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The Mint has just recently finished an announcement that it will be starting to take in orders for it’s well-liked 1-oz. 2009 American Gold Buffalo Proof Coins beginning at noontime on October 29th. The cost of the coin will be formatted on the pricing standards set forward by The Mint in regard to their platinum, silver and gold numismatic 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.

Both the obverse and reverse designs of the American Buffalo Gold Proof Coin were patterned after the famous’13 Buffalo Nickel Type I design that was made by James Earle Fraser. The coin’s obverse shows the side view of a Native American. Inscriptions on the obverse include the phrases 2009, LIBERTY, the West Point Mint’s “W” mint mark and the initial “F” for to signify the art done by the artist Fraser. The reverse of the coin displays the beloved American Bison. Inscripted on the opposite side of the coin are the words “.9999 FINE GOLD”, “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA”, “IN GOD WE TRUST” and “E PLURIBUS UNUM”.

The American Buffalo Proof Gold Coin arrives shipped from United States Mint in a magnificent hard-wood 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 stand at an angle so that enthusiasts can show off their rare coin. The coin also arrives complete with a magnificently designed Certificate of Authenticity that features a signature by the Director of the United States Mint.

Created by Congress over 200 years ago, the United States Mint is the country’s sole legal tender coin manufacturer. At present, there are five approved Mint facilities that are devoted to the making of legal tender coins from the United States. This includes a facilty for satisfying the country’s necessity for circulating coinage, the United States Bullion Depository. The United States runs Mint facilities at Denver, Philadelphia, San Francisco, The United States Mint at West Point, located in New York, which is responsible for producing silver, gold and platinum bullion, uncirculated and proof 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 production of legal tender coins, it is the authorized storage facility for the Mint’s gold, silver and platinum treasury.

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