PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS
- Product ID: 412
- GLDUNC
- Year:2008
- Grade: Brilliant Uncirculated
- Denomination:$5.00
- Mint Mark: W – West Point
- Metal Content:0.1 troy oz.
- Purity:.9999
- Thickness:1.19 mm
- Diameter:16.5 mm
2008-W 1/10 oz Gold Buffalo BU (w/Box & COA)
$601.07
Product Details
2008 was the only year the U.S. Mint made Gold Buffalos in fractional sizes or with the special burnished finish. This 1/10 oz. burnished Buffalo has a mintage of only 17,429, and comes in its original presentation box!
Coin Highlights:
- Contains 1/10 oz. of .9999 fine Gold.
- Coin comes in original mint packaging and is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity.
- Special burnished finish, available for Gold Buffalos in 2008 only, gives the coin a unique matte appearance.
- Obverse: James Earle Fraser’s classic portrait of a Native American in profile, as first seen on the Buffalo Nickel in 1913.
- Reverse: An American Buffalo, adapted from the original reverse of the classic Buffalo Nickel. This image is thought to be based on Black Diamond, a buffalo living in the Central Park Zoo in the early 20th century.
- Sovereign coin backed by the U.S. government.
