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Fifteenth Anniversary of the Gold American Buffalo.
James Earle Fraser was an American sculptor during the first half of the 20th century. He was an important member of the Commission of Fine Arts; the organization that selects the winning design from all submissions for all new coins to be minted. The American Buffalo is a 24-karat gold coin featuring James Fraser's designs based on the original 1913 Type I Buffalo nickel.
The US Mint released the 2021 W Gold Buffalo Proof on May 13th, 2021. The release day price for the second consecutive year was a new historic high of $2,740.00. The price of gold that morning when I checked was $1,821.70; a new high for gold on release day of the Buffalo Proof. Like myself I'm sure that many of my fellow Buffalo lovers were stunned at the release price. I was shocked the morning of release day when I reviewed the US Mint pricing grid and discovered that it had been completely restructured for all gold coins across the board. $2,740.00 for the latest release; sales at this price could be greatly impacted. On the plus side, all of our other Buffalos, Bullion and Proofs are worth a lot more.
Before the 2021 Buffalo Proof went to unavailable status it hit a record price of $2,890.00. The coin is now listed as sold out and the total mintage posted by the US Mint is 16,969 coins sold.
With the release of the 2022 Buffalo Proof just days away there is a good chance that record high price will be shattered.
Buffalo Proof Ultra Cameo Mintages
2006 246,267
2007 58,998
2008 $5 18,884
2008 $10 13,125
2008 $25 12,169
2008 Proof Set 7,803
2008 18,863
2009 49,306
2010 49,263
2011 28,683
2012 19,715
2013 18,584
2013 RP 47,836
2014 20,557
2015 16,591
2016 21,878
2017 15,810
2018 15,756
2019 14,844
2020 11,887
2021 16,969
2022 15,943
2023 15,406
Sources: US Mint, USA Gold, Guide to American Gold Buffalo Coins