2008 $50 American Buffalo First Strike .9999 Fine Gold

Weight

31.11 g

Diameter

32.7 mm

Thickness

NA

Material

99.99% Gold

Shape

Round

Edge Type

Reeded

Technique

Struck

Front design

Indian chief

Back design

American buffalo

Year of Minting

2008

Ruler

NA

Mint location

Philadelphia

Mint mark

NA

Orientation

Coin alignment

Inscriptions

LIBERTY | E PLURIBUS UNUM | IN GOD WE TRUST

Context

: This is the same coin as PCGS coin # 393327 but coin # 393328 has a First Strike desgnation. In 2008 the U.S. Mint offered a new 2008-W Burnished Uncirculated Gold Buffalo collectors version, which was never offered before in the U.S. Mint's history. Additionally, it was also producing regular 2008 $50 Uncirculated Gold Buffaloes without the W mint mark. It also produced the 2008 $50 Proof Gold Buffaloes. On top of that, it also offered Fractional Burnished Uncirculated Gold Buffaloes with a W mint mark for the first time ever. These Fractional Gold Buffaloes had a $5, $10 and $25 denomination. The same year, the Mint also decided to offer Fractional Proof Buffaloes with a denomination of $5, $10 and $25. Therefore, in 2008 the U.S. Mint produced the following 24 karat Gold Buffalo coins- • $50 Uncirculated (no W mint mark) • $50 Uncirculated (with W mint mark) • $25 Uncirculated (with W mint mark) • $10 Uncirculated (with W mint mark) • $5 `Uncirculated (with W mint mark) • $50 Proof • $25 Proof • $10 Proof • $5 `Proof* The 2008-W $50 uncirculated Buffaloes went on sale on July 22, 2009. The coin was being offered by the Mint at $1,059.95 each. It could also be purchased as a four-piece set which contained a $5, $10, $25 and the $50 Gold Buffalo with W mint marks. The four-piece coin set was being offered by the U.S. Mint for $1,959.95 each. First Strike: Coins submitted to PCGS within the first 30 days of release qualified to receive a special First Strike designation on the PCGS holder.

Rarity

Rare

Coin type

Gold Buffalos (2006 to Date)

In circulation

NA

Demonetized

No

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