Gold American Buffalo Bullion Coin Sales Figures: 2006-2009

American Buffalo Gold Bullion coins were launched by the United States Mint in 2006. They are the first US coins struck in 24-karat, .9999 fine gold. These are different from their collector counterparts in that they are intended for investment purposes.

The US Mint sales figures chart shows mintages of the 1 oz coin from 2006-2009.

*Data includes the final US Mint figures for 2009


The collector and bullion coins feature the same design as the Buffalo nickel introduced in 1913. A key difference between the two types is the bullion coin's lack of the West Point "W" mintmark. In fact, this is a characteristic of all US Mint bullion coins.

Also, the Mint does not sell bullion coins directly to the public, but instead to authorized dealers. Dealers then resell the coins around the world.

Here are the final 2009 sales figures by month for American Buffalo Gold Coins:

2009 Buffalo Bullion Coin Sales
January Feb March April May June
0 0 0 0 0 0

July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
0 0 0 116,500 67,500 16,000

 

200,000 American Buffalos Gold Coins were issued in 2009. On Dec. 4, 2009, the US Mint announced that it had deleted its supply of coins, and would not strike any more 2009-dated coins.

"The United States Mint has depleted its inventory of 2009 American Buffalo One Ounce Gold Bullion Coins," the US Mint stated in a memorandum to authorized purchasers of the precious metal coins. "No additional inventory will be made available. As additional information becomes available regarding 2010-dated American Buffalo One Once Gold Bullion Coins, you will be notified."

The 2009 Gold Buffalos were only made available on Oct. 15th, but still managed to sell more than were sold during each of the previous two years. As the above sales figures graph shows, 200,000 of the 2009 Buffalos were sold compared to only 167,500 in 2007 and 172,000 in 2008.

The US Mint has not yet notified dealers of the time frame for the 2010 versions.