American Buffalo Gold Bullion Coin Obverse Design

American Buffalo Pure Gold Coin Reverse Design

The American Buffalo gold coins struck at the West Point Mint in New York are 24-karat 99.99% pure gold. According to the U.S. Mint website, only the proof version of the buffalo gold coin bears the mint mark "W" on the obverse (front) of the coin, behind the neck of the Indian; the bullion version does not have the "W" mint mark. The uncirculated version of the American Buffalo gold piece was made available on June 20, 2006. Collectors who wanted to purchase the proof version from the mint were given the opportunity to place their orders with the mint beginning on July 22. The 2006 proof quality coin has a strict mintage limit of 300,000.