T he US Mint released the first Platinum Eagle in 1997 with the usual 1oz, 1/2oz, 1/4oz and 1/10oz denominations being sold to the US Mint's authorised distributors. The Mint slashed its offerings in 2008, which restricted the Platinum Eagles to just the 1oz versions

As with the Platinum Britannia coins, the design of Platinum Eagles is the same for each of the denominations, the only variation in the design is seen on the proof finish coins which are the only US bullion coins that change their design each year. Proof finish Eagles have been produced each year since 1997 in the 1oz denomination. Annual mintages have been limited with some years seeing mintages lower than 5,000 coins