The 1 troy ounce gold American Buffalo coin from 2022 is the first 24-karat gold proof coin ever minted by the United States Mint. The coin contains 31.103 grams of 99.99% pure gold and is proof grade. The coin comes in presentation packaging along with the certificate of authenticity.
The 2022 American Buffalo gold proof coin is the first 24-karat gold proof coin ever minted by the United States Mint. Proof quality is the highest quality achievable for coins, various techniques have been applied to these coins to improve the quality and design.
The 1 troy ounce gold American Buffalo proof coin contains 31.103 grams of 99.99% pure gold, has a diameter of 32.70 mm and a thickness of 2.95 mm. Also, the coin has a face value of $50 in its country of origin - America.
In addition, this beautiful coin comes in a presentation box along with the certificate of authenticity.
The obverse of the 1 troy ounce gold American Buffalo depicts a Buffalo. The design was created by James Earle Fraser. Surrounding the Buffalo are various features of the coin such as the country of issue UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, the face value $50, the weight 1 OZ and the gold content .999 FINE GOLD. In addition, the reverse also reads IN GOD WE TRUST, the official motto of the US, and E PLURIBUS UNUM. This stands for "out of many one" the unofficial motto of the United States
The reverse side of the 1 troy ounce gold American Buffalo depicts a stoic Native American figure. The reverse side of this gold American Buffalo was also designed by James Earle Fraser. Fraser designed the image by combining three real tribal figures from the early 20th century to create one figure. The reverse of this 1 troy ounce is the result. Furthermore, the reverse also features the year of production and on the top right of the coin is engraved LIBERTY - translated to Dutch: freedom.