US Mint To Unveil 24-Karat Gold Coins...

The Washington Post Brooke A. Masters June 19, 2006 at 09:25 PM

Investors craving pure gold now have an American supplier: The U.S. Mint plans to unveil today the nation's first 24-karat gold coin at an official strike ceremony at its West Point, N.Y., facility.

Modeled on the traditional buffalo nickel, the American Buffalo coin has a buffalo on one side and a Native American on the other. It comes in two versions, both stamped with a $50 face value but worth substantially more because they are made of pure gold.

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