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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Billstarman, post: 714212, member: 21100&quot;]<b>Fractional Eagle and Buffalo</b></p><p><br /></p><p>I purchased from the mint in dec. 08, a half ounce proof buffalo and a quarter ounce uncirculated buffalo. I chose these two in particular because when you take away the amount of four coin sets of buffalo from the total mintage numbers the amount of single buffalos&#039; is staggering. They made over 8,000 proof 4 coin sets. With the half-ounce proof having a total mintage just over 12,000 that means there is only just over 4,000 single 1/2 ounce proof buffalos&#039;. The same goes for the 1/4-oz uncirculated. I do understand that the 1 oz uncirculated is the top dog of the fractional series (under 4,000 single coins)but i dont consider that coin a fractional. It is a whole oz not a fractional oz. besides they made them for a couple years b4 the true fractionals were released (albeit not w mintmark). I got the second and third lowest mintage coins for under the price of the 1 oz. So i chose that route for an investment. I paid 850.00 to get both coins to my door in dec. 08. I have seen them sell for more than double the investment costs. The 1/2 proof has sold for almost $1,400 (almost 200% profit-yes that is profit) and the 1/4oz has sold for $1000 (200% profit also). I understand that alot of people like the idea of the eagle uncirculated being the hot fractional coins, but they only made the Buffalo fractionals one year unlike the eagles they have been making for over 20 years. The eagles may be a home run coin, but the buffalos&#039; are grand-slam coins.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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