2008-W $5 Burnished American Buffalo .9999 Fine Gold (Special Strike)
Series: (None)
PCGS SP70
PCGS SP70
PCGS SP70
- PCGS #:
- 399926
- Designer:
- James Earle Fraser
- Edge:
- Reeded
- Diameter:
- 16.50 millimeters
- Weight:
- 3.11 grams
- Mintage:
- 17,429
- Mint:
- West Point
- Metal:
- 99.99% Gold
- Auction Record:
- $7,200 • SP70 • 08-18-2024 • Heritage Auctions
Major Varieties
- 2008-W $5 Burnished American Buffalo .9999 Fine Gold
- 2008-W $5 Burnished Am. Buffalo .9999 Fine Gold Moy Signature
Die Varieties
- 2008-W $5 Burnished American Buffalo .9999 Fine Gold Reagan Legacy Series
- 2008-W $5 Burnished American Buffalo .9999 Fine Gold Stephanie Sabin Flag
- 2008-W $5 Burnished American Buffalo .9999 Fine Gold First Strike Stephanie Sabin Flag
- 2008-W $5 Burnished American Buffalo .9999 Fine Gold Mercanti Signature Flag
- 2008-W $5 Burnished American Buffalo .9999 Fine Gold Thomas Cleveland Art Deco
- 2008-W $5 Burnished Am. Buffalo .9999 Fine Gold T. Cleveland Art Deco
- 2008-W $5 Burnished Am. Buffalo .9999 Fine Gold Fraser Signature
- 2008-W $5 Burnished Am. Buffalo First Strike .9999 Fine Gold
- 2008-W $5 Burnished Am. Buffalo .9999 Fine Gold Stephanie Sabin Flag
- 2008-W $5 Burnished Am. Buffalo .9999 Fine Gold First Strike Cleveland Wreath
- 2008-W $5 Burnished Am. Buffalo First Strike .9999 Fine Gold Mercanti Signature
- 2008-W $5 Burnished Am. Buffalo .9999 Fine Gold First Strike Mercanti Flag
- 2008-W $5 Burnished Am. Buffalo First Strike .9999 Fine Gold Moy Signature
- 2008-W $5 Burnished American Buffalo .9999 Fine Gold Mercanti SF Signature
- 2008-W $5 Burnished American Buffalo .9999 Fine Gold Ultra Breaks Gold Rush
- 2008-W $5 Burnished American Buffalo .9999 Fine Gold Ultra Breaks Infinity
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Jaime Hernandez:
The 2008-W $5 Uncirculated Gold Buffalo is a one-year type coin. Carrying the familiar buffalo design, it was the first uncirculated $5 coin ever sold by the U.S. Mint. It’s composed of 24 kt pure gold. The $5 Gold Buffaloes were sold as a single-coin option or as part of a four-piece uncirculated set.
The four-piece set included $5, $10, $25 and $50 Uncirculated Gold Buffalo coins. They were all struck on special burnished planchets, distinguishable by the W mint mark. At the time of introduction on July 22, 2008, the Mint offered the individual $5 coins at $289.95 each, and the four-piece set at $1,959.95.
The four-piece set included $5, $10, $25 and $50 Uncirculated Gold Buffalo coins. They were all struck on special burnished planchets, distinguishable by the W mint mark. At the time of introduction on July 22, 2008, the Mint offered the individual $5 coins at $289.95 each, and the four-piece set at $1,959.95.