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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Clinker, post: 1130678, member: 6229&quot;]<b><font size="4"><span style="color: red">The Buffalo $50 Gold Bullion Coins</span></font></b></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>You know that the United States Gold Buffalo Bullion coin program&#039;s Gold Buffalo is based on the Buffalo Nickel coin issued from 1913 thtough 1938.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>You, also, know the 1913 Buffalo was produced in two varieties:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>1. Buffalo (reverse side) standing on mound with <font size="2">&amp;quot;FIVE CENTS&amp;quot;</font> on that mound.</p><p>2. Buffalo (reverse side) standing on plane with <font size="2">&amp;quot;FIVE CENTS&amp;quot;</font>below plane.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Take a look at these photos courtesy of Coin Page:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><b><u>1913 Buffalo Nickel - Variety 1 Reverse:</u></b></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.coinpage.com/coin-image-498.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinpage.com/coin-image-498.html" rel="nofollow"><b>UNITED STATES BUFFALO NICKEL - VARIETY 1 REVERSE</b></a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><br /></p><p><b><u>1913 Buffalo Nickel - Variety 2 Reverse</u></b></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.coinpage.com/coin-image-3950.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinpage.com/coin-image-3950.html" rel="nofollow"><b>UNITED STATES BUFFALO NICKEL - VARIETY 2 REVERSE</b></a></p><p><br /></p><p>You know that the above coins were minted in Philadelphia because they don&#039;t bear a mint mark at 6 o&#039;clock below the words <font size="2">&quot;FIVE CENTS.&quot;</font></p><p><br /></p><p>Those minted in Denver or San Francisco bear the mint mark as this photo of a 1913-S Variety I Buffalo Nickel affirms:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.coinpage.com/coin-image-6239.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinpage.com/coin-image-6239.html" rel="nofollow"><b>UNITED STATES 1913-S BUFFALO NICKEL - VARIETY 1</b></a></p><p><br /></p><p>Why did I bring this to your attention? There are four reasons.</p><p><br /></p><p>1. The Gold $50 Buffalo bullion coin is made at the mint in West Point and its design is based on the 1913 Variety I issue.</p><p>2. There is no mint mark on the regular Gold $50 Buffalo bullion coins.</p><p>3. There is a &quot;W&quot; mint mark on the Proof Gold $50 Buffalo bullion coins.</p><p>4. The mint mark is not below the words <font size="2">FIVE CENTS</font>.</p><p><br /></p><p><b><u>Regular Gold $50 Bullion coin:</u></b></p><p><br /></p><p>To view both sides move cursor close to the rim of photo.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.usmint.gov/mint_programs/buffalo24k/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.usmint.gov/mint_programs/buffalo24k/" rel="nofollow"><b>UNITED STATES $50 GOLD BUFFALO BULLION COIN</b></a></p><p><br /></p><p>While looking at the following photo (courtesy of Wikipedia) notice where the &quot;W&quot; mint mark is (obverse):</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:American_buffalo_proof_vertical_edit.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:American_buffalo_proof_vertical_edit.jpg" rel="nofollow"><b>UNITED STATES $50 GOLD BUFFALO - PROOF COIN</b></a></p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;Did you enjoy?</p><p><br /></p><p>Clinker[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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