Buffalo Gold Proof

To our way of thinking, "about $800" would be good. We paid $505 for ours.

Not at all. My coin store is owned by a man and his daughter. The daughter showed my wife and I the proof Buffalo, and we fell in love with it. The lady said she owned two personally, and needed to free up some money, so asked if we would like to buy one. On our way home we decided we would go in debt and buy the coin, so we called the store and asked them to save the coin for us.

At that time you could buy the Gold Proof Buffalo from the Mint for $500 plus shipping.

We went back to the store about three days later to pick up the coin and pay for it. The coin store lady charged $500 plus $5 for what she had to pay for shipping and handling. So, total cost was $505.

Wish we would have had the money to buy several at that time. Would have been a great profit. But, that's why the rich get richer I guess.

texasmick, You certainly could be right.

I'm a steady customer, and while I don't have a lot to spend, the coin store owners appreciate my business, and often give me a real good deal on coins. So, it's possible that they gave me a good deal on purpose.

Go ahead and write it in you diary....you got the deal of the century on that coin!

Guess you're right!

air-tites, I don't know that I've ever had a great deal on a coin before, so glad I finally did.

As I stated, I'm sure it was done on purpose, as a sort of reward. The coin store owners are knowledgable with regard to coin prices, so just their way of saying thanks. I knew I got a good deal, but didn't realize it was that good!!

Bryan, Just checked, and it's the proof.

Bryan1315, you have mail. Also, thanks for the information.

U.S. Mint officials reported Feb. 1 that the Mint had sold out its inventory of 2006 American Buffalo gold $50 bullion coins, with an estimated 337,000 coins sold.