platinum coin

Rare metal disc

A platinum coin is a coin made primarily of platinum, a precious metal rarer than gold.

The United States Mint produces platinum American Eagles for collectors and investors.

In American political discourse, the platinum coin refers to a proposed trillion-dollar coin the Treasury could theoretically mint to circumvent debt ceiling standoffs—a legal loophole that has never been used: The platinum coin idea resurfaces whenever Congress fights over the debt limit.

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