2007-W $25 Statue of Liberty, DCAM

Weight

7.78 g

Diameter

22 mm

Thickness

NA

Material

99.95% Platinum

Shape

Round

Edge Type

Reeded

Technique

Struck

Front design

Statue of Liberty

Back design

Bald Eagle

Year of Minting

2007

Ruler

NA

Mint location

West Point

Mint mark

W

Orientation

Coin alignment

Inscriptions

LIBERTY | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | E PLURIBUS UNUM | IN GOD WE TRUST | 1/4 OZ. PLATINUM .9995 FINE

Context

: Normal examples of the 2007-W platinum coins show the word FREEDOM (on the reverse) as polished, brilliant letters in contrast with the frosted, unpolished ribbon. In February 2011, a collector, Jason Fishman, reported finding an example of the $100 denomination with frosted, unpolished letters. The Mint confirmed the existence of this variety, claiming it was a pre-production piece "...inadvertently placed in the production stream during preparation for an internal audit." According to the Mint, the following numbers of frosted FREEDOM coins were released: $100 - 12 $50 - 21 $25 - 21 $10 - None As of March 7, 2011, only a single example of the Frosted FREEDOM $25 Platinum Eagle has been discovered. Sources and/or recommended reading: Martin, Eric. "Mint Wrongly Releases Pre-Production Coins", Coin World 52, no. 2655 (February 28, 2011), 1 and 38.

Rarity

Rare

Coin type

Platinum Eagles (1997 to Date)

In circulation

NA

Demonetized

No

Marketplace listings

0