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Last Updated on 01/06/2025
2006 - Present
The 1 oz American Buffalo Gold bullion coin was authorized by the United States Congress in 2005, under the Presidential $1 Coin Act of 2005, Public Law 109-145, Section 202 (page 2672), and minted in June 2006.
The Gold Buffalo coin is the first 24-karat, 99.99% pure gold coin ever struck by the United States Mint.
The obverse and reverse sides of the American Buffalo Gold bullion coin show images by the American sculptor James Earle Fraser, a pupil of Augustus Saint-Gaudens.
Obverse
The obverse side of the 1oz American Buffalo Gold bullion coin features a Native American Indian Chief, a design by James Earle Fraser, sourced from the 1913 "Buffalo Nickel."
James Earle Fraser created the design by combining the features of three Great Indian Chiefs from different American tribes: Big Tree (Kiowa Indians), Iron Tail (Sioux Indians), and Two Moons (Cheyenne Indians), who posed for him to sketch.
Inscriptions:
The 1oz Buffalo Gold Bullion Coin has no mint mark.
Reverse
The reverse of the American Buffalo gold bullion coin features the American Bison.
Inscriptions:
The edge of the gold bullion coin is Reeded.
Coin Photos provided courtesy of the US Mint.
Introduced:.........2006
IRA Approved:.....Yes
Grade:.................Uncirculated
Face Value:.........$50 US
Gold Content:......1 Troy oz.
Total Weight:......31.108 grams
Purity:................99.99% / 999.9 per mille
karat:.................24 karat gold
Diameter:...........32.70mm / (1.287 inches)
Thickness:..........2.95mm / (0.116 inch)
Designer:...........James Earle Fraser
Mint Mark:..........No
Minted...............West Point
Edge:.................Reeded
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Year Year Dated Coin
Mintage Annual Sales
2006..............337,012..............................323,000
2007..............136,503..............................167,500
2007..............136,503..............................167,500
2008..............189,500..............................172,000
2009..............200,000..............................200,000
2010..............209,000..............................209,000
2011..............250,000..............................174,500
2012..............100,000..............................132,000
2013..............198,500..............................239,000
2014..............180,500..............................177,500
2015..............223,500..............................220,500
2016..............211,000..............................219,500
2017..............to be announced....................99,500
2018..............to be announced...................121,000
2019..............to be announced....................61,500
2020..............to be announced....................242,000
2021..............to be announced....................350,500
2022..............to be announced...................410,000
2023..............to be announced..................387,000
2024..............to be announced.................186,500
Last Updated as of 01/06/2025
*Official "Year Dated" Mintage Figures have not been released
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