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United States Gold Buffalo
Coins
 
The new American Buffalo Gold coin’s
obverse and reverse designs feature images originally prepared by noted
American sculptor James Earle Fraser, once a student of Augustus
Saint-Gaudens, for America’s 5-cent coin (nickel).
That popular coin, known as the
Indian Head, or
Buffalo, nickel was introduced in 1913 and showcases the native
beauty of the American West.
The Native American depiction on the
coins obverse is believed to be based on three different American
Indians. Two of the American Indians who modeled for Fraser as he
sculpted the coin were named by the designer before his death. They were
known as Chief Iron Tail of the Lakota Sioux and Chief Two Moons of the
Cheyenne. Although many have claimed to have had a sitting with Fraser
for this design, he could not recall the name of the third person and
satisfactory documentation has not yet been found to identify that
individual. It is widely believed that the bison on the coins reverse
was modeled after Black Diamond, a popular attraction at the New York
Zoological Gardens.
In the first year of the coin’s issuance,
1913, there were two distinct varieties, the first showing the bison on
a mound and the second with the base redesigned to a thinner, straight
line. American Buffalo Gold Coins bear the original Fraser Type I
design.
American Buffalo Gold Bullion Coins are
the first .9999 fine 24-karat gold coins ever struck by the United
States Mint.
American Buffalo Gold Bullion Coins will
be available at many coin and precious metals dealers as well as many
brokerage houses and participating banks. Pricing for precious metal
investment coins typically depends on the market price of the metal. Please contact our coin department for
daily pricing and Proof issues available.
Bezels, or frames, are also available
from our jewelry department. Together they will make a beautiful
pendant.
Native American
Five Cent Piece Ultraweave
Coverlet
100% Cotton Ultraweave Coverlet
48" x 60"
© David BehrensWe call them coverlets. You
might call them throws, blankets, lap rugs or afghans. These designs are
the most attractive, heirloom-quality, woven keepsakes available.
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