0.5 oz American Buffalo

Description

The 2008-W ½ oz American Gold Buffalo coin is a beautiful coin in .9999 fine gold. The American Gold Buffalo Coin is a very popular coin already included in many collections all over the world. Collectors love the design and the quality they are used to seeing from the US Mint. This particular coin is rare as they only made fractional size Gold Buffalo coins in 2008. They were only available in proof quality or a special burnished finish like this coin.

The US Mint is part of the US Department of the Treasury, thus gold Buffalo coins are guaranteed by the U.S. government to contain the stated amount of gold weight in troy ounces

The obverse of the coin features a portrait of a Native American designed by sculptor James Earle Fraser adapted from the 1913 Buffalo Nickel coin, with the words ‘LIBERTY’ to the upper right..