Description
Why add this flawless 2023 American Gold Buffalo 1 oz. coin to your collection of precious metal treasures?
The American Gold Buffalo series was launched by the U.S. Mint in 2006. The annually issued series features consistent imagery that is borrowed from the iconic 1913Type I Buffalo Nickel, the design of which was created by James Earle Fraser. A highly respected sculptor of the early 20th century, Fraser’s designs celebrate his life as a child growing up on the Western Frontier and his interaction with Native American tribes and wildlife.
- This 2023 American Gold Buffalo coin is struck from 1 Troy oz. of .9999 fine gold.
- The coin hails from the series’ 18th year of issue.
- The coin measures 32.70 mm in diameter.
- The bullion coin is perfectly graded.
- The fifty dollar denomination coin is legal tender of the United States.
Designs Inspired by Western America
Obverse: The obverse is adorned with a right facing rendition of a Native American Chief, an image which features a combination of the facial characteristics of three different Chiefs: Big Tree of the Kiowa, Iron Tail of the Oglala Lakota, and Two Moons of the Cheyenne. Inscriptions include “LIBERTY,” “2023” and the single initial “F” to credit artist James Earle Fraser.
Reverse: An American buffalo is depicted standing majestically on the reverse, upon a flattened mound of dirt. The image is surrounded by a hammered textured field and accompanied by the inscriptions “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,” “E PLURIBUS UNUM” and “IN GOD WE TRUST,” with “1 OZ. .9999 FINE GOLD” and the coin’s “$50” denomination in the compacted earth below.
Mint State 70 Excellence
The Numismatic Guaranty Company (NGC) was selected to determine the condition of this 2023 American Gold Buffalo $50 coin. Featuring a perfectly sharp strike, flawlessly finished surfaces and tremendous eye appeal, the 1 oz. gold coin was deemed worthy of the NGC’s most prestigious bullion grade of Mint State 70. The coin is encapsulated in a sonically sealed protective holder along with the NGC’s classic brown style certification label.
