Most Investors & Coin Enthusiasts alike remember the Horrid controlled 07-08 Markets Crash; yet that sparked the most notorious Gold Surge in 28 years! It may have also led the US Mint, America’s only Government profit center, to advance from Gold Eagle issues into pure, .9999 Fine Gold Issues. Used as an exceptional backdrop, the 1913 Type I Buffalo Indian Nickel Design was chosen. A much sought after issue, the Fraser design remains a timeless inspiration of American Native Indian History. That year, The US Mint begab accepting orders for American Buffalo Gold Coins. Both versions of the coin were offered in four sizes–one ounce ($50 denomination), one–half ounce ($25 denomination), one–quarter ounce ($10 denomination) and one–tenth ounce ($5 denomination)–as well as in four–coin sets that contain one coin in each size. In 2006, tbe US Mint introduced a proof version of the American Buffalo Gold Coin containing one ounce of 24–karat (.9999) gold. The Secretary of the Treasury authorized the US Mint to strike and issue denominations of the coin in proof and uncirculated styles. The obverse sculpts the incomparable image of a Native American in profile. An American Buffalo grazes in the coins’ reverse. A “W” mintmark of the US Mint at West Point, the year and the word “Liberty.” Inscriptions on the reverse include the face value and weight. Coins are encapsulated in plastic and mounted in a refined, custom–designed hardwood presentation case. A Certificate of Authenticity is included. Pricing for a fee options during 2008 may still shock us as did the sudden almost collapsing coin demand the mint received exhausting the US Mint’s Gold Production Reserves in following year. Option Price Proof One Ounce. $1,199.95 Proof Half Ounce $ 619.95 American Buffalo Issues often continue to our-pace other State-Sponsored gold or Silver issues. Many like-minded coin and financial professionals saw the hyper-nexus of America’s rapid market shift that would later rocket Spot Gold over $2,000 per Troy ounce. Almost every collector is compelled to have at least one of these American Buffalo Issues, and the Gold Purity, and high quality chiseled design speaks volumes. CollectSelect(tm) Numismatics USARead full review
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