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Gold Buffalo Bullion · $50.00

2006-W American Gold Buffalo (2006-Present)

$50 Gold Buffalo (1 oz, Proof)

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Key Features

- .9999 fine (24-karat) gold, 1 troy oz, $50 face value, W mintmark - 246,267 minted; U.S. Mint set a mintage limit of 250,000 for the issue - Designed by James Earle Fraser; obverse Native American portrait and reverse standing bison adapted from his 1913 Buffalo Nickel - Weight 31.11 g, diameter 32.70 mm, reeded edge

Intriguing History

- First Proof strike in the American Gold Buffalo program; production began June 20, 2006 at West Point, with sales opening June 22, 2006 - To date, carries the highest mintage of any Proof issue in the American Gold Buffalo series

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