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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GoldCoinLover, post: 696941, member: 4336&quot;]Well, they are worth what someone pays for them, and on ebay, from what I&#039;ve seen, that&#039;s at least 2x the price of what the mint used to sell them for.</p><p><br /></p><p>The fractional buffalos were only minted in 2008, one year. In both proof and uncirculated. I wish I picked up a 1/4 oz one, but all I could afford at a time was a 1/10 oz uncirculated. I think the mint sold them for like $170 for the 1/10 oz, which I thought was high, until the US mint said they weren&#039;t going to make them ever again, as well as some other coins, and the price skyrocketed for them on ebay.</p><p><br /></p><p>I would never send mine to a TPG for grading, I prefer the original packaging.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s one that just sold:</p><p><a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/155-2008-W-Unc-Gold-Buffalo-5-1-10-Oz-Complete-Box_W0QQitemZ280398190784QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCoins_Bullion?hash=item414908d8c0&amp;_trksid=p3286.c0.m14" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://cgi.ebay.com/155-2008-W-Unc-Gold-Buffalo-5-1-10-Oz-Complete-Box_W0QQitemZ280398190784QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCoins_Bullion?hash=item414908d8c0&amp;_trksid=p3286.c0.m14" rel="nofollow">http://cgi.ebay.com/155-2008-W-Unc-Gold-Buffalo-5-1-10-Oz-Complete-Box_W0QQitemZ280398190784QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCoins_Bullion?hash=item414908d8c0&amp;_trksid=p3286.c0.m14</a></p><p><br /></p><p>And I have *no idea* why he says this:</p><p><b>These are collector versions (burnished finish, &quot;W&quot; mintmark) of the</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>official United States Mint American Buffalo One-Tenth Ounce Gold Bullion Coin.</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><br /></p><p>What? These are the one tenth ounce buffalo&#039;s. Confusing..[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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