Archive for November, 2009

Buffalo Gold Proof Coins Begin with a Bang

Wednesday, November 11th, 2009

by Coin Collecting News Staff

The standout in the latest US Mint weekly sales figures is the newly released 2009 American Buffalo Gold Proof Coin.

The one-ounce coins launched Thursday, Oct. 29. By Sunday, Nov. 1, a total of 19,468 were listed as sold. That is just 123 shy of the total sales of the one ounce 2008 Proof Buffalo. An impressive opening considering the $1,360 price point. And more so given the launch price missed a $50 price cut by a mere 28.8 cents — a situation that may have resulted in some customers waiting to place an order (for background, read the Buffalo article on sister site CoinNews.)

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