5 Dollars `American Buffalo` Gold Bullion Coinage

€96,640.00
IssuerUnited States
Year2008
TypeNon-circulating coin
Value5 Dollars (5 USD)
CurrencyDollar (1785-date)
CompositionGold (.9999)
Weight3.11 g
Dimensions16.5 mm
Thickness1.19 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)James Earle Fraser
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#411, Fr#B23
Obverse descriptionA Native American, whom Fraser said he created as a mixture of the features of three chiefs from different American Indian tribes, Big Tree, Iron Tail, and Two Moons, who posed as models for him to sketch.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringLIBERTY W 2008
Reverse descriptionBuffalo, Black Diamond
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringUNITED·STATES·OF·AMERICA E PLURIBUS UNUM IN GOD WE TRUST $ 25 1/10 OZ. .9999 FINE GOLD
(Translation: Out of Many, One)
EdgeReeded
MintW
United States Mint of West Point,United States (1973-date)
Mintage2008 W - Burnished - 17 429
2008 W - Proof - 18 884
Catalog ID4036923590
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