2005 American Eagle Platinum Proof Four-Coin Set, Coin Set from United States - detailed information

This set contains the proof versions of the four different denominations of the American Platinum Eagle coin issued in 2005. The coins were struck by the West Point Mint and have a W mint mark, unlike the bullion coins which were struck by the Philadelphia Mint and have no mint mark.

The proof version also features a different one-year design on the reverse, depicting an American bald eagle with outstretched wings; in front of the eagle and partly obscuring it, the Shield of the United States, in the upper of which there are thirteen stars, and in the lower thirteen stripes; in front of that, a cornucopia (:horn of plenty") with wheat stalks, grapes and a laurel branch - "representing America's strength and beauty". Around above the eagle, thirteen stars. The recurring number 13 represents the first 13 states which formed the union which later expanded to become the modern United States.