Contains 1 troy ounce of .9999 pure gold. The obverse includes the Native American chieftain, with an American bison on the reverse. Proof coin arrives inside the original capsule.  American Buffalo Gold Bullion Coins are the first .9999 fine 24-karat gold coins ever struck by the United States Mint. These gold coins offer a simple and tangible way to own and invest in 24-karat gold in the form of legal tender coins whose content and purity is guaranteed by the U.S. Government. Minted to exacting standards, the American Buffalo Gold Bullion Coin’s obverse and reverse designs feature images by noted American sculptor James Earle Fraser, once a student of Augustus Saint-Gaudens, for America’s five-cent coin.  These are issued in Varied Years depending upon our availability at time of order.