U.S. Mint Launches 1776-2026 Proof Gold Buffalo With 250 Privy
May 7, 2026
Pure gold does not come cheap, and neither does today’s newest release from the United States Mint. Launching at noon ET, the 2026-W $50 Proof American Gold Buffalo is struck from one ounce of .9999 fine 24-karat gold and features one-year-only Semiquincentennial elements — the dual date 1776 ~ 2026 and a Liberty Bell privy mark with the numeral "250."
Introduced in 2006 as the Mint’s first 24-karat gold coin series, the American Buffalo lineup includes both bullion and proof versions. Today’s proof coin is made for collectors, with mirror-like fields, frosted design elements and sharper visual contrast than its bullion counterpart.
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