In 1997 The US Mint made its first $100 Platinum Proof Eagle. They have made the coins every year since. The coin is struck in Proof Silver and is Graded by PCGS in PR70. The obverse of the coin has a brilliant rendition of the head of the Statue of Liberty and the reverse has the eagle in flight above the sun. The 2011 $100 Platinum Statue of Liberty PR70 PCGS also has 12 years of dust on the coin.