2009 Buffalo Gold Proof Coins

The United States Mint has made the announcement that it has begun to take orders for it’s 1-ounce 2009 American Gold Buffalo Coins starting on October 29, 2009. The coin’s price will be established by The United States Mint according to the pricing structure that has been put in place concerning their gold, silver and platinum collectible coin products.

In a related announcement that upset many gold bullion coin enthusiasts, The United States Mint also made the announcement that because of information that was put together late last year and a short time ago analyzed, the fractional denomination versions of The American Buffalo Gold Proof and Uncirculated Coins, and also the popular American Buffalo Four-Coin Set, won’t be offered for sale from this point forward.

The American Buffalo Gold Proof obverse and reverse designs have been modeled after the initial’13 Type I Buffalo nickel design by sculptor James Earle Fraser. The obverse of the coin displays the silhouette of a Native American. Inscriptions on the obverse include the terms 2009, LIBERTY, the West Point Mint’s “W” mint mark and the initial “F” for to denote the art done by the artist Fraser. IN GOD WE TRUST, .9999 FINE GOLD, E PLURIBUS UNUM, and UNITED STATES OF AMERICA are also phrases which are inscripted on the coin’s reverse side together with a sturdy American Buffalo.

The American Buffalo Proof Gold Coin comes sent out from United States Mint in a beautiful hardwood box, complete with a matte finish and an imitation leather inside lining. When the box is opened, the coins are able to be seen on a platform which can be stood at an angle so that enthusiasts can show off their rare coin. The coin also comes complete with a attractively designed Certificate of Authenticity (COA) that features a signature by the Director of the United States Mint.

Set forward through Congress in 1792, the United States Mint is the country’s single legal tender coin manufacturer. At the moment, there are 5 sanctioned Mint facilities that are devoted to the production of United States legal tender coins. This includes a facilty for meeting the country’s requirement for circulating coinage, the United States Bullion Depository. The United States maintains Mint facilities at San Francisco, Philadelphia and Denver, The United States Mint at West Point, located in New York, which is responsible for manufacturing gold, silver, and platinum bullion, proof and uncirculated coins and The United States Bullion Depository located at Fort Knox, Kentucky. While the facility at Fort Knox does is not actually involved in the manufacture of legal tender coins, it is the official storage facility for the Mint’s gold, platinum and silver treasury.

Edward Jennings writes articles that bullion investors and collectors information on 2009 american gold eagles, along with purchasing gold eagle american coins.

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