TCV Roundtable Blog

100 Greatest U.S. Modern Coins Series: 2006 $100 American Platinum Eagle

From the tail end of 2025 into what is now early 2026, the precious metals market has catapulted into the highest prices it's ever seen across the board. That includes silver, gold, palladium, and platinum, with the latter increasing over $1,500 in the past six months alone. While not as highly invested in or collected numismatically, platinum bullion has made its mark on the hobby ever since its founding in the late 1990s. However, it’s shortly lived bullion edition series features a year that Whitman Publishing has recognized on their 100 Greatest United States Modern Coins list, signaling to the hobby that maybe it deserves more attention, especially in today’s numismatic climate. Authors Jeff Garrett and Scott Schechter will talk us through this top 35 pick from the second edition of the series.

#32 – 2006 $100 American Platinum Eagle

The beginning of the American Platinum Eagle program began in 1996 when an...read more