if there was an item that I was looking for. I had to explain to her , that like you, I track hundreds of items and I could not possibly give all of them to her over the phone.

    The answer that she was given was similar to the one I believe you have posted. Apparently 2 of the people handling the posting of production numbers “quit”. (perhaps they did or perhaps they were dismissed). And that they are training replacements

    I explained to her that it has been 75 days and if the Mint was a regular business the stock holder would be screening bloody murder fro lack of numbers. I also stated, how does it take 75 days to train 2 replacements.

    I informed her, I believe you may have posted, that the Mint just stated, that the problem has been moved up to higher ups in the Mint. I continued to give this lady the answer that I posted yesterday of my opinion of hat may have taken place.

    Hopefully, I will hear back for her with some more possible answers.

    As a side note, she stated that Congress did not set the limit of 30,000 for the 2019 reverse ASE and that it as the Mint’s decision. I explained that that limit and the inability to handle the load of buyers, created
    a food fight and many many collectors ended up blown off the web-site with a item in their bag only to finally get on to find it sold out. Other then finishing up several collection, ie ATB quarters, I am basically done with the Mint and that from the comments on this blog many other collectors have had it.

    Besides many of the items are actually cheaper 1 to 2 years after there are released.

    I greatly appreciate my congressman actually taking the time to have someone look into these problems.
    Oh the US Mint does not like it when they are questioned by Congressman or Congresswoman.

    Thought you might find this of interest

  24. cagcrisp says

    @Old Big Bird…

    Thanks for the post. Really good post. You’re fortunate to just have a congressman’s office return your phone call. To actually try to resolve the issue is a Bonus.

    1. I Agree that the Mint had employees that were terminated
    2. My Guess is that they were terminated with cause
    3. The idea that it takes this long to train someone to post CORRECT numbers is ridiculous
    4. My Guess is the Year End independent audit caught the problem numbers
    5. Weekly numbers Have been changed After FY2019 concluded
    6. Weekly numbers Have been changed After November 3, 2019
    6. My Guess is that CY2019 numbers are NOW correct since 2019 numbers were the Only numbers released and that happened 5+ weeks after November 3, 2019
    7. My Guess is that pre CY2019 numbers are what they are Currently trying to get corrected
    8. It’s been almost 5 weeks since CY2019 numbers were released
    9. My Guess is that we will never know the extent of the problem
    10. ANYONE that works at the Mint that wants to send me an email with the Truth…
    11…Go for it…

  25. mattarch says

    With the Government and the Mint specifically I can see it taking 60 days just to hire someone to track the production/sales numbers. 30 days to advertise and 30 days for the security check before they start training.

    Also, my wife works in inventory control for a large food company. They use SAP inventory control software and if someone is out at work the supervisors know how to operate the reporting functions of the software. They can get answers for the auditors and others if needed.

  26. datadave says

    Looks like the Mint is able to generate a few numbers. CW just released numbers for 2018 and 2019 proof, silver proof and uncirculated sets through January 12th.

    Also, looks like 2020 W quarters will be issued also (2 million each) and have a privy mark this year (V75). I just found a W River of No Return last week.

  27. cagcrisp says

    The much predicted (Not by Me) Apocalypse did Not happen…

    Sales of the 2020-W Proof American Silver Eagle came in with sales of 205,389 for 7 days.
    Sales of the 2019-W Proof American Silver Eagle came in with sales of 218,990 for 4 days.
    Sales of the 2019-W Proof American Silver Eagle came in with sales of 28,920 in the following 7 days
    Prorating the 2nd week of the 2019-W Proof American Silver Eagle for 3 days and you have an ~ sales of 12,394

    …SO…~ prorated sales for 7 days for 2019 and you have ~ sales of 2019-W of 231,384

    231,384 x $55.95 = $12,945,934.80

    Sales of the 2020-W Proof American Silver Eagle for 7 days (205,389 x $64.50) = $13,247,590.50

    …SO…Initial sales with a 15.3% Price Hike for Silver didn’t hurt the bottom line for the Mint…

    Lower and Lower Mintages, Higher and Higher Prices, More and More Gimmicks, and Fewer and Fewer Customers…

  28. cagcrisp says

    Not an Apple to Apples comparison…

    Just a comparison…

    11 days sales for the 2019 AI $1 Reverse Proof – PA     = 25,743 @ $9.95

    9 days sales for the 2019 AI $1 Reverse Proof -NJ = 22,753 @ $11.50

  29. Thompson says

    (KC&SO says

    JANUARY 17, 2020 AT 1:38 PM)

    “The facial expression on Liberty epitomizes the opioid crisis in American today”

    Why would you write that? The situation is nothing to make fun of. Morons that decide to take opioids to get a high and end up overdosing are making things very difficult if not impossible for people that actually need the medication to get them. There have been a lot of suicides because people in pain can not get the medication. Doctors are scared to prescribe opioiods, afraid they’ll lose they’re license. Comment on the coins but stay out of the crisis’s this country mishandles.

  30. cagcrisp says

    I would Think the United States Mint would be Extremely Happy with Initial sales of the 2020-W Proof American Silver Eagle

    Comparison for Proof American Silver Eagles…

    2019 $55.95 218,990 in 4 Days Down 10.0%
    2018 $55.95 243,411 in 4 Days Down 10.5%
    2017 $53.95 272,070 in 4 Days Down 15.6% with 1 extra day
    2016 $53.95 322,317 in 3 Days

    Using my proration for 2020 and you come up with an ~ Down of 11.2% with a price Increase of 15.3%…

  31. Larry says

    Yesterday I was at my local pawn/coin shop. They have a junk box of world coins. I was glancing at them, and noticed a British coin from 1943 that looked like it may be silver. So I pulled out my phone and Googled it. Sure enough it was 50% silver. I found three Shillings dated 1940, 1941 and 1943, a 1922 one Florin, and a 1941 sixpence. All 50% silver. I weighed them on the scale in the pawn shop, and they weighed 1.5 OZ. So by my calculations, a melt of about $13.50.
    The price of the coins in the junk box was 5 for a buck. I said to the kid at the counter, hey, these are all 50% silver. He said the box says 5 for a buck, that’s what they are.
    So maybe my best deal in life.
    I read that many British coins before 1947 are 50% silver, before 1920 .925 silver. So maybe worth taking a look at some of those world coin junk boxes you come across.

  32. Erik H says

    Larry, I’ve been searching the “foriegn” & “junk silver” boxes for a few years. There are great opportunities to be found.

    You can use this website for a quick reference guide:

    https://en.numista.com

  33. cagcrisp says

    A True auction concluded Today for an OGP 2019-S Enhanced Reverse Proof American Silver Eagle…

    2 bids

    $810.00 + $3.74 shipping

    A dealer bid $800.00 and Stopped at $800.00. That tells you what Direction he thinks pricing for graded coins will go.

    I’m Still Looking for $750.00 for the next level for OGP…

  34. IJTR says

    No doubt the ones in OGP at this point in time are the higher numbered ones that were picked over, would not grade 70, and were slipped back into mint boxes. In the past offerings, such rejects would have been sent back for refunds.

  35. cagcrisp says

    Once you get a spread like that you getting a LOT of scared money trying to eliminate volatility…

  36. CaliSkier says

    Looking like potentially another $200($2,737.50) or $250($2,787.50) increase tacked on to the 2019 RP APdE?

    Volatility, indeed!

  37. Thompson says

    I guess the owners of this blog think the Opioid crisis in this country is funny as well as KC&SO!
    I hope the crisis never reaches your doorstep.

  38. CaliSkier says

    @ Thompson, re: KC&SO“ The facial expression on Liberty epitomizes the opioid crisis in American today…”

    I don’t see a LOL, hee hee, or ha ha? That’s the problem with text/email, determining the context or intended message can be difficult. Perhaps his comment was directly meant about his actual interpretation of Liberty’s facial expression and her sadness or despair reflecting how horrible the opioid crisis is? Perhaps, although in bad taste, was saying that the artists at the mint are on opioids and due to such, put out less than desirable depictions of what he thinks Liberty should look like? Perhaps indeed he was saying Liberty looked medicated? I’m sure others could come up with their take on the comment as well.

    The opioid crisis was/is fueled by the Manufacturers, greed, & the blind eye turned while profits were just a rolling into the executives pockets!

    I’ll TRY and do the same, however if you’re looking for strict PC’ism with ONLY coin comments, I’m afraid you might be visiting the wrong blog as most here on MNB call it like they see it and comment on a multitude of topics. Much like you did?

    Unless you were looking for a debate on the topic perhaps we’ll just go with what you said above?

    “ Comment on the coins but stay out of the crisis’s this country mishandles.”

    Now back to our regularly scheduled program!

  39. just another dave in pa says

    No, the opioid crisis is sickening and so is this design. What’s so hard to understand about that?

  40. Franky Fontane says

    Gheesh if you can’t see the humor in it you’re beyond living. The ‘opiod’ crisis exists but to say that when someone can’t get a Vicodin they switch to Smack is RIDICULOUS!! It take a certain kind of person to stick needles into their arms, alot smoke some weed or take pills, injecting crap, another level. Heck, Vicodin does not really even do much I have use it for a back Fx for years, combine with Advil to get some relief. I am sad for people who OD etc., but in a way it is Darwinism IMHO.

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