2008 American Gold Buffalo $50 NGC MS 70 Early Release EARLY RELEASE, PERFECT NGC MS 70 Free Ship & Ins. Start Price USD 1,295.00 Current Price USD 1,295.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Thursday, July 17, 2008 End Time Sunday, July 27, 2008 Location Delray Beach, FL See more about '2008 American Gold Buffalo $50 NGC MS 70 Early Release' Description ROBERT B. LECCE NUMISMATIST INC.P O Box 480068Delray Beach, FL 33448 Wholesale  *  Gold Coins  *  Diamonds  *  Jewelry  *  California Fractional Gold P. O. Box 480068  *  Delray Beach,  FL 33448 (561) 483-4744  *  Fax: (561) 483-2660  *  e-mail: rareusgold@aol.com 2008 $50 Buffalo NGC-MS 70  GOLD 24K !!Prefect for a Registry Set! Date: 2008Mint Mark: West Point (W)Denomination: $50Design: BuffaloFinish: Mint StateGrading Service: NGCGrade: 70 "Early Release" Free Shipping and Insurance!! PLEASE LOOK: At my other auction if you are a collector of Rare Commemoritives. We have some other very exciting auctions running right now. Up for auction we have a 2008 $50 Buffalo NGC-MS 70 "Early Release." This is very highly anticipated and extremely popular coin! This is the only the Third Year of the 24 Karat Gold coin that the United States has made. The United States Mint did not strike ANY Gold Coins from 1933 through 1984. In 1984 the United States Mint minted the 1984 Olympic $10 Gold coin. All gold coins minted by the United States from 1795 through 2005 have been 90% gold coins. That era has come to an end with the 2006, 2007, and 2008 $50 Buffalo coins. These coins are .9999 pure 24 Karat gold. These coins were made to compete with other bullion coins like the Kuger Rand, the Maple Leaf, and the Panda. This auction is for a perfect NGC-MS 70 "Early Release" coin. The coin is beautiful there are NO MARKS OR SCRATCHES AT ALL!! Read more about the Buffalo 24K Coin program below. Below description From USMINT.gov American Buffalo 24-Karat Gold Bullion Coin Reverse Design The United States Mint is pleased to introduce its new line of 24-karat gold coins. Production of these highly anticipated coins is authorized by Public Law 109-145, dated December 22, 2005, also known as the Presidential $1 Coin Act. 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. United States Mint American Buffalo Gold Bullion Coins American Buffalo Gold Bullion Coins are the first .9999 fine 24-karat gold coins ever struck by the United States Mint and offered for sale through a network of Authorized Purchasers. These $50 gold coins will be available to members of the public seeking a simple and tangible means to own and invest in 24-karat gold in the form of legal tender coins whose content and purity is guaranteed by the United States Government. INFORMATION ABOVE FROM USMINT.GOV WEBSITE Free Federal Express Shipping and Insurance to the winning bidder.We will ship 7 business days after payment is received. We will wait 7 Business days for all checks to clear. Including Certified Checks and Bank Checks. Thank you for Bidding and Good Luck! Place a Bid!