Values
A gold buffalo’s market depends on the year and on whether the coin is the one-ounce bullion strike. This page is a series reference, not a price list.
The mintage chart leaves G, VF, and MS-63 blank. The NGC US Coin Price Guide file retrieved 2026-08-21 does not cover this coin. A buffalo nickel price is not this coin.
If you have one and want to sell it, start with how to sell a coin collection. The Buffalo nickel is the five-cent coin with the same devices. The American Gold Eagle is the other modern gold bullion series.
Key Dates
No key list was copied onto this page. A low row is still a row. It is not a bold line until a publisher key list is checked against this chart.
Errors
An as-of cell. The latest line in the bullion table is dated as a snapshot. It stays off.
Proofs and the reverse proof. Those mintages are other tables. They stay off.
2008 fractionals. The tenth-ounce, quarter-ounce, and half-ounce strikes that year are burnished or proof, not this one-ounce bullion chart.
Compare the coin to the NGC Coin Explorer gold buffalo pages. That category also lists other gold coins. We do not host their plates. The explorer is not the mintage source for this chart.
Varieties
The one-ounce bullion coin is Fraser’s portrait and the buffalo on a mound. It does not split into design types. Proofs, the reverse proof, and the 2008 fractional pieces stay off this chart.
Names follow PCGS CoinFacts and NGC, the same publishers this site already cites. This is a name list, not a price list and not a count.
Mintage
One-ounce bullion strikes. The years the bullion table prints as finished counts.
| Year | Mint | Mintage | G | VF | MS-63 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1 oz | 337,012 One-ounce bullion. Proofs, reverse proofs, and fractional strikes stay off. | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 1 oz | 136,503 One-ounce bullion. Proofs, reverse proofs, and fractional strikes stay off. | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 1 oz | 189,500 One-ounce bullion. Proofs, reverse proofs, and fractional strikes stay off. | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 1 oz | 200,000 One-ounce bullion. Proofs, reverse proofs, and fractional strikes stay off. | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 1 oz | 209,000 One-ounce bullion. Proofs, reverse proofs, and fractional strikes stay off. | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 1 oz | 250,000 One-ounce bullion. Proofs, reverse proofs, and fractional strikes stay off. | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 1 oz | 100,000 One-ounce bullion. Proofs, reverse proofs, and fractional strikes stay off. | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 1 oz | 198,500 One-ounce bullion. Proofs, reverse proofs, and fractional strikes stay off. | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 1 oz | 180,500 One-ounce bullion. Proofs, reverse proofs, and fractional strikes stay off. | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 1 oz | 220,500 One-ounce bullion. Proofs, reverse proofs, and fractional strikes stay off. | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 1 oz | 219,500 One-ounce bullion. Proofs, reverse proofs, and fractional strikes stay off. | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 1 oz | 99,500 One-ounce bullion. Proofs, reverse proofs, and fractional strikes stay off. | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 1 oz | 121,500 One-ounce bullion. Proofs, reverse proofs, and fractional strikes stay off. | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 1 oz | 61,500 One-ounce bullion. Proofs, reverse proofs, and fractional strikes stay off. | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 1 oz | 242,000 One-ounce bullion. Proofs, reverse proofs, and fractional strikes stay off. | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 1 oz | 350,500 One-ounce bullion. Proofs, reverse proofs, and fractional strikes stay off. | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 1 oz | 410,000 One-ounce bullion. Proofs, reverse proofs, and fractional strikes stay off. | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 1 oz | 387,000 One-ounce bullion. Proofs, reverse proofs, and fractional strikes stay off. | — | — | — |
Mintage: the note under this table names the page that printed each count. These figures are not an NGC Coin Explorer extract and they are not the 1974 Mint pamphlet.
Collector-standard year/mint presentation follows A Guide Book of United States Coins (the Red Book). These cells are Mint manufacture figures, not a Red Book net or melt.
Values: NGC US Coin Price Guide, retrieved 2026-08-21. Guide values, not offers. Not melt. NGC IDs link to the same publisher’s price-guide listing.
Key date names: PCGS CoinFacts (2026-08-21). Bold rows are only dates that publisher named.
One-ounce bullion figures are the Wikipedia American Buffalo bullion table, retrieved 2026-10-06. The as-of snapshot stays off. Proofs, the reverse proof, and fractional strikes stay off.
The counts are the Wikipedia one-ounce bullion table, retrieved 2026-10-06. The as-of snapshot stays off. Proofs stay off. The reverse proof stays off. Fractional strikes stay off.
The grade columns are empty because this site has no NGC guide extract for this coin.
Specifications
These are mint specs, not what a dealer pays. Wear can take a little weight off. We will not invent a tolerance. The 2008 fractional pieces are not this one-ounce coin, and no catalog page used here prints a thickness for the bullion strike.
| Specification | Figure |
|---|---|
| Diameter | Not printed |
| Thickness | Not printed |
| Weight | Not printed |
| Composition | Not printed on a cited catalog page |
| Edge | Not printed on a cited catalog page |
| Designer | James Earle Fraser |
No catalog page used for the gold buffalo prints a thickness. Diameter, weight, and thickness stay Not printed. The Buffalo nickel planchet is not copied onto this coin.
Grading
A gold buffalo wears on the cheek and on the buffalo’s shoulder.
This chart is the one-ounce bullion coin. The nickel with the same design is a different page.
Key Diagnostic Areas
| Area | What to examine | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| The cheek | The portrait’s cheek and the hair above the forehead. | Those high points flatten while the rim can still look sharp. |
| The buffalo | The shoulder and the hip of the standing buffalo. | The reverse wears there. A five-cent planchet is the nickel, not this coin. |
| The finish | No mint mark on the bullion strike, or a W on a collector coin. | Proofs, the reverse proof, and the fractional strikes stay off this chart. |
Circulated & Mint State
These cards describe this coin, not a second copy of the P-1 through MS-70 chart. The shared numbers live on the glossary.
See graded photos. The photos that show what VF looks like live at PCGS. We do not host their plates. NGC Coin Explorer is another look if you want a second set.
What each named grade looks like on this design.
Poor
Poor
A disk you can still call a gold buffalo if you already know the type.
- The cheek and the buffalo’s shoulder are gone.
- The date may be a shadow. Do not scrape it.
- Shine does not make this a better coin.
AG
About Good
You might read a digit. The high points on this gold buffalo are already slick.
- The cheek and the buffalo’s shoulder are worn to a blank patch.
- If you cannot read the date without hoping, stay here.
- A one-ounce bullion coin is still this grade if it is this worn.
Good
Good
The date is readable. The design is still mostly an outline.
- The cheek and the buffalo’s shoulder are flat. The type is an outline, not a portrait.
- The rim should be full enough to hold the legend.
- This is a worn coin, not a details story.
VG
Very Good
The date is clear. A little life returns away from the high points.
- Some leftover detail sits away from the cheek and the buffalo’s shoulder.
- The high points are still tired.
- Do not clean the date to “see it better.”
Fine
Fine
You can follow the design. The high points are outlined, not sharp.
- The cheek and the buffalo’s shoulder are outlined and flat — no real sharpness yet.
- The rest of the coin can look busier than the grade.
- The date should be clear. The mint mark should be too, if there is one.
VF
Very Fine
The type is doing real work. The cheek and the buffalo’s shoulder still decide.
- Leftover detail sits on the cheek and the buffalo’s shoulder. The centers are still the worn spot.
- Marks do not raise the grade.
- A regular one-ounce bullion coin is still this grade if it is this worn.
EF
Extremely Fine
Most of the coin looks sharp. The high points tell on it.
- Light wear on the cheek and the buffalo’s shoulder.
- The rest of the coin can look better than the grade. Trust the high points.
- The date should be sharp.
AU
About Uncirculated
Almost no wear — and “almost” lives on the same high points.
- A trace of rub on the cheek and the buffalo’s shoulder.
- Luster may still sit in the fields. Rub on those high points is still rub.
- A bright coin with a slick high point is still slick.
Basal MS
Mint State
No wear. The fight is marks and luster, not how white the coin looks.
- No rub on the cheek and the buffalo’s shoulder.
- Marks and luster decide how this mint-state coin lives.
- A bright chewed-up coin is still chewed-up.
Choice
Choice Mint State
Still no wear. Cleaner fields than basal mint state.
- Same no-wear rule on the cheek and the buffalo’s shoulder.
- Fewer marks in the fields. Luster is more intact.
- White is not a grade.
Gem
Gem Mint State
A clean gold buffalo for this type. Still mint state, still not a story.
- No wear on the cheek and the buffalo’s shoulder.
- Marks and luster, not a romance about a date or a white field.
- A slab is an opinion in plastic. The glossary has the numbers.
Proof gold buffaloes exist. This page does not invent a PR price grid. The proof numbers live on the glossary.
Copper color designations do not apply to this gold coin. See the Lincoln Wheat cent and the glossary.
Overview
The American Gold Buffalo is the one-ounce gold bullion coin that began in 2006. The design is James Earle Fraser’s nickel: a Native American portrait and a standing buffalo. The bullion coins are struck at West Point. This chart is only the one-ounce bullion table.
No paired public-domain type plate was added. The placeholder is intentional. A Buffalo nickel scan would be the wrong denomination.
This page is a series article, not a shop listing.
History
The one-ounce bullion table runs from the first year through the last finished count it prints. The following line is labeled as sales through a month, not a closed year. That line is not a row.
Proofs are sold with a W mint mark. A reverse proof was struck in one year only. Fractional gold buffaloes appeared as burnished and proof products, not as rows in the one-ounce bullion list. All of those stay off.
Design
The obverse is Fraser’s portrait. The reverse is the buffalo on a mound. On the nickel, the date wears away. On this gold coin the fields are the place to look for marks, and the weight is one ounce of gold, not a five-cent planchet.
A W means a collector finish. It is not a bullion row on this page.
People Also Ask
Why is the newest year missing?
That cell is an as-of sales snapshot, not a finished annual mintage. Snapshots stay off this chart.
Are the 2008 fractional buffaloes here?
No. The one-ounce bullion table is the chart. Fractional burnished and fractional proof tables stay off.
Is this the Buffalo nickel?
No. James Earle Fraser’s nickel is 1913 through 1938. This page is the gold bullion coin that began in 2006 and uses that design.
How much is a gold buffalo worth?
This page does not print guide prices. The NGC US Coin Price Guide file retrieved 2026-08-21 does not include this series. Gold value moves. It is not a grade column.
Collector Considerations
Confirm one ounce before you use this chart. A small 2008 gold buffalo is a fractional proof or burnished coin. It is not the one-ounce row.
The Buffalo nickel page is the right place for a five-cent coin with this design. The gold eagle is the Saint-Gaudens bullion coin.
A Final Word
The gold buffalo page is the one-ounce bullion count, year by year, through the last finished cell. The snapshot stays off.
The grade columns stay blank until a guide extract exists for this series.