The Famous American Gold Buffalo Coin

Source: Ningbo Heng Yuan Wang Plastic Co., Ltd.  author:   Time: 2013-08-28

 

　　History of this coin is often traced back around the year 1913 when it was first produced. The design of the coin includes a head of an Indian chief on one side plus the American Bison can be found on another side. This prominent Gold Buffalo coin doesn't have any buffalo mark on either side of the coin. A well-known sculptor, James Earle Fraser, was called and hired by Franklin MacVeagh, who was the treasury secretary that time. The mound part of the coin was observed by people to wear off easily unlike the rest of the coin. The US Mint issued the gold bullion coins with 24 karats in 2005. This coin of fine gold was then launched in the circulation by the year 2006 The success of the coin was seen on the seven months from the time of release. Compared to the Gold Eagles coin series which sold a lot more than 200 thousand pieces, the newest coin sold upwards of 300 thousand pieces.