Gold Buffalo Mintages

The Gold Buffalo was first released in 2006. The revival of a classic design and the 24 karat gold composition made the coin immediately popular with collectors and previous metals investors. For the inaugural year, mintages for both bullion and proof coins were high reflecting demand for the new offerings.

The mintage levels for the bullion coins would decline steeply for 2007, but then rebound due to renewed interest in precious metals investment.

Proof coin mintages fell in both 2007 and 2008. For the latter year, the US Mint offered a proliferation of other collector offerings that may have cannibalized some of the demand for the one ounce proof coins. In 2009, the Mint once again offered only the one ounce size and mintages rose.

Gold Buffalo Bullion Coin Mintage
Date	1 oz.
2006	337,012
2007	136,503
2008	189,500
2009	200,000
2010	209,000
Gold Buffalo Proof Coin Mintage
Date	1 oz.	1/2 oz.	1/4 oz.	1/10 oz.
2006	246,267	N/A	N/A	N/A
2007	58,998	N/A	N/A	N/A
2008	18,863	12,169	13,125	18,884
2009	49,306	N/A	N/A	N/A
2010	49,374	N/A	N/A	N/A

Mintages courtesy of Gold Buffalo Guide.