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American Buffalo Gold Coin
1 oz Gold • Random Year
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The American Gold Buffalo has been offered by the United States Mint since 2006. It was the Mint’s first 24 karat, .9999 fine gold coin for the public, and each 1 oz coin holds one troy ounce of gold. The design is based on James Earle Fraser’s Indian Head (Buffalo) nickel of 1913: a right-facing Native American profile on one side and an American bison on the other. Legal tender in the United States with a face value of $50. Year varies by availability.
Product Details
- Pure gold content
- 1 troy oz (31.1 g)
- Fineness
- .9999 (24 karat)
- Diameter
- 32.7 mm
- Thickness
- 2.95 mm
- Edge
- Reeded
- Face value
- $50 US
- Year
- Random year (varies by availability)
- Produced by
- United States Mint, West Point
Published specifications for the 1 oz American Gold Buffalo.
Design & Inscriptions
- Profile side
- A right-facing Native American portrait, Fraser said he used several Native American chiefs as models rather than portraying one person, with LIBERTY at the upper right, the year at the lower left and the designer’s initial F
- Bison side
- An American bison, with UNITED STATES OF AMERICA along the top, E PLURIBUS UNUM above its back, IN GOD WE TRUST below its head, and $50 with 1 OZ. .9999 FINE GOLD on the mound beneath
- Designer
- James Earle Fraser, adapted from his 1913 Indian Head (Buffalo) nickel
- Edge
- Reeded
Shipping & Returns
- Free shipping across the United States.
- Delivery timing and return terms will be confirmed before checkout.
Why Buy
- Struck by the United States Mint and offered since 2006.
- Its value follows the gold price: each coin holds one full troy ounce of gold.
- Fineness is .9999 (24 karat), the first pure 24 karat gold coin from the US Mint for the public.
- Legal tender in the United States with a face value of $50.
- Sold as a random year, so the date depends on what is available.