The first-ever 24-karat gold coin from the United States Mint was the American Gold Buffalo. Based upon the historic Buffalo Nickel design and unveiled in 2006, the American Gold Buffalo coin has a limited maximum mintage each year and was, for a time, the only 24-karat gold coin available to the public from the US Mint. The 2017 1 oz Proof American Gold Buffalo Coin is available to you today online from JM Bullion in near-perfect condition!

Coin Highlights:

• Arrives in a protective plastic slab courtesy of the NGC.
• 11th release of the American Gold Buffalo!
• Contains 1 Troy oz of .9999 pure gold.
• Issued a face value of $50 (USD) by the United States.
• Bears a grade of PF69 from the Numismatic Guaranty Corporation.
• Early Release designation.
• Obverse features the portrait of a Native American leader.
• Reverse includes the depiction of Black Diamond.
• Includes the West Point Mint’s “W” mint mark.

The designs on the American Gold Buffalo were created in 1913 by James Earle Fraser for the nation’s five-cent piece, which became known as the Buffalo Nickel. Fraser, a native of Winona, Minnesota, grew up in the American Midwest and Plains and used his early childhood experiences as influence for his design of the Buffalo Nickel.

On the obverse of the American Gold Buffalo coin is the left-profile portrait of a Native American chieftain. The image does not represent a singular individual, but rather, was designed by James Earle Fraser using a combination of facial features from numerous early 20th century Native Americans.

The reverse of each 2017 1 oz American Gold Buffalo coin includes the depiction of Black Diamond. This bison was a resident of the Central Park Zoo in New York City in the early 20th century, and served as inspiration for Fraser’s design.

Each of the 2017 1 oz Proof American Gold Buffalo Coins in this product listing are near-perfect specimens from the NGC. Coins in PF69 condition show full, original mint luster and a maximum of two minor detracting flaws. Those flaws are limited to minuscule contact marks or hairlines and are found only outside of the primary focal areas of the coin.

The Early Release designation is reserved for coins that arrive at the NGC within a certain timeframe. The coins must arrive at the NGC or an approved third-party depository within the first 30 days of the release date set by the United States Mint.

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