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Gold Buffalo Bullion · $50.00
2006 American Gold Buffalo (2006-Present)
$50 Gold Buffalo (1 oz, Mint State Bullion)
Key Features
- .9999 fine (24-karat) gold, 1 troy oz, $50 face value - No mintmark (standard bullion strike, sold through Authorized Purchasers) - Obverse: Native American profile portrait, adapted from James Earle Fraser's 1913 Buffalo Nickel design - Reverse: American bison standing on a mound - 337,012 minted in 2006 (Mint State bullion strike)
Intriguing History
- First release in the U.S. Mint's American Buffalo 24-karat gold bullion program, authorized by the Presidential $1 Coin Act of 2005 - First .9999 fine (24-karat) gold coin ever issued by the U.S. Mint - Struck at the West Point Mint; production began June 20, 2006, with sales opening June 22, 2006