2022 1 oz American Buffalo Gold Coin (BU) 0.9999 Fine Gold
The gold buffalo features James Earle Fraser's 1913 portrait of an indigenous American on the obverse side. It is believed that Fraser compiled images of Chief Two Moons of the Cheyenne nation and Chief Big Tree of the Kiowa when creating the design, both of whom posed for portraits, perhaps in an attempt to create an "ideal" Native American for this purpose. The reverse side shows a Fraser-designed American bison, symbolic of America's vast underexplored wilderness, the Great Plains. Government guarantees their purity and weight. With an exceptionally high purity and fascinating design history, the series is a popular one in steady demand. Buffalo coins have been minted at West Point by the U. This 1 oz coin was the first in the Mint's history minted in pure, 24-karat gold of 0.9999 fineness. Gold bullion coin, the American eagle, is minted in 22-karat crown gold (just like the Krugerrand).
The global popularity of Canada's pure gold maple leaf coins convinced the U. Mint that Americans needed their very own pure gold coin. Thus, the American buffalo gold bullion coin was born.
The American gold buffalo's design pays homage to the Wild West period of American history. Its gold content reminds us that, when the West was won, salaries were paid and bets were settled in gold. Get your very own piece of timeless Americana today! 2022 1 oz American buffalo gold coin highlights.
One troy ounce of 24-karat gold, the first coin from the U. Mint in 99.99% pure gold. Coins are minted at West Point and are guaranteed for weight and purity by the U. If you order 10+ of the same coin, we'll secure them in protective tubes instead. The difference between American buffalos and bison.
Some folks will tell you that an American buffalo gold coin. Features an animal known to science as an American bison. So what's the difference?
Well, technically, "buffalo" is a more general term, also used when talking about the big-horned African buffalo and the domesticated Asian water buffalo. The reason we unscientific types call the American bison a "buffalo" is thanks to the French explorer Samuel de Champlain. He tentatively identified the American bison as a species of buffalo based on seeing some bison furs and drawings during his time with the Nipissing First Natino peoples in 1616. As far as we know, he never saw a living bison. If so, he probably would've come up with a more impressive-sounding name!
See, in French, the word. French fur trappers working in the U. Throughout the 1600s-1700s became familiar with the bison, but continued to call it a "buffalo" despite the fact that the Plains Indian languages had their own, perfectly suitable, names for this noble creature. Trust the French to name an animal based on how it tastes.
This item is in the category "Coins & Paper Money\Bullion\Gold\Coins". The seller is "officialbullionmax" and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States.- Color: Gold
- Size: 1 oz
- Brand: U. Mint
- Fineness: 0.9999
- Material: Gold
- Year: 2022
- Brand/Mint: U. Mint
- Certification: Uncertified
- Grade: BU
- Country: United States
- Precious Metal Content per Unit: 1 oz
- Coin: American Buffalo
- Strike Type: Business
