Could the ‘platinum coin option’ solve the U.S. debt crisis?there’s a limit to how much paper money the United States can circulate at any one time, and there are rules that limit how many gold, silver and copper coins the Treasury can mint. But there’s no such limit when it comes to platinum coins. It’s ...
The Platinum Coin OptionI keep hesitating to write about this because it sounds insane, but Jack Balkin’s a professor at Yale Law School so I’ll let him say it: Sovereign governments such as the United States can print new money ... and issue platinum bullion coins and ...
Could two platinum coins solve the debt-ceiling crisis?Under law, he noted, there’s a limit to how much paper money the United States can circulate ... “The Secretary may mint and issue platinum bullion coins and proof platinum coins in accordance with such specifications, designs, varieties ...
2009 Platinum Eagle Bullion Coins CanceledFor the first time since Platinum Eagles were introduced, the United States Mint will not produce platinum bullion coins. This comes after nearly a year of suspension and uncertainty. The American Platinum Eagle was introduced in 1997 as the first and only ...
US Mint Platinum Bullion Coins a No-Show for 2010For the second year in a row, the United States Mint did not offer platinum bullion coins for precious metals investors. Bullion products available from the US Mint during 2010 included only gold and silver coins. The American Platinum Eagle was last ...