2020 American Gold Buffalo one-ounce Proof coin on sale April 9

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Washington — The United States Mint (Mint) will begin accepting orders for the 2020 American Gold Buffalo one-ounce Proof coin (product code 20EL) on April 9 at noon EDT.

First issued in 2006, the American Gold Buffalo one-ounce Proof coin was the first 24-karat gold Proof coin ever struck by the Mint and is the collector version of the official United States Mint American Gold Buffalo one-ounce Bullion coin. Designs featured on this coin are based on the 1913 Type I Buffalo nickel by sculptor James Earle Fraser. The obverse (heads) portrays a profile representation of a Native American with the inscriptions LIBERTY and 2020.

The reverse (tails) features an American Buffalo (also known as a bison) and the inscriptions UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, E PLURIBUS UNUM, IN GOD WE TRUST, $50, 1 OZ., and .9999 FINE GOLD.

In 2020, each coin is now housed in a brown leatherette presentation case with the Mint seal embossed on top and an image of a buffalo foil stamped in a golden color on the pillow insert. A certificate of authenticity comes with each coin.

The 2020 American Gold Buffalo one-ounce Proof coin is priced according to the range in which it appears on the Mint’s Pricing of Numismatic Gold, Commemorative Gold, Platinum, and Palladium Products table. Current pricing information is available here.

The Mint accepts orders online and at 1-800-USA-MINT (872-6468). Hearing- and speech-impaired customers with TTY equipment may order by calling 1-888-321-MINT (6468). Visit the Mint’s website for information on shipping options.

This product has no household order limit and no product limit.

About the United States Mint

Congress created the United States Mint in 1792, and the Mint became part of the Department of the Treasury in 1873. As the Nation’s sole manufacturer of legal tender coinage, the Mint is responsible for producing circulating coinage for the Nation to conduct its trade and commerce. The Mint also produces numismatic products, including Proof, Uncirculated, and commemorative coins; Congressional Gold Medals; silver and bronze medals; and silver and gold bullion coins. Its numismatic programs are self-sustaining and operate at no cost to taxpayers.

Note: To ensure that all members of the public have fair and equal access to United States Mint products, the United States Mint will not accept and will not honor orders placed prior to the official on-sale date of April 9, 2020, at noon EDT.

Press release courtesy of the United States Mint.

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Comments

  1. So Krates says

    Good time to get rid of some junk gold. First spouse, modern commems, European odd sizes, etc. Stuff you normally can’t even get spot price for now can bring spot price plus $200+/oz? C ya Spouseless subset

  2. Qui Transtulit Sustinet says

    OT

    Hey, CAG how is that stay at home order for your home state coming?
    You working on it?
    Meanwhile, while we wait, Arkansas and eight other selfish states are degrading the quality of the National response.

    Each extra day of inaction will cost more lives.
    ‘Flatten the curve” for ALL of us not a concern in Little Rock?
    Casimir Pulaski isn’t pleased, that’s pretty certain.

    Even DeSantis, Kemp, and Ivey came around, and they are all idiots.

  3. cagcrisp says

    @ Qui Transtulit Sustinet says,”Hey, CAG how is that stay at home order for your home state coming?”

    I assume Walmart, Tyson , JB Hunt and ConAgra are being consulted.

    All 4 would be exempt to some extent, however, some of their suppliers /vendors/customers would not.

    I saw an Essential Employee letter so they are getting closer.

    It was supposed to happen last Wednesday and someone changed the Governor’s mind between a conference call and a press conference…

  4. MarkInFlorida says

    $2315 for one ounce of gold worth $1645? $670 markup??? That’s double the markup last year! Okay, I bought all the previous ones, but I’m done with this series.

  5. Qui Transtulit Sustinet says

    OT
    CAG,

    “Closer”? The Pandemic is not a game of horseshoes. Does he have a mind to change?

    So, he gonna change it agin?

    May I suggest that he (Asa Hutchinson) change the spelling of his first name? .

    How about making it double ‘s’— and dropping the final ‘a’?

    He could also add the possessive of horse as an appropriate honorific prefix.

  6. says

    CAG:
    ref: CAG msg @6:55p, 2 April 2020.
    Thank you ever so much for the CARES Act./RMD CY2020 info.
    Wife & I have been taking monthly distributions from brokerage and credit union T.IRA.s
    Stopping FUTURE monthly distributions – Absolutely NO problem.
    Rewinding the previously received Jan. to April RMD payments that had 25% Fed. Tax automatically withheld a true exercise in determination.
    Good luck to anyone else in similar situation.
    Semper Fi
    Silky sends.

  7. Theofie says

    Seems like Key date coins and conditional rarities are the only place to invest in these times. Have found some good deals on both and am hanging on to them for long term investment not short term for this crisis.

  8. MarkInFlorida says

    Anyone know which foreign proof gold is issued closest to spot? My theory is that if gold is ever called in again by the government, proof coins will be exempt, while bullion won’t.

  9. SKM says

    Off-topic: What are your thoughts on buying currency products from the BEP. I know there is a link from the Mint to the BEP.

  10. Buddy says

    All modern US gold is numismatic. Look in the enabling legislation for each program and you’ll see. Even “bullion” Eagles and buffalos are considered numismatic in the letter of the law.

  11. Hawkster says

    Cag,
    The suspension of 2020 RMDs is probably the most valuable information you’ve ever provided to MNB readers. There is still a dirth of information on financial websites in regard to the suspension.
    I might add that a good option now would be to convert some of the traditional IRAs to Roth IRAs. This should be done while the market is down.

  12. cagcrisp says

    @Hawkster says,”I might add that a good option now would be to convert some of the traditional IRAs to Roth IRAs. This should be done while the market is down.”

    Agree 100%

    I have a taxable account, a Traditional IRA and a Roth IRA.

    I have been converting a Traditional IRA to a Roth for 10 years and I still have years to go to get to the bottom.

    I Always wait until December to convert so that I will know How much Maximum dollars to convert without kicking into a Higher Bracket…

  13. cagcrisp says

    @Hawkster says,”I might add that a good option now would be to convert some of the traditional IRAs to Roth IRAs. This should be done while the market is down.”

    Agree 100%

    I have a taxable account, a Traditional IRA and a Roth IRA.

    I have been converting a Traditional IRA to a Roth for 10 years and I still have years to go to get to the bottom.

    I Always wait until December to convert so that I will know How much Maximum dollars to convert without kicking into a Higher Bracket…

  14. birddog says

    I wish people would use this blog for coins and quit talking about stocks bonds,the government and how much IRA money they have AND TALK ABOUT COIN COLLECTING,I don t care what someone else has.

  15. Numismatrix says

    Birddog – I found this quite interesting / especially in regards to the proposed
    2021 bullion / commemorative Morgan and Peace Dollars

    https://www.coinworld.com/news/us-coins/master-die-exists-at-philadelphia-mint-for-1964-peace-dollar

    It leaves open the possibility that 1964-D Peace pieces may exist in certain families tightly held secret vaults.

    The circulation strikes with the W mintmark are not as enigmatic but are unique in their own right. Perhaps one issue which may come close is if the Mint decides to strike a gold Sacagawea dollar as an anniversary limited special. If you recall they had included this topic in one of their survey-questionnaires.

  16. Sith says

    @Numismatrix – The Holy Grail of coins…rumor has it that during a open inquiry by PCGS to see if any existed, someone responded that they had at least one, but after the courts reversed their decision, and decided that the 10 1933 double eagles stolen by Israel Switt were property of the United States government it went cold. PCGS will pay a $10,000 reward just to see an authentic 1964-D Peace Dollar, but it it exists only a fool would mail them their coin for authentication

  17. Barry says

    States and counties should decide what measures are needed to respond to COVID19 based on CDC guidelines and their own circumstances. A one size fits all policy is nonsense and is causing panic. Why should rural counties minimally affected ruin their local economies just because some large metro or other areas have major problems ? Japan and S. Korea have controlled the virus without major economic disruptions. Looks like coin sales have slowed some as delivery times from some major dealers are reduced along with minimum purchases being lowered. No doubt high premiums and out of stock items are also contributing.

  18. Qui Transtulit Sustinet says

    @Barry,

    How do you like living in LaLa Land? Are there many hospitals there?

    Do you play a doctor on TV “just like the POTUS’, or do you only practice medicine and epidemiology on internet blogs?

  19. Sith says

    @Barry
    Japan and S. Korea have not been affected as much as the USA just means that their central government did not locked things down sooner, while we let the states decide how to implement CDC guidelines. As far as letting minimally affected communities off the hook, that ship has sailed. Do you want to wait until they get infected? Yes S. Korea is not in a total lock down, but only because they did not expect a miracle, or the weather to have Covid-19 disappear.

    As far as the minimum purchase price being lowered, that is what happens when you don’t have much left to sell. IMHO If higher premiums were affecting sales they could simply lower them closer to spot.

    Why should rural counties minimally affected ruin their local economies just because some large metro or other areas have major problems ? Because if they don’t they are next, or even worst they will reinfect the larger metropolitan area.If we had tests in place maybe, but we don’t..

  20. Tom says

    I know this is way off topic.
    I look at dealing with this pandemic much like dealing with fire ants. — It’s almost pointless to treat your yard if your neighbors don’t treat theirs.
    Or as I read earlier – everyone not on the same page is like having a peeing section in a swimming pool.

  21. HarryB says

    @So K: “Good time to get rid of some junk gold” Yep, considering disposal of my Spouse gold collection, and perhaps the Kennedy gold half’s from a few years past.

  22. Sith says

    HarryB, So Krates

    I would wait until spot breaks at least 1.9K before I sell . But I made that mistake of not selling because I was waiting for 2K last time, but I think it will hit 2K this time without an issue. Manufacturing is not coming online anytime in the very near future. Then again I see that APMEX no longer lists their buyback price. Are you two looking at unloading on eBay?

  23. HarryB says

    @Sith. You offer good counsel. I do not sell on eBay. I do not like their fees, and have seen too many horror stories from sellers who end up getting ripped when a buyer alleges fraud and money refunded after coin is shipped and received. I sell to the big online retailers like Liberty or Apmex. Takes me a while to find everything I am considering selling, the OGP (most of my holdings are NGC graded), and developing an excel list and pics. The slow walk provides time to watch the market closely as I prepare. I need to do the same with my ATB 5 oz and my graded ASEs, so much to do…. I purchased a lot from the Mint or secondary from 06-17, so a lot to unwind. With no heirs my wife pushes to consolidate to a form she
    Prefers, bullion…I will only pursue pre 33 in the future, with mint purchases limited to gifts.

  24. cagcrisp says

    O.T.

    I am working on application for $2 Million loan from the $349 Billion SBA Paycheck Protection Program

    Payroll plus applicable benefits $125,000/week +

    Total employees 125 +

    Basically the Federal government is trying to guarantee there IS a job to go back to when the economy is able to open back up.

    Key wording for me “During the period beginning on February 15, 2020 and ending on December 31, 2020, the Applicant has not and will not receive another loan under the Paycheck Protection Program”…

  25. IJTR says

    Never did understand how the gold stolen from the San Fran mint and allegedly ‘found’ under a tree by a dog walker was deemed finders keepers. Was it because the ownership and chain of custody links were purposely muddled to confuse the government?

    My 64D silver dollar was found by a now deceased homeless dude on a beach in Mississippi after hurricane Katrina disturbed the sand. He gave it to a worker in the shelter who passed it to a kid who paid for his lunch in the school cafeteria and the cafeteria worker knew I was interested in oddball coins.

    Can I legally keep it or sell it?

  26. birddog says

    The coins found under the tree was not on the list of dates that were stolen,so they were able to keep them

  27. Hawkster says

    IJTR,

    Does your ‘64 D silver dollar look like it was sand blasted or pebbled? If you had it graded would the label say, “Beach Effect”? Or, maybe “Tumbled Effect”?

  28. birddog says

    I was wondering if the silver proof will be delayed,The San Fancisco mint is closed last I, was reading

  29. Sith says

    @IJTR – It all depends the 1933 double eagle was given to the King of Egypt, he never returned it. The 1973 aluminum penny was given to a congressman, and he also never returned it. The 10 1933 double eagles was stolen by a mint employee, and if the 1964-D Peace dollar exists it will have been given to a mint employee who never returned it. based on that you would have to return it, because when lowly mint employees keep mint products its called stealing, when influential\rich people do it is called a keep sake.

  30. Robert Kalifornia says

    I bought a 10 year old proof buff this morning for 1700. And that’s $100 more than normal. But things are abnormal. Not much out there, but still not enough of a reason to pay issue price

  31. Sith says

    @birddog – I would say yes it will be delayed. Their is no enrollment button, while the 2000 silver proof set still has one.

  32. cagcrisp says

    cagcrisp says
    MARCH 24, 2020 AT 11:06 AM

    “The Fed has SO MANY levers to pull.”

    Fast Forward to today’s letter released by Jamie Dimon, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of JPMorgan Chase, Largest U.S. bank by assets :

    “We applaud and support the recent actions the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Federal Reserve have taken to try to mitigate the economic impact of the COVID-19 turmoil. The Fed’s overwhelming actions have already dramatically reduced the financial stress in the system, and there is still more they could do if they need to. For example, balance sheet expansion, additional lending facilities, and changes to capital and liquidity requirements are steps designed to ensure that more capital will flow through the system, which will ultimately allow us to help more families and small businesses. These actions would bolster the U.S. economy with no impact on safety, soundness or regulatory oversight.”

    cagcrisp words =”The Fed has SO MANY levers to pull”

    Jamie Dimon words =. ”The Fed’s overwhelming actions have already dramatically reduced the financial stress in the system, and there is still more they could do if they need to.”…

  33. Birddog says

    Sith

    there is a enrollment button on the silver proof set ,scroll down from remind me button it has a place to click on enrollment

  34. Sith says

    @Birddog – Yes I enrolled, but was saying that the eagles don’t have them which would to me signify they are delayed

  35. Leo S. says

    Cag,

    Hate to bother you again with a RMD question. I have a friend that has an inherited IRA. He was wondering if the new rule that you are not required to make a RMD withdrawal in 2020 applies to this type of IRA. I have looked all over the internet and the answers are all over the place. I think he inherited the IRA from his parents. Do you know what rules apply to his situation.

    Thanks again,

    Leo S.

  36. cagcrisp says

    @Leo S. says,”Cag,Hate to bother you again with a RMD question. I have a friend that has an inherited IRA. He was wondering if the new rule that you are not required to make a RMD withdrawal in 2020 applies to this type of IRA”

    Here is what I got from my broker:

    “Does the waiver apply to inherited IRAs?

    Yes. The waiver extends to inherited IRAs (including stretch IRAs), as Schwab interprets the law. It even appears that inherited IRAs with non-spousal beneficiaries, which would normally need to be liquidated within 5 years of the original account-holder’s death, are not required to take a distribution in 2020. You should consult with your tax advisor, but Schwab’s interpretation is that beneficiaries have an extra year to fulfill the 5-year requirement, since RMDs can be skipped in 2020.”

  37. Leo S. says

    Cag,

    Thanks again. He will check with his broker as you advised. Your the best.

    Leo S.

  38. Biff Ticonderoga says

    64-D Peace $! exist in private hands, BUT….they are like 1933 $20 s seized on sight by the Feds!

    SOKrates I’m still holding AU a nice bump today MORE to come, where you putting it CDs, Wall $t…..silver gotta love it

  39. Jerry Diekmann says

    The 5 1913 Liberty nickels were made surreptitiously and then smuggled out of the Mint. Why are they not confiscated too? Seems like there are two different rules going on, depending on who now has the coins.

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