1 Oz. Silver Buffalo, What Mint Is This Made From?

Oops forgot to add the closest match I found that is being sold but no info on the mint.

As to being 'real', most of these are just sold for their silver content and to the dealers selling the designs dont matter in those cases and are interchangeable, so verifying the silver content is generally all you would want to do since it isn't a collectible low mintage round although the texture on it is interesting. Professionals use Sigma or XRF but there are some at home tests and the scratch test is one of those options mentioned https://sdbullion.com/blog/how-to-test-silver

I should mention the one I posted was said to be tested by XRF as 999 fine silver by the seller which if accurate just means so far its looking like another typical round from some private mint just with a different design like the others which also all vary slightly yet all real rather than a fake with little or no silver content. I did ask if they could query the supplier they got it from for the mint info and if its ever provided I'll add it somepoint. Of course you may run into these as mentioned browsing worthpoint or ebay for the texture first and then see if the listing has further info .If they are being sold currently they will tend to turn up in those places from the listings.

Thanks for the added info, leftcoastcoins That seems to match what the seller who had the above round I posted said, that it was tested as 999 fine and therefore at least genuine. You are welcome to post images as many look similar but may differ slightly. The info also is good to potentially help confirm my assumption that these are recently being minted and sold rather than an older minting and why they were not in the database. As a seller and not the wholesaler/distributor the ones I came across in brief looking, the seller would have to try to get the info from their supplier on who actually makes it as mentioned and this can also be done by anyone to ask if another turns up as well.

It is possible as that was one I had found that was 'similar' like others and had a star but the ones I came across in hand did not have the texture, the star was on the obverse without an R, and the 999 silver at the bottom reverse was not the same such as the one below from JMBullion. However they could easily produce different variations, and dealers are known to use stock photos and send different ones out so perhaps they can be contacted to ask.

https://www.jmbullion.com/1-oz-rege...ilver-round/

MCMCoins on ebay still has some that SaturnD51 mentioned if you just want another to see if its identical.

Hi Morg,

Are you saying you contacted Regency Mint who does custom minting along with their own designs and confirmed that particular design is from them - you could send them this url? Unfortunately these buffalos are generic and treated as such in photos, not always giving info like who minted it. On places like ebay you can find them if you confirm the photo is of the actual coin you will receive but many of the coin shops treat them interchangably and only based really on the silver value.

The main concerns are only if the coins are always genuine with the silver content they claim, otherwise its just an interesting question which of the huge number of mints over the years who make generic rounds makes a particular one such as when someone likes the specific design such as this one vs others. As you can read you can even make a nice compendium based on the differences but there are quite a lot out there. I have suggested to stick to government issued coins for more security and with rounds something like sunshine mint that has security features over the generics, although buying from reputable dealers should at least net you real coins with silver.

That coin was struck at REGENCY MINT.

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