GOLD AMERICAN BUFFALO
UNITED STATES - (2006-PRESENT)
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COIN SPECIFICATIONS
DIAMETER
32.7 mm
YEARS MINTED
2006-Present
ACTUAL GOLD CONTENT
31.1035 oz.
U.S MINT BRANCHES
West Point
FACE DENOMIATION
$20 U.S.
COMPOSITION
99.9% Gold (24k)
GROSS WEIGHT
31.0108 g
DESIGNER
James Earle Fraser
The History of the Gold American Buffalo
The U.S. Mint started production of the American Buffalo, America’s first 24-karat, pure gold (.9999% fineness) one-ounce coin, in June of 2006. The coin’s design is based on American sculptor James Earle Fraser’s revered Buffalo Nickel of 1913. The American Buffalo’s obverse (front) features the profile of an American Indian. It is believed the Native Americans depiction is based on three different American Indians, two of whom modeled for Fraser. The reverse (back) depicts an iconic American bison believed to be modeled after a bison named Black Diamond, a popular attraction at New York’s Zoological Gardens.
