American Buffalo $50 Gold Coins.
The American Buffalo, also known as a Gold Buffalo, is a 24-karat gold bullion coin first offered for sale by the United States Mint on June 22, 2006, and available for shipment beginning on July 13. This was the first time ever that the United States Government has minted pure (.9999) 24-karat gold coins for the public. The coin has a legal tender (face) value of US$50. The initial 2006 price of the proof coin was $800. The price of the 2007 proof coin was $899.95.
 2006 $50 GOLD BUFFALO UNC. PCGS MS 70 - FIRST STRIKE!!  US $1,649.00
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 2006 W $50 Gold Buffalo Proof 1 ounce w/ COA & Mint Box US $1,450.00
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 2008 W $5 GOLD BUFFALO PROOF PF70 NGC US $870.00
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 2008 $5 Gold Buffalo (Rare) NGC Proof 70 Ultra Cameo!! US $975.00
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 2008 W $10 GOLD BUFFALO PROOF PF70 NGC US $1,850.00
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 5 X 2006 $50 PCGS PROOF 70 DCAM BUFFALO GOLD EAGLE RARE US $8,750.00
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 2008 MS69 NGC 1 OZ GOLD BUFFALO US $1,499.00
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 2008 MS70 NGC 1 OZ GOLD BUFFALO EARLY RELEASE US $1,599.00
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 2006 Inaugural Year Gold Buffalo Proof Coin US $2,000.00
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 2008-W PROOF 1/10 GOLD Buffalo ANACS PR69 DCAM US $515.55
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The design of the American Buffalo gold bullion coin is a modified version of James Earle Fraser's design of the Buffalo nickel (Type 1), issued in early 1913. After the mound was removed, the Type 2 variation continued to be minted for the rest of 1913 and every year until 1938 (except 1922, 1932, and 1933, when no nickels were struck). The obverse depicts a Native American man, who Fraser said he based on a mixture of features from three American Indian men (John Big Tree, Iron Tail and Two Moons) from three different tribes that posed for him to be sketched. On the reverse stands an American bison on a mound of dirt, commonly referred to as a buffalo.